Cost of living is its strong suit — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 10% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is hard to get around without a car (D−): 1% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its schools fall short (D): brevet results 5 points below the expected rate.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Sourzac 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 Sourzac 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sourzac.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Sourzac works less well than 95% of compared French towns
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.6% of commuters at the census. Per resident in work, Sourzac counts 0.5 jobs (250 jobs, 450 workers).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Sourzac, 0.5 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 5% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Sourzac loses more people than its age profile suggests, 110 per 100 expected, above Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Dordogne live to 85.2 on average and men to 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 141 residents of Sourzac died, against 129 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% more. The nearest emergency department to Sourzac is Centre hospitalier Samuel Pozzi, 14.5 mi away.
+10%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw110
Adjusted110
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Sourzac · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Samuel Pozzi
14.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Samuel Pozzi
85.2 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Dordogne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Sourzac are 15 to 24: 7.5%, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
32% of residents are 65 or over, near Dordogne’s towns (33%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
54.1median age
SourzacDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A−
Homes in Sourzac cost less than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,303/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.27/m² a month, close to Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 42 houses and apartments changed hands in Sourzac from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.09/m² a month.
€1,303/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sourzac€1,303/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,303/m²
42
€10.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.29 to €12.73/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.09/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,390
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Isle Vern Salembre en Périgord
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Sourzac: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Sourzac is Grotte de Las Agnelas ou de Gabillou. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sourzac
Is Sourzac safe?
Sourzac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 4.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Sourzac good?
They grade D, better than 13% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sourzac expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sourzac grades A− for cost of living.
About Sourzac
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sourzac is a commune of 1,135 people in the Communauté de communes Isle Vern Salembre en Périgord. 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
Population
1,135 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Isle Vern Salembre en Périgord
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.
