Carlux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Carlux (INSEE 24081) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC du Pays de Fénelon. Population 671 (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 48.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 90 % of the 16,584 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.3 |
| Housing mix | 0.43 | 5 | 2.14 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI). [4,3]
2 × Restaurant (PIZZAS BIG GOOD · LE ROUFFILLAC). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar. [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SAMIA JAZIRI, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CARLUX AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES OMBRAGES). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | PIZZAS BIG GOOD · LE ROUFFILLAC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | SAMIA JAZIRI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CARLUX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES OMBRAGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 635 (2012) → 671 (2023): 5.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 594 (1990) → 671 (2023): 13 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 545, of which 28.6 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Julien-de-Lampon): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Carlux): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Carlux): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Julien-de-Lampon): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Carlux): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PRATS DE CARLUX weather station, 2.8 km away at 180 m; the village itself is at 183 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SALIGNAC-EYVIGUES, 6 km away at 276 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 93 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 885 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CARLUX, 1 km away at 207 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 — 24081/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24081/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24081/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24081/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24432
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24081
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genouilly | 18 | 260 km N | 657 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Claviers | 83 | 439 km E | 727 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Septmoncel les Molunes | 39 | 391 km NE | 812 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 28 % · humidity 64 % |
| Richerenches | 84 | 288 km E | 591 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cayres | 43 | 193 km E | 674 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 20 % · humidity 64 % |
| Varen | 82 | 91 km SE | 640 | 52.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varen | 82 | 91 km SE | 640 | 52.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cayres | 43 | 193 km E | 674 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 20 % · humidity 64 % |
| Genouilly | 18 | 260 km N | 657 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Richerenches | 84 | 288 km E | 591 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Septmoncel les Molunes | 39 | 391 km NE | 812 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 28 % · humidity 64 % |
| Claviers | 83 | 439 km E | 727 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Carlux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genouilly | 18 | 260 km N | 657 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Léran | 09 | 215 km S | 615 | 45.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourdeilles | 24 | 78 km NW | 785 | 46.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marquixanes | 66 | 265 km S | 599 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Culan | 18 | 201 km N | 779 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arlay | 39 | 385 km NE | 1,182 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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