Mescoules
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mescoules (INSEE 24267) is in Dordogne (24), part of CA Bergeracoise. Population 177 (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 14/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 15,245 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 | 0.73 | 10 | 7.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 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 169 (2012) → 177 (2023): 4.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 144 (1990) → 177 (2023): 22.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 105, of which 3.8 % second homes and 21.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sigoulès-et-Flaugeac): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sigoulès-et-Flaugeac): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Sigoulès-et-Flaugeac): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sigoulès-et-Flaugeac): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sigoulès-et-Flaugeac): 2.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST LAURENT VIGN weather station, 10.8 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 141 m. [9]
The village sits 116 m above 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BERGERAC, 11.4 km away at 49 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 92 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 771 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at EYMET, 9.2 km away at 68 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24267/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24267/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24267/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24267/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24534
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucy-le-Roi | 45 | 386 km N | 177 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maisoncelle-Saint-Pierre | 60 | 545 km N | 178 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Viller | 57 | 667 km NE | 176 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vantoux-et-Longevelle | 70 | 513 km NE | 176 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chattancourt | 55 | 618 km NE | 175 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Warlincourt-lès-Pas | 62 | 624 km N | 177 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucy-le-Roi | 45 | 386 km N | 177 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vantoux-et-Longevelle | 70 | 513 km NE | 176 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisoncelle-Saint-Pierre | 60 | 545 km N | 178 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chattancourt | 55 | 618 km NE | 175 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Warlincourt-lès-Pas | 62 | 624 km N | 177 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Viller | 57 | 667 km NE | 176 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Mescoules'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vantoux-et-Longevelle | 70 | 513 km NE | 176 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Voissay | 17 | 157 km NW | 173 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lesme | 71 | 332 km NE | 173 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mérey-Vieilley | 25 | 521 km NE | 178 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roncenay | 10 | 473 km NE | 175 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vregille | 70 | 509 km NE | 178 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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