La Douze
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Douze (INSEE 24156) is in Dordogne (24), part of CA Le Grand Périgueux. Population 1,151 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/24156-la-douze
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 13,487 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FELLNER TOBIAS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DESMARTHON). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (OLIVEIRA DE SOUSA MARIA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BAR TABAC DU CENTRE · LE PALMYRE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LES DEUX MAINS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE LES DEUX MAINS). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA DOUZE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (STEPHY COIFF A DOMICILE · LES CISEAUX D ALINE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LA NOUVELLE PRADE · USHUAIA VILLAGES LE BOIS COQUET). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie).
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | FELLNER TOBIAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DESMARTHON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | OLIVEIRA DE SOUSA MARIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | BAR TABAC DU CENTRE · LE PALMYRE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LES DEUX MAINS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE LES DEUX MAINS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | LA DOUZE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 3 | STEPHY COIFF A DOMICILE · LES CISEAUX D ALINE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LA NOUVELLE PRADE · USHUAIA VILLAGES LE BOIS COQUET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,105 (2012) → 1,151 (2023): 4.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 866 (1990) → 1,151 (2023): 32.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 587, of which 7.8 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Douze): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Douze): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Boulazac Isle Manoire): 6.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac): 9 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Douze): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the THENON weather station, 14.9 km away at 265 m; the village itself is at 211 m. [11]
The village sits 54 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 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at THENON, 14.9 km away at 265 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 54 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 877 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VERGT, 12.1 km away at 127 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 — 24156/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24156/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24156/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24156/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24156
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24053
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24356
- 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-Vérand | 69 | 301 km E | 1,164 | 50.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy | 56 | 437 km NW | 1,197 | 36.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Trémorel | 22 | 424 km NW | 1,156 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Terre-et-Marais | 50 | 493 km N | 1,271 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 89 % |
| Les Artigues-de-Lussac | 33 | 80 km W | 1,119 | 45 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Vieux | 64 | 267 km SW | 900 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Artigues-de-Lussac | 33 | 80 km W | 1,119 | 45 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Vieux | 64 | 267 km SW | 900 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Vérand | 69 | 301 km E | 1,164 | 50.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 71 % |
| Trémorel | 22 | 424 km NW | 1,156 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy | 56 | 437 km NW | 1,197 | 36.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Terre-et-Marais | 50 | 493 km N | 1,271 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 89 % |
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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 La Douze'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mensignac | 24 | 30 km NW | 1,521 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Abilly | 37 | 209 km N | 1,116 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rétaud | 17 | 142 km NW | 1,058 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montrem | 24 | 25 km NW | 1,208 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Port-d'Envaux | 17 | 148 km NW | 1,188 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Huismes | 37 | 246 km N | 1,498 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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