Marsalès
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marsalès (INSEE 24257) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord. Population 223 (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 21/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 16,607 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (YUMMI · LE MARMITON). [3,4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE JEAN BOURDY). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LES JOLIES BOUCLES DE LILI). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU LAC DE VERONNE). [3,4]
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, 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 | 2 | YUMMI · LE MARMITON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 1 | STADE JEAN BOURDY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LES JOLIES BOUCLES DE LILI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU LAC DE VERONNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 243 (2012) → 223 (2023): -8.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 204 (1990) → 223 (2023): 9.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 169, of which 17.2 % second homes and 15.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Monpazier): 1.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Monpazier): 1.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Lacapelle-Biron): 9.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Monpazier): 1.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Monpazier): 0.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LOLME weather station, 4.6 km away at 205 m; the village itself is at 200 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BELVES, 11.9 km away at 238 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 925 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONPAZIER, 0.8 km away at 199 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
18 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 162,500 € — 1,124 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Dordogne is 1,186 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24257/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24257/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24257/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24257/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24280
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 47123
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Servas | 30 | 270 km E | 219 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Cresnays | 50 | 474 km N | 227 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montliard | 45 | 388 km N | 223 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 69 % |
| Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin | 17 | 148 km NW | 214 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Meaux-la-Montagne | 69 | 315 km NE | 223 | 20.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 28 % · humidity 79 % |
| Larressingle | 32 | 95 km SW | 213 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larressingle | 32 | 95 km SW | 213 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin | 17 | 148 km NW | 214 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Servas | 30 | 270 km E | 219 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meaux-la-Montagne | 69 | 315 km NE | 223 | 20.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 28 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montliard | 45 | 388 km N | 223 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 69 % |
| Les Cresnays | 50 | 474 km N | 227 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 86 % · 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 Marsalès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cirgue | 81 | 143 km SE | 224 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Amand-de-Vergt | 24 | 36 km NW | 242 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vanzac | 17 | 120 km NW | 198 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moularès | 81 | 131 km SE | 257 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Londigny | 16 | 166 km N | 237 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brugnac | 47 | 43 km SW | 180 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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