Cherval
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 20.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cherval (INSEE 24119) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC du Périgord Ribéracois. Population 222 (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 20.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 16,630 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.22 | 10 | 2.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.24 | 5 | 1.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHERVAL LPR RP). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CHERVAL LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 286 (2012) → 222 (2023): -22.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 310 (1990) → 222 (2023): -28.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 241, of which 37.8 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Verteillac): 5.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Tour-Blanche-Cercles): 6.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Verteillac): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Tour-Blanche-Cercles): 6.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cherval): 0 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST MARTIAL VIVEYROLS weather station, 6 km away at 166 m; the village itself is at 113 m. [11]
The village sits 53 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST MARTIAL VIVEYROLS, 6 km away at 166 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 53 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 852 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST MARTIAL VIVEYROLS, 6 km away at 166 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 — 24119/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24119/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24119/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24119/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24573
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24554
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24119
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-en-Vercors | 26 | 399 km E | 264 | 32.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Aunay-en-Bazois | 58 | 319 km NE | 231 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 36 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vidaillat | 23 | 134 km NE | 204 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 19 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sexcles | 19 | 134 km E | 228 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 46 % · humidity 57 % |
| Charbonnat | 71 | 327 km NE | 216 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 34 % · humidity 71 % |
| Limanton | 58 | 314 km NE | 242 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexcles | 19 | 134 km E | 228 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 46 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vidaillat | 23 | 134 km NE | 204 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 19 % · humidity 64 % |
| Limanton | 58 | 314 km NE | 242 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Aunay-en-Bazois | 58 | 319 km NE | 231 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 36 % · humidity 79 % |
| Charbonnat | 71 | 327 km NE | 216 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 34 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Julien-en-Vercors | 26 | 399 km E | 264 | 32.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Cherval'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veyrines-de-Domme | 24 | 88 km SE | 236 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marnac | 24 | 80 km SE | 187 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nanteuil-Auriac-de-Bourzac | 24 | 6.6 km W | 234 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nailhac | 24 | 64 km E | 289 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm | 24 | 99 km SE | 193 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent-la-Vallée | 24 | 92 km SE | 237 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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