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    Property for sale in Périgueux

    Périgueux is the administrative capital of the Dordogne, a city of about 30,000 built around a Roman centre and a domed cathedral, with the department's main hospital and the widest range of jobs and schools.

    Recorded price
    €2,065/m²
    Since 2020
    +21%
    Sales in 2025
    527
    Fibre coverage
    98%
    Nearest station
    1 km
    The former town hall square in central Périgueux
    The former town hall square in central Périgueux. Photo: Benjamin Smith. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped

    What homes actually sell for

    Across 527 recorded sales in 2025, homes in Périgueux changed hands at an average of €2,065 per square metre, or about €139,706 per property at an average size of 70 m². That is up 21% on 2020.

    These are prices recorded at the notary after completion, not asking prices. Asking prices in the window of an agency are typically higher, and the gap is the negotiation.

    Average €/m² per year, bars show how many homes sold · Source: notary sale records (DVF)

    What is within reach

    Measured from the centre of Périgueux. Distances are straight line, so allow more by road.

    • BakeryLa Mie Câline0.1 km
    • SupermarketMonoprix0.2 km
    • PharmacyPharmacie Reydy0.2 km
    • Primary schoolAlliance européenne0 km
    • Secondary schoolCollège privé Sainte-Marthe0.2 km
    • HospitalClinique Francheville0.3 km
    • Train stationPérigueux0.8 km

    Living in Périgueux

    Renaissance houses on Rue Aubergerie
    Renaissance houses on Rue Aubergerie. Photo: Txllxt TxllxT. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped

    This is the least holiday-shaped town in the department and the most usable one. Trains run to Bordeaux and Limoges, the medical infrastructure is the best in the Dordogne, and the centre works in February as well as August. It is also the least picturesque of the well known Dordogne names, with post-war districts around a fine historic core. Buyers who want the river and the villages tend to look further south. Buyers who want to live in France rather than holiday in it often end up here.

    Direct trains to Bordeaux take about eighty minutes. The A89 puts Bordeaux inside ninety minutes by road and Brive within an hour.

    Worth knowing before you offer

    Some central apartment buildings carry significant deferred maintenance and the co-ownership charges to match. Ask for the last three years of syndic accounts before committing.

    What to know before you buy here

    These figures describe the whole commune of Périgueux. A single address can sit well inside or well outside any of them.

    The weather across the year

    Typical weather

    Based on 30-year climate averages for this location

    October

    18.8°C high · 10.9°C low
    79 mm rain over ~12 days
    7.6 hrs sun/day · 10.6h daylight

    Mild and comfortable. Light layers are enough.

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    What it costs to hold a house here

    Property tax rate (2025)

    73.75%

    Taxe foncière, charged on the rateable value. That value is usually well below the market value, so the bill is far smaller than the percentage suggests.

    Fibre coverage (2026-06-30)

    98%

    Of buildings in the commune can be connected. Coverage varies street by street, so check the exact address.

    Check a specific address

    Town averages only get you so far. Paste the link to any listing in Périgueux, or type its address, and we will tell you what the street around it actually sold for, what the energy certificate says, what the annual costs come to and what the risk maps show.

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    Homes we have reviewed near Périgueux

    Exceptional property on the outskirts of Périgueux offering character and high-quality renovation!
    Exceptional property on the outskirts of Périgueux offering character and high-quality renovation! - 2Exceptional property on the outskirts of Périgueux offering character and high-quality renovation! - 3

    Exceptional property on the outskirts of Périgueux offering character and high-quality renovation!

    Périgueux · Family home

    44320 m²

    €840,000

    €2,625/m²

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