Carves
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 3.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 1 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Carves (INSEE 24084) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC Vallée de la Dordogne et Forêt Bessède. Population 98 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 3.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 1 % of the 10,424 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.05 | 5 | 0.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 107 (2012) → 98 (2023): -8.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 131 (1990) → 98 (2023): -25.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 99, of which 47.5 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Germain-de-Belvès): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pays de Belvès): 4.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Pays de Belvès): 5.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pays de Belvès): 4.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sagelat): 4.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BELVES weather station, 8.8 km away at 238 m; the village itself is at 237 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BELVES, 8.8 km away at 238 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 909 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BELVES, 4.9 km away at 142 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24084/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24084/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24084/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24084/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24416
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24035
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24360
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Burbanche | 01 | 371 km E | 98 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gumond | 19 | 86 km NE | 99 | 9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Geniez-ô-Merle | 19 | 85 km NE | 95 | 2.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Molezon | 48 | 217 km E | 99 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Couzou | 46 | 44 km E | 95 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Bérain | 43 | 204 km E | 95 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couzou | 46 | 44 km E | 95 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Geniez-ô-Merle | 19 | 85 km NE | 95 | 2.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gumond | 19 | 86 km NE | 99 | 9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Bérain | 43 | 204 km E | 95 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Molezon | 48 | 217 km E | 99 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Burbanche | 01 | 371 km E | 98 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Carves'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouqueviel | 81 | 108 km SE | 100 | 4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ruages | 58 | 346 km NE | 84 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trilla | 66 | 256 km SE | 77 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Croix | 24 | 19 km W | 89 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cheust | 65 | 211 km SW | 85 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lafage | 11 | 190 km S | 90 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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