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A town of 443 in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Thénac a good place to live?

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

What makes Thénac stand out

The one thing Thénac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Puyguilhem
Château de Puyguilhem · Inscrit · Photo: Sergey Prokopenko · CC BY-SA 3.0
Thénac’s story

Thénac in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Château de Puyguilhem
  • 1947Most recently protected: Prieuré de Monbos
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Nearby attractions

Village des pruniers and 3 more in and around Thénac

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Thénac. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thénac.

Who lives here

Children make up only 10% of Thénac, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns

A third of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.9% of the population.

46.2median age
ThénacDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

39% women, 61% men

About 65 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Thénac
ThénacDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1510%13%17%
15–249.9%9%11%
25–4428%18%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+18%33%22%
No diploma21%23%19%
CAP or BEP19%28%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education33%24%30%

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

History

Thénac keeps more of its old housing than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Thénac; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Thénac, 7.6%, runs below Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

Thénac holds 100 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,170 a year per consumption unit, about level with Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, a fifth of working residents in Thénac didn’t travel to work at all.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving70%
On foot8%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Thénac, 0.5 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
20%
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 Thénac costs less than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.45/m² a month

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

Sales in Thénac from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments.

€9.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Thénac€9.45/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€9.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.51 to €11.88/m² a month)
€7.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Thénac

12pages on Thénac

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Prieuré de Monbos: Photo: Jacques David · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Puyguilhem: Photo: Sergey Prokopenko · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Thénac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Thénac yet.

How we find them →

Thénac’s 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 →
EymetLamonzie-Saint-MartinPrigonrieuxLa ForcePineuilhSainte-Foy-la-GrandeEymetLamonzie-Saint-MartinPrigonrieuxLa ForcePineuilhSainte-Foy-la-GrandeThénac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Thénac443—————
Eymet2,5696A−B+A−B
Lamonzie-Saint-Martin2,7426.2—B+—C+
Prigonrieux4,3748.3C+BA+D
La Force2,7028.4—B—D
Pineuilh Gironde4,4908.5BC+CA+
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Gironde2,5079.1CA−D−D

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

About Thénac

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Thénac is a commune of 443 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Bergeracoise. 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
443 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Bergeracoise
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.9 sq mi (20.4 km²)
INSEE code
24549

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.