Les Farges
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Farges (INSEE 24175) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC de la Vallée de l'Homme. Population 311 (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 14.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 17,918 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 | 0.86 | 10 | 8.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.56 |
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 319 (2012) → 311 (2023): -2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 228 (1990) → 311 (2023): 36.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 181, of which 14.4 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare): 3.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (La Bachellerie): 4.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Bachellerie): 4.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Condat-sur-Vézère): 3.4 km to the east (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 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the THENON weather station, 11.9 km away at 265 m; the village itself is at 233 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at THENON, 11.9 km away at 265 m, over 19 summers. [11]
An average of 881 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTIGNAC, 7.7 km away at 77 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 — 24175/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24175/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24175/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24175/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24229
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24020
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24130
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufai | 61 | 407 km N | 314 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Grée-Saint-Laurent | 56 | 427 km NW | 304 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Osmoy-Saint-Valery | 76 | 521 km N | 312 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gailhan | 30 | 266 km SE | 313 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Corvées-les-Yys | 28 | 361 km N | 326 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Barville-en-Gâtinais | 45 | 346 km N | 304 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 82 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gailhan | 30 | 266 km SE | 313 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barville-en-Gâtinais | 45 | 346 km N | 304 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 82 % |
| Les Corvées-les-Yys | 28 | 361 km N | 326 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Beaufai | 61 | 407 km N | 314 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Grée-Saint-Laurent | 56 | 427 km NW | 304 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Osmoy-Saint-Valery | 76 | 521 km N | 312 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 82 % · 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 Les Farges'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarret | 65 | 246 km SW | 299 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Almayrac | 81 | 137 km SE | 293 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois | 17 | 136 km W | 294 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Anché | 86 | 154 km NW | 324 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Romain-et-Saint-Clément | 24 | 43 km NW | 333 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Theneuil | 37 | 228 km N | 294 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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