Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Its best grade is for safety (B+) — an average of 8.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Terrasson-Lavilledieu ranks #14 of 27 in Dordogne, with a B+ overall. Nationally, it does better than 71% of compared French towns. Cost of living is a strength too: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. What counts against it is jobs & income: 1.4 jobs per working resident; 14.0% unemployment. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools, B for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Terrasson-Lavilledieu 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.
Château du Fraysse: Photo: Michel Chanaud · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Notre-Dame du Mouret: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Sour: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Terrasson-Lavilledieu.
History
Terrasson-Lavilledieu has 7 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
7historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Per 10,000 residents, Terrasson-Lavilledieu counts 11 protected monuments, higher than both Dordogne’s towns (5.4) and compared French towns (2.5). Since 1995, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in the town is Grotte préhistorique de Saint-Sours ou de Lachaud.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Terrasson-Lavilledieu hold a degree than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 22%
49.9median age
The under-15s are 14% of the population here. 29% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Dordogne’s towns (33%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.9%.
Terrasson-LavilledieuDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Terrasson-Lavilledieu has less crime per resident than 70% of compared French towns
8.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
With 3,100 jobs for 2,250 working residents, Terrasson-Lavilledieu draws people in from neighbouring communes. 2025 saw 136 offenses recorded here. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage46
Family violence28
Other physical violence28
Sexual violence19
Burglary15
Fraud42
Theft without violence35
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
136
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 2.3% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B+
Homes in Terrasson-Lavilledieu cost less than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,485/m²
€1,485/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.95/m² a month, near Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Apartments in Terrasson-Lavilledieu sell for €1,254/m², houses for €1,625/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.75/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Terrasson-Lavilledieu€1,485/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,625/m²
183
Apartments
€1,254/m²
56
€9.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.85 to €12.61/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,490
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Terrassonnais Haut Périgord Noir
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Terrasson-Lavilledieu loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 83 per 100 expected, below Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 974 residents of Terrasson-Lavilledieu died, against 957 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. The nearest emergency department to Terrasson-Lavilledieu is Centre hospitalier Dubois Brive, 11.7 mi away. Life expectancy in Dordogne: 85.2 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There are 7 general practitioners in the town.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Terrasson-Lavilledieu · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Dubois Brive
11.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Dubois Brive
85.2 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Dordogne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Terrasson-Lavilledieu, 14.0%, runs above Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
11%walk, cycle or take transit
After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,000 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.2% of working residents in Terrasson-Lavilledieu went to work by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,100
jobs based in Terrasson-Lavilledieu, 1.4 per working resident
14.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate
95%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its schools’ results rank #14 of 27 in Dordogne. The bac pass rate near Terrasson-Lavilledieu is 93.3%, near both Dordogne’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
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About Terrasson-Lavilledieu
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Terrasson-Lavilledieu is a commune of 6,218 people in the Communauté de communes Terrassonnais Haut 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
6,218 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terrassonnais Haut Périgord Noir
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
15.1 sq mi (39.2 km²)
INSEE code
24547
Terrasson-Lavilledieu’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Terrasson-Lavilledieu
Is Terrasson-Lavilledieu safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #16 of 27 in Dordogne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 46 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Terrasson-Lavilledieu good?
They grade B−, better than 49% of compared French towns and #14 of 27 in Dordogne. 95% of 98 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Terrasson-Lavilledieu expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Terrasson-Lavilledieu grades B+ for cost of living.
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.
