Degrees are held by 32% of adults. 13% are under 15, near Dordogne’s towns (13%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 31% of residents are 65 or older.

54.7median age

ValojoulxDordogne medianFrance median

Dordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

31%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Valojoulx
	Valojoulx	Dordogne median	France median
Under 15	13%	13%	17%
15–24	6.5%	9%	11%
25–44	17%	18%	23%
45–64	32%	27%	26%
65+	31%	33%	22%
No diploma	9.8%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	32%	24%	30%

Full pageValojoulx’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages54.7 median age · 31% are 65 or over Households140 households · 2 people per household Born abroad8.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Valojoulx?”

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

History

Valojoulx keeps more of its old housing than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Valojoulx is Gisement de la Combe. This Dordogne town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Gisement de la Combe Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1935

first monument protected

Full pageValojoulx’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes20% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Valojoulx?”

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 Valojoulx than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.4%

A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Valojoulx: 100, for 100 residents in work (0.7 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,430 a year.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%

Public transport4%

On foot3%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Valojoulx, 0.7 per working resident

9.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,430

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

14%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.7 per working resident Median income€24,430 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

87.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Valojoulx87.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Yvon DelbosNearest collègeCollège	Collège	93	87%−3 pts

87.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate

3 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageValojoulx’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges87.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Valojoulx than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.96/m² a month

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

Valojoulx recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.96/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Valojoulx€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

Full pageValojoulx’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 Valojoulx

13pages on Valojoulx

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.2 mi away Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors1% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.7 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Valojoulx has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Classé

Gisement de la CombeArchaeological site · Prehistory

Cabanes jumelées en pierre sècheHome

Photo credits

Cabanes jumelées en pierre sèche: Photo: Dominique Robert REPERANT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Valojoulx

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

How we find them →

Valojoulx’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 →

Montignac-LascauxSarlat-la-CanédaTerrasson-LavilledieuLe BugueSaint-Pantaléon-de-LarcheBassillac et AuberocheValojoulx

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Valojoulx	285	—	—	—	—	—
Montignac-Lascaux	2,762	3.2	B⁻	B⁻	A	C⁻
Sarlat-la-Canéda	8,763	9.8	C	B⁻	C	C
Terrasson-Lavilledieu	6,218	11	B⁺	B⁺	B⁺	B
Le Bugue	2,663	13	A⁻	B	A	C⁺
Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche Corrèze	5,091	17	A⁻	B⁻	A	B⁺
Bassillac et Auberoche	4,361	17	A⁻	A⁻	A⁺	C

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

About Valojoulx

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Valojoulx is a commune of 285 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: 285 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l'Homme
Département: Dordogne (24)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 4.7 sq mi (12.2 km²)
INSEE code: 24563

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 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.