Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 102 residents in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Soudat out for now. Second homes make up 37% of its housing. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Soudat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Soudat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Grotte dite de la Mairie, in Teyjat, 2.5 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soudat.
32% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 19%, above Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up a quarter of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Soudat | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.9% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 31% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
10.0% of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Soudat.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums in and near Soudat. Best known first.
Nothing in Soudat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Soudat yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soudat | 102 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nontron | 3,057 | 7.8 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois Charente | 4,025 | 12 | B+ | B | B− | A+ |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure Charente | 3,111 | 15 | B | A− | C+ | C |
| Magnac-sur-Touvre Charente | 3,255 | 16 | A | A− | A+ | A− |
| Brie Charente | 4,125 | 16 | A+ | A− | A+ | B− |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre Charente | 7,408 | 17 | C+ | B+ | B− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Soudat is a commune of 102 people in the Communauté de communes du Périgord Nontronnais. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 October 30, 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.