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TursacDordogne

It is a town of 346 residents in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
346
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.96
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€22,860
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
5%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Tursac a good place to live?

Tursac isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 36% of its housing. It skews older: 38% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Tursac stand out

The 2 things Tursac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
36%2%TursacMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
38%22%TursacMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
38% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 58.6. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Gisement préhistorique ou Abri du Facteur
Gisement préhistorique ou Abri du Facteur · Classé · Photo: Thilo Parg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tursac’s story

Tursac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 12 historic monuments in Tursac: 9 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Église Saint-Julien
  • 1981Most recently protected: Grotte de La Forêt
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Abri de la Madeleine and 17 more in and around Tursac

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

All attractions →
Archaeological siteArchaeological siteAbri de la Madeleinein townChâteauChâteauMaison forte de Reignacin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Marzacin townTheme parkTheme parkPrehistoparcin townChâteauChâteauChâteau-fort de Petit Marzacin townAttractionAttractionPrehisto parcin town
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tursac.

Who lives here

Few people in Tursac are 15 to 24: 4.4%, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

12% are under 15, below Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up 37% of adults. Typical age in Tursac: 58.6, the median.

58.6median age
TursacDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Tursac
TursacDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1512%13%17%
15–244.4%9%11%
25–4417%18%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+38%33%22%
No diploma14%23%19%
CAP or BEP21%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education37%24%30%
Full pageTursac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages58.6 median age · 38% are 65 or overHouseholds170 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad14% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Tursac?”

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

History

Tursac keeps more of its old housing than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Tursac is Gisement péhistorique dit de la Maison Forte de Reignac. The Culture ministry lists 12 historic monuments in the town: 9 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

12historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé9
Inscrit3
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected
Full pageTursac’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes21% built before 1919 · Older homesMap12 historic monumentsClassé9 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Tursac?”

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

Work & commute

Only 4.9% of commuters in Tursac go to work without a car, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income is €22,860 a year per consumption unit. Tursac has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.8 per worker. Just over a tenth of the labour force are out of work.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving72%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
100
jobs based in Tursac, 0.8 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
20%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageTursac’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.8 per working residentMedian income€22,860 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Tursac costs less than in Dordogne’s towns or 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.

Sales in Tursac from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.

€8.96/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tursac€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)
€8.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageTursac’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.96/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tursac

12pages on Tursac
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.1 mi awayWork & commute100 jobs based hereHousing11 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors27% of the commune is protected natureAttractions7 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 58.6History12 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 12 historic monuments in Tursac: 9 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Gisement péhistorique dit de la Maison Forte de ReignacArchaeological site · Prehistory
Gisement préhistorique de la MadeleineArchaeological site · Prehistory
Classé
Gisement préhistorique de LiveyreArchaeological site · Prehistory
Classé
Gisement préhistorique dit Abri Cellier au RuthArchaeological site · Prehistory
Photo credits

Gisement péhistorique dit de la Maison Forte de Reignac: Photo: Daithib8 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gisement préhistorique de la Madeleine: Photo: Jochen Jahnke · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Tursac

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

How we find them →

Tursac’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 →
Le BugueMontignac-LascauxSarlat-la-CanédaBassillac et AuberocheTerrasson-LavilledieuLalindeLe BugueMontignac-LascauxSarlat-la-CanédaBassillac et AuberocheTerrasson-LavilledieuLalindeTursac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Tursac346—————
Le Bugue2,6636.8A−BAC+
Montignac-Lascaux2,7628.6B−B−AC−
Sarlat-la-Canéda8,76310CB−CC
Bassillac et Auberoche4,36117A−A−A+C
Terrasson-Lavilledieu6,21817B+B+B+B
Lalinde2,93117A−B−A−C+

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

About Tursac

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Tursac is a commune of 346 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l'Homme. 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
346 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l'Homme
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7 sq mi (18.2 km²)
INSEE code
24559

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.