Dordogne · report
Renovation in Dordogne
In 2025, 32% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.
- Homes in existing buildings, 2025
- 32%
Homes authorised in Dordogne: new buildings and existing ones
Dwellings authorised each year, by the year the permit was granted: in new buildings, and by works on existing buildings (conversions, extensions, changes of use). SDES Sitadel.
- Existing buildings
- New buildings
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| Year | New buildings | Existing buildings | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,371 | 652 | 2,023 |
| 2024 | 1,695 | 540 | 2,235 |
| 2023 | 1,826 | 511 | 2,337 |
| 2022 | 2,605 | 536 | 3,141 |
| 2021 | 2,344 | 367 | 2,711 |
| 2020 | 1,773 | 360 | 2,133 |
| 2019 | 1,653 | 272 | 1,925 |
| 2018 | 1,590 | 381 | 1,971 |
| 2017 | 1,296 | 237 | 1,533 |
| 2016 | 1,405 | 245 | 1,650 |
| 2015 | 1,288 | 219 | 1,507 |
| 2014 | 1,275 | 224 | 1,499 |
| 2013 | 1,429 | 379 | 1,808 |
Only permits that create dwellings are listed, so renovation that adds no home (refurbishing, insulating, re-roofing) is not counted. A permit is permission to build, not a finished home. The current year is left out until it is complete.
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At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €145,890. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €568 a month. The HCSF caps it at 35% of a household's income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 14%
- Payment, one income
- 28%
4.2% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 2,513
- Per 1,000 residents
- 6.0
In 2022 the population grew by 1,289 while 1,792 homes were started: 0.7 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2022
- 0.7
- Population change, 2022
- +1,289
9.7% of the 268,633 homes counted in the 2023 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2023 census
- 9.7%
- Empty homes
- 25,974
Public bodies signed €669.3K of housing works here in 2025, and €10M since 2024.
- Signed in 2025
- €669.3K
- Per resident, 2025
- €2