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VitracDordogne

The town has 863 residents and lies in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

863

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.90

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,980

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Vitrac a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Vitrac out for now. Second homes make up 23% of its housing.

What makes Vitrac stand out

The one thing Vitrac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Dolmen de Peyrelevade · Classé · Photo: Michel Chanaud · CC BY-SA 3.0

Vitrac’s story

Vitrac in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vitrac counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1910.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1995.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1910First protected: Dolmen de Peyrelevade
1991Most recently protected: Cabane en pierre sèche des Mazers Hauts
1995The protected historic area is created

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Nearby attractions

Manoir des Vayssières and 24 more in and around Vitrac

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

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ChâteauChâteauManoir des Vayssièresin town Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAncienne abbayein town Art galleryArt galleryCafé des Arts "L'école buissonnière"in town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Marobertin town GardenGardenJardins de Marqueyssac4.7 km west, in Vézac ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Caudon2.3 km south, in Domme

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vitrac.

Who lives here

Few people in Vitrac are 15 to 24: 6.5%, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, between Dordogne’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. Line up the people of Vitrac by age and the one in the middle is 53.2.

53.2median age

VitracDordogne medianFrance median

Dordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

27%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vitrac
	Vitrac	Dordogne median	France median
Under 15	13%	13%	17%
15–24	6.5%	9%	11%
25–44	19%	18%	23%
45–64	34%	27%	26%
65+	27%	33%	22%
No diploma	19%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	19%	18%
Higher education	26%	24%	30%

Full pageVitrac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages53.2 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households410 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad5.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Vitrac?”

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

History

5 historic monuments in Vitrac, the oldest from prehistory

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

The pre-1919 share of homes is 13%. Since 1995, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Vitrac is Dolmen de Peyrelevade.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit4

Among them · Classé

Dolmen de Peyrelevade Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1910

first monument protected

1995

protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)

13%

of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Full pageVitrac’s history pageOpen the page

Map5 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Age of homes13% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Vitrac?”

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

Work & commute

Only 3.7% of commuters in Vitrac go to work without a car, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

The unemployment rate comes to 12.6%. 200 jobs are based in Vitrac, for 350 working residents (0.6 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €25,980 a year per consumption unit, higher than Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and near compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

On foot3%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

200

jobs based in Vitrac, 0.6 per working resident

12.6%

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

€25,980

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageVitrac’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident Median income€25,980 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

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

The town’s pupils have a collège 2.8 mi away. At the general lycée, 98% of 256 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Vitrac86.0%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Vitrac94.9%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège La BoétieNearest collègeCollège	Collège	182	86%−4 pts
Lycée Joséphine BakerNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	256	98%+1 pt

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98%

passed the general and technological bac, +1 pt against the expected rate

86%

passed the vocational bac, −1 pt against the expected rate

86.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate

2.8 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageVitrac’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges86.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km Lycées94.9% passed the bac · Two lycées within 5 km

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Vitrac is €9.90/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.58/m² a month. Sales in Vitrac from July 2023 to June 2026: 28 houses and apartments.

€9.90/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vitrac€9.90/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Dordogne median€10.18/m²

€9.90/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.13 to €12.07/m² a month)

€8.58/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageVitrac’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.90/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 Vitrac

13pages on Vitrac

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and two lycées within 5 km Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 3.9 mi away Housing28 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute200 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors33% of the commune is protected nature Attractions4 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.2 History5 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vitrac counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 12th–15th c.

Manoir des VayssièresManor house · 15th & 18th c.

Cabane en pierre sèche de Pech LauzierHome

Cabane en pierre sèche des Mazers HautsHome

Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Symac · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir des Vayssières: Photo: Michel Chanaud from Sarlat-La-Canéda, France · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cabane en pierre sèche de Pech Lauzier: Photo: Dominique Robert REPERANT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cabane en pierre sèche des Mazers Hauts: Photo: Dominique Robert REPERANT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vitrac

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

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Vitrac’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 →

Sarlat-la-CanédaGourdonSouillacLe BugueMontignac-LascauxVitrac

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vitrac	863	—	—	—	—	—
Sarlat-la-Canéda	8,763	3.2	C	B⁻	C	C
Gourdon Lot	4,206	11	B⁺	A⁻	C	C⁺
Souillac Lot	3,192	13	B⁺	A	D	C⁺
Le Bugue	2,663	15	A⁻	B	A	C⁺
Montignac-Lascaux	2,762	16	B⁻	B⁻	A	C⁻

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

About Vitrac

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Vitrac is a commune of 863 people in the Communauté de communes Sarlat-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: 863 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Sarlat-Périgord Noir
Département: Dordogne (24)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 5.5 sq mi (14.4 km²)
INSEE code: 24587

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.