Castels et Bézenac
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 44.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castels et Bézenac (INSEE 24087) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC Vallée de la Dordogne et Forêt Bessède. Population 813 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 1 former commune: Bézenac (24041). [3]
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 44.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 15,551 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.23 | 5 | 1.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES GOURMANDISES DE LUCCO). [4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LAFLAQUIERE). [4,5]
3 × Restaurant (L'ATELIER D'EPICURE · REVIENVIT · MARC PIZZA 24). [4,5]
1 × Café / bar (CHEZ OSCAR). [5]
1 × Hairdresser (LE PETIT BORDELAIS). [4,5]
1 × Hotel (L'ATELIER D'EPICURE). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING GCU). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES GOURMANDISES DE LUCCO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LAFLAQUIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | L'ATELIER D'EPICURE · REVIENVIT · MARC PIZZA 24 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CHEZ OSCAR | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | LE PETIT BORDELAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 1 | L'ATELIER D'EPICURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING GCU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 776 (2012) → 813 (2023): 4.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 519 (1990) → 813 (2023): 56.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 650, of which 38.3 % second homes and 2.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Cyprien): 0.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Cyprien): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Cyprien): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Siorac-en-Périgord): 6.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Cyprien): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 44 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LES EYZIES DE TAYAC weather station, 10.1 km away at 112 m; the village itself is at 65 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BELVES, 11.9 km away at 238 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 173 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 900 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LES EYZIES DE TAYAC, 10.1 km away at 112 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 — 24087/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24087/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24087/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24087/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24396
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24538
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonneville-sur-Mer | 14 | 498 km N | 652 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 % |
| Haut Valromey | 01 | 383 km E | 801 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 82 % · humidity 36 % |
| Talasani | 2B | 731 km E | 847 | 30.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Formigny La Bataille | 14 | 518 km N | 765 | 33.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 50 % |
| Gastes | 40 | 184 km W | 925 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 28 % · humidity 79 % |
| Poggio-Mezzana | 2B | 732 km E | 885 | 46.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastes | 40 | 184 km W | 925 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 28 % · humidity 79 % |
| Haut Valromey | 01 | 383 km E | 801 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 82 % · humidity 36 % |
| Gonneville-sur-Mer | 14 | 498 km N | 652 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 % |
| Formigny La Bataille | 14 | 518 km N | 765 | 33.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 50 % |
| Talasani | 2B | 731 km E | 847 | 30.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poggio-Mezzana | 2B | 732 km E | 885 | 46.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 43 % · 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 Castels et Bézenac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campagne | 24 | 7.9 km NW | 416 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pailhès | 09 | 199 km S | 511 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cazals | 46 | 29 km SE | 659 | 72.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Liposthey | 40 | 164 km W | 603 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Justin | 40 | 141 km SW | 1,008 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sabres | 40 | 163 km SW | 1,213 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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