Dept 24 Rank #3 / 96
Dordogne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Nearest city: Périgueux → Bordeaux (~45 min)
🚄 TGV
Périgord limestone cliffs, Vézère valley, medieval castles above rivers
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Dordogne blends affordable property, generous sunshine, a strong tourist draw and low crime, with gentle scenery as its only real softness. La Dordogne marie un immobilier abordable, un ensoleillement généreux, un fort attrait touristique et une faible délinquance, avec des paysages tout en douceur comme seule vraie faiblesse.
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Climate
Sunshine
2,163h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~6 sun hours each year.
p74 of 96
Sunny days
173/yr
days >50% sunlit
p70 of 96
Rain days
124/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer rain days each year.
p63 of 96
Annual rainfall
804mm/yr
total volume
p70 of 96
Heavy rain
5/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p58 of 96
Torrential
0/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p13 of 96
Hot days >30°
33/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p79 of 96
Winter mildness
7/10
3.1 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
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Wind
2.5m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p19 of 96
Muggy days
9/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 more muggy days each year.
p82 of 96
Avg max temperature · °C
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
23
J
26
J
26
A
21
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+5 days · +4 so far
Tropical nights ~+17 nights · +2 so far
Frost days ~-15 days · -11 so far
Dry-soil days ~+28 days
Landscape
Landscape score
6/10
p72 of 96
Max elevation
491m
p43 of 96
Forest cover
45%
p74 of 96
Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Périgord limestone cliffs, Vézère valley, medieval castles above rivers
Identity
Dordogne is the birthplace of Michel de Montaigne (philosophe).
Notable figures born here
Michel de Montaigne — philosopheÉtienne de La Boétie — philosopheFénelon — philosophePhilippe Ier de France — monarqueJoseph Joubert — philosopheArnaut Daniel — compositeurLéon Bloy — écrivainGabriel Tarde — philosophePierre Sanfourche-Laporte — avocatHenry Sanfourche
Terroir & appellations
Dordogne lies within protected appellation areas, including Cognac, Pécharmant, Saussignac.
CognacPécharmantSaussignacMonbazillacRosetteHaut-MontravelMontravelBergeracPomme du LimousinRocamadourNoix du PérigordHuile de noix du Périgord
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)
- Joséphine Baker
- Bertran de Born
- Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
- François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon
- Jardins du château de Losse
- Parc du château des Milandes
- Jardin Les bambous de Planbuisson
- Parc du domaine de Campagne
- +13 more
Station classée de tourisme (48)
Risks
Safety score
9/10
Flood risk
Low
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p21 of 96
Fire risk
Moderate
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
p54 of 96
Seismic exposure
Very low
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
p34 of 96
Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Wildfire Very high 100% p94 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Very high 100% p92 of 96
Ground movement Very high 99.4% p74 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very high 99.4% p79 of 96
Flooding Moderate 46.3% p46 of 96
Dam failure Very low 17.3% p66 of 96
Earthquake Very low 16.5% p34 of 96
Radon Very low 10.7% p65 of 96
+1 more
Industrial hazard Very low 2% p41 of 96
Transport
Transport
8/10
3.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
1
A89
Work locally
33.4%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Périgueux → Bordeaux (~45 min)
✈ Airport
Bergerac Dordogne-Périgord airport (EGC) · ~36 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
3.5h direct
🛣 Highways
A89
Services
Healthcare
4/10
APL 3.1
p28 of 96
Schools
6/10
Brevet 87%
p51 of 96
Fiber coverage
98%
p83 of 96
Intl schools
1school
International programmes available
p31 of 96
People
Population
417,438
p40 of 96
Density
45/km²
Rural
-44% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
0%/yr
-0.2 pts vs median · p29
Median income
$24,400
standard of living · $/yr
p17 of 96
Poverty rate
16.6%
below 60% of median living standard
p79 of 96
Unemployment
11.8%
active population out of work
p72 of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 13 residents
p84 of 96 · 32,515 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
14%
15-24
11%
25-39
12%
40-54
14%
55-69
20%
70+
29%
Office professionals
10.3%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
p9 of 96
Remote work
6.5%
télétravail · works without commuting
p93 of 96
Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
10.3%
At-home trades
Farmers
3.1%
Artisans & shopkeepers
11.2%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
23.5%
Clerical & service staff
28.8%
Manual workers
23%
Real estate
Median
$1,480/m²
$670 $2,750
House $1,510 Apt $1,770
-1.6%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
53.78%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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