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TamnièsDordogne

A town of 414 in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Tamniès a good place to live?

Tamniès is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Tamniès stand out

The one thing Tamniès does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ancien prieuré
Ancien prieuré · Inscrit · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tamniès’ story

Tamniès in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Tamniès; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Marc Antoine Calmon, born in 1815, is the one person born in Tamniès before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1978First protected: Ancien prieuré
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tamniès.

Who lives here

Few people in Tamniès are 15 to 24: 4.2%, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns

26% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Dordogne’s towns (33%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 25% of adults. Also worth knowing: the age that splits Tamniès in two is 51.3.

51.3median age
TamnièsDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Tamniès
TamnièsDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1515%13%17%
15–244.2%9%11%
25–4422%18%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+26%33%22%
No diploma13%23%19%
CAP or BEP32%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education25%24%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Tamniès: 16% were built before 1919, more than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Tamniès; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Tamniès walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 1.8%

The jobless rate is 12.6%. 50 jobs are based in Tamniès, for 150 working residents (0.4 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,580 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Tamniès, 0.4 per working resident
12.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Tamniès costs less than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.96/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Tamniès.

€8.96/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tamniès€8.96/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€8.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.49 to €10.73/m² a month)
€8.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Cabanes jumelées en pierre sèche and 3 more in and around Tamniès

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Tamniès. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tamniès

12pages on Tamniès

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Tamniès; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Cybard: Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien prieuré: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Tamniès

2 notable people were born in Tamniès.

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Tamniès’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Dordogne →
Montignac-LascauxSarlat-la-CanédaLe BugueTerrasson-LavilledieuSouillacMontignac-LascauxSarlat-la-CanédaLe BugueTerrasson-LavilledieuSouillacTamniès
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Tamniès414—————
Montignac-Lascaux2,7626.3B−B−AC−
Sarlat-la-Canéda8,7636.7CB−CC
Le Bugue2,66312A−BAC+
Terrasson-Lavilledieu6,21813B+B+B+B
Souillac Lot3,19216B+ADC+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Tamniès

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Tamniès is a commune of 414 people in the Communauté de communes Sarlat-Périgord Noir. 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
414 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sarlat-Périgord Noir
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.5 sq mi (19.5 km²)
INSEE code
24544

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.