Dordogne: see which communes have grown in population - and those that have fallen

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A NEW REPORT SHOWS SOME VILLAGES HAVE SEEN THEIR NUMBERS INCREASE BY BETWEEN 20-30% IN SIX YEARS The population of Dordogne has slightly increased in the past eight years, a new report has


found, with the commune of Fleurac having grown the most, and Orliac having reduced the most. A new report by national statistics bureau INSEE, published on December 19, showed that as of


January 1, 2022, there were 416,325 people living in the department, a slight rise of 0.37% since 2016. In real terms there were 2,595 more people living in Dordogne by 2022 than there were


in 2021. This rise marks a departure from the previous trend, in which the population had been dropping since 2015. The increased numbers come from people moving into the department, INSEE


said, with a positive net migration. The death rate is higher than the birth rate among those already living in the department. A report from 2020 found that, after Paris, Dordogne is still


the area of France with the most Britons as residents. Read also: Dordogne still area of France after Paris with most Britons  COMMUNES THAT GREW IN SIZE The most recent INSEE report found


that the communes gaining the most inhabitants are:  * Fleurac (in the Périgord Noir region): Up 30% in six years, from 246 to 320 between 2016 and 2022 * Clermont-de-Beauregard: Up 25% *


Lavalade: Up 25% * Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac, and Saint-Pierre-de-Frugie: Up 23%  * Nastringues, and Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes: 22% COMMUNES THAT REDUCED IN SIZE The communes losing the most


inhabitants were: * Orliac: Down 26%, from 61 to 45 between 2016 and 2022 * Verdon: Down 25% * Soulaures: Down 23% * Grives: Drop of 19% * Verteillac and Beynac: Drop of 18%. Similarly, the


four prefecture and sub-prefecture communes saw a drop in residents.  * Périgueux: Drop of 0.12%, with 29,876 inhabitants in 2022, compared to 29,912 in 2016 * Bergerac: 1.5% drop from


27,269 to 26,852 * Sarlat-la-Canéda: Drop of 1.7%, from 8,946 to 8,786 * Nontron: Drop of 1.1%, from 3,085 to 3,049. AGE RANGES Older people make up the majority of inhabitants in Dordogne.


The report shows that those aged 60 to 74 represent the greatest proportion of people in the department, making up 23.6% of the population (with 97,691 people of this age in 2021). After


this, the second-most common age group is 45-59 (86,010 people). The least common age group is people aged 15 to 29, at just 12.5%, with 51,834 people in 2021. Similarly, the largest


percentage are retired, with 37.4% retired in the department. FAMILIES Most of the households in the department are couples with children, the figures show, with 144,934 households coming


under this banner. 43,365 women live alone, compared to 32,700 men. The largest percentage of people (44.7%) are married, 4.8% are PACSed, 12% live in a couple, 9% are widowed, 7.4% are


divorced, and 22.1% are single.