Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 138 residents and lies in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Ligueux is too small for the grades other French towns get. 12% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are a third of the population.
The 2 things Ligueux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ligueux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Duras, in Duras, 8.6 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ligueux.
Graduates make up 29% of adults. 33% of residents are 65 or over, above Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Ligueux | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 4.4% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 6.8%. For its 50 residents in work, Ligueux has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. Half of residents lived on more than €25,150 a year per consumption unit, below Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €7.74/m² a month. 7 houses and apartments changed hands in Ligueux from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Ligueux. Best known first.
Nothing in Ligueux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Ligueux.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligueux | 138 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pineuilh | 4,490 | 3.8 | B | C+ | C | A+ |
| Sainte-Foy-la-Grande | 2,507 | 4.4 | C | A− | D− | D |
| Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt Dordogne | 2,520 | 5.2 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
| Lamonzie-Saint-Martin Dordogne | 2,742 | 7 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| La Force Dordogne | 2,702 | 7.9 | — | B | — | D |
| Prigonrieux Dordogne | 4,374 | 8.9 | C+ | B | A+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ligueux is a commune of 138 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Foyen. 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
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.