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People aged 65 and over make up 34% of residents. This town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 1,082.
Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for health and B for walkability. Incomes are on the low side: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 14.5% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Siorac-en-Périgord has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Siorac-en-Périgord with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Siorac-en-Périgord has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Siorac-en-Périgord does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Siorac-en-Périgord; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2013.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Siorac-en-Périgord has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Siorac: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Siorac-en-Périgord.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 11.4 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre FanlacNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 72 | 82%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town. Degrees are held by 18% of adults, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). Aged 15 to 24: 9.9% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Siorac-en-Périgord | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,598/m², close to Dordogne’s towns (€1,680/m²) and below compared French towns (€2,430/m²). House rents are put at about €9.19/m² a month. 41 houses and apartments changed hands in Siorac-en-Périgord from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,598/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Siorac-en-Périgord; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Median disposable income is €22,950 a year for each consumption unit. Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 147 deaths in Siorac-en-Périgord from 2016 to 2025; there were 132, 10% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Siorac-en-Périgord is Centre hospitalier de Sarlat, 12.9 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Dordogne is 85.2 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Siorac-en-Périgord have one GP on hand.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Siorac-en-Périgord. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Siorac-en-Périgord yet.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Siorac-en-Périgord is a commune of 1,082 people in the Communauté de communes Vallée de la Dordogne et Forêt Bessède. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siorac-en-Périgord | 1,082 | — | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Le Bugue | 2,663 | 7.3 | A− | B | A | C+ |
| Lalinde | 2,931 | 12 | A− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 8,763 | 12 | C | B− | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Siorac-en-Périgord has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 8.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Siorac-en-Périgord grades A− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.