Calès
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Calès (INSEE 24073) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord. Population 369 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 19.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 34 % of the 18,051 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.43 | 5 | 2.16 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 383 (2012) → 369 (2023): -3.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 289 (1990) → 369 (2023): 27.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 303, of which 28.4 % second homes and 10.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lalinde): 6.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lalinde): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Lalinde): 7.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lalinde): 6.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Calès): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BELVES weather station, 14 km away at 238 m; the village itself is at 97 m. [10]
The village sits 141 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BELVES, 14 km away at 238 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 141 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 850 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LALINDE, 6.1 km away at 40 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24073/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24073/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24073/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24073/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24223
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24073
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gueutteville-les-Grès | 76 | 554 km N | 363 | 16.9 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Juillers | 17 | 153 km NW | 349 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Paluel | 76 | 554 km N | 406 | 16.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Saint-Grégoire-du-Vièvre | 27 | 488 km N | 315 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 77 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lion-en-Sullias | 45 | 344 km N | 382 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bayac | 24 | 8.9 km SW | 355 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayac | 24 | 8.9 km SW | 355 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Juillers | 17 | 153 km NW | 349 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lion-en-Sullias | 45 | 344 km N | 382 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Grégoire-du-Vièvre | 27 | 488 km N | 315 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 77 % · humidity 50 % |
| Paluel | 76 | 554 km N | 406 | 16.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Gueutteville-les-Grès | 76 | 554 km N | 363 | 16.9 | No daily shops | no figures |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Calès's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agos-Vidalos | 65 | 215 km S | 391 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alles-sur-Dordogne | 24 | 4.5 km E | 380 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin-de-Branne | 33 | 78 km W | 381 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ladern-sur-Lauquet | 11 | 230 km SE | 248 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boueilh-Boueilho-Lasque | 64 | 172 km SW | 382 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Néac | 33 | 79 km W | 331 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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