Meyrals
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Meyrals (INSEE 24268) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC Vallée de la Dordogne et Forêt Bessède. Population 715 (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 44.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 16,325 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.57 | 5 | 2.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LA SAVIE · CHEZ O B · CRO'BON). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MEYRALS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (FRANCK COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (DOMAINE DE LA RHONIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 5 | LA SAVIE · CHEZ O B · CRO'BON | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | MEYRALS 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 | 2 | FRANCK COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | DOMAINE DE LA RHONIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 580 (2012) → 715 (2023): 23.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 417 (1990) → 715 (2023): 71.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 460, of which 21.3 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Cyprien): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Castels et Bézenac): 2.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Cyprien): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Les Eyzies): 5.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Meyrals): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 40 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LES EYZIES DE TAYAC weather station, 7.1 km away at 112 m; the village itself is at 166 m. [12]
The village sits 54 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at SARLAT, 12.7 km away at 203 m, over 13 summers. [12]
An average of 900 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LES EYZIES DE TAYAC, 7.1 km away at 112 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24268/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24268/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24268/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24268/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24396
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24087
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24172
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24268
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maillé | 85 | 216 km NW | 759 | 34.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Riols | 34 | 207 km SE | 708 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 42 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sury-en-Vaux | 18 | 306 km NE | 680 | 34.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Champlost | 89 | 401 km NE | 767 | 35.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Faux-en-Périgord | 24 | 35 km W | 672 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ivoy-le-Pré | 18 | 293 km N | 771 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faux-en-Périgord | 24 | 35 km W | 672 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Riols | 34 | 207 km SE | 708 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 42 % · humidity 64 % |
| Maillé | 85 | 216 km NW | 759 | 34.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ivoy-le-Pré | 18 | 293 km N | 771 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sury-en-Vaux | 18 | 306 km NE | 680 | 34.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Champlost | 89 | 401 km NE | 767 | 35.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 85 % · 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 Meyrals'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roumoules | 04 | 420 km E | 725 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Remèze | 07 | 278 km E | 847 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cabrières-d'Aigues | 84 | 374 km E | 946 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ailhon | 07 | 261 km E | 553 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bohas-Meyriat-Rignat | 01 | 364 km NE | 938 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savignac | 12 | 93 km SE | 746 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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