Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Vanxains has none. Second homes make up 26% of its housing. The median price paid is €1,367/m². Over-65s are a third of the population.
What makes Vanxains stand out
The 3 things Vanxains does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vanxains.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Vanxains hold a degree than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 22%
Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. People 65 and over make up 33% of the town, about level with Dordogne’s towns (33%) and above compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Vanxains is 54.4.
54.4median age
VanxainsDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 5.0% of commuters in Vanxains go to work without a car, fewer than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €22,980 a year per consumption unit, about level with Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Vanxains has 150 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.6 per worker. The jobless rate is 10.7%.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Vanxains, 0.6 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
85.0% 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.
The bac pass rate near Vanxains is 91.3%, below Dordogne’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The nearest collège is 2.9 mi away. At the general lycée, 96% of 125 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vanxains than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.83/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 30 homes were sold in Vanxains. That is the middle of 30 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,680/m² for the median of compared towns in Dordogne.
€1,367/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vanxains€1,367/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,367/m²
30
€8.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.92 to €11.27/m² a month)
€9.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Vanxains
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vanxains is a commune of 689 people in the Communauté de communes du Périgord Ribéracois. 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
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.
