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TourtoiracDordogne

636 residents make their home in this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Tourtoirac a good place to live?

Tourtoirac isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 31% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 41% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Tourtoirac stand out

The 3 things Tourtoirac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre
Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre · Classé · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tourtoirac’s story

Tourtoirac in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Tourtoirac counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1960.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1960First protected: Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre
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Landmarks

Tourtoirac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tourtoirac.

Who lives here

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

59.4median age

The 15-to-24 age group: 6.4%, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (9%) and compared French towns (11%). 22% of adults hold a degree. The median resident of Tourtoirac is 59.4 years old.

TourtoiracDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%

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%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Tourtoirac
TourtoiracDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1510%13%17%
15–246.4%9%11%
25–4415%18%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+41%33%22%
No diploma23%23%19%
CAP or BEP31%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education22%24%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Tourtoirac: 32% were built before 1919, more than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns

1historic monument

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Tourtoirac is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1960
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Tourtoirac than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2%

6%walk, cycle or take transit

Median disposable income comes to €22,730 a year per consumption unit. Tourtoirac has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The jobless rate is 11.7%.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Tourtoirac, 0.4 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The middle sale price in Tourtoirac: €1,217/m²

€1,217/m²median sale price

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

The estimated advertised rent is €9.87/m² a month, near Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €7.15/m² a month. The market in Tourtoirac: 42 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Tourtoirac€1,217/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,217/m²42
€9.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.89 to €12.35/m² a month)
€7.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tourtoirac

13pages on Tourtoirac
Nearby attractions

Grotte de Tourtoirac and 4 more in and around Tourtoirac

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Tourtoirac. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Tourtoirac

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Tourtoirac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

About Tourtoirac

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Tourtoirac is a commune of 636 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
636 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terrassonnais Haut Périgord Noir
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
10.2 sq mi (26.3 km²)
INSEE code
24555

Tourtoirac’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 →
Bassillac et AuberocheThiviersTrélissacMontignac-LascauxTerrasson-LavilledieuBoulazac Isle ManoireBassillac et AuberocheThiviersTrélissacMontignac-LascauxTerrasson-LavilledieuBoulazac Isle ManoireTourtoirac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Tourtoirac636—————
Bassillac et Auberoche4,36112A−A−A+C
Thiviers2,87612AAB+C
Trélissac7,37215B+BBB−
Montignac-Lascaux2,76215B−B−AC−
Terrasson-Lavilledieu6,21815B+B+B+B
Boulazac Isle Manoire10,75916ABA−A−

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

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.