Molières
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Molières (INSEE 24273) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord. Population 370 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 30.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 18,089 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.75 |
| Housing mix | 0.5 | 5 | 2.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (POQUELIN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LES PETITS MOLIERES). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Campsite (LA GRANDE VEYIERE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 2 | POQUELIN | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LES PETITS MOLIERES | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 | 1 | LA GRANDE VEYIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday 17h à 19h place de la Bastide. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 323 (2012) → 370 (2023): 14.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 315 (1990) → 370 (2023): 17.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 277, of which 24.9 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Buisson-de-Cadouin): 6.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Lalinde): 5.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Beaumontois en Périgord): 6.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Beaumontois en Périgord): 6.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Molières): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [13]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [14]
Measured at the BELVES weather station, 10.8 km away at 238 m; the village itself is at 152 m. [14]
The village sits 86 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. [14]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [14]
Humidity measured at BELVES, 10.8 km away at 238 m, over 30 summers. [14]
That station sits 86 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [14]
An average of 856 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [14]
Rainfall measured at BEAUMONT, 6.8 km away at 140 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [14]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24273/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.molieres.fr/— “Le Marché des Producteurs du mercredi soir se tient sur la place de la Bastide de 17h à 19h.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/e6fad1d0-d303-3193-8863-2e5b1fda548b— “Marché traditionnel du mercredi.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24273/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24273/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24273/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24068
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24223
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24273
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viévy | 21 | 376 km NE | 364 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 39 % · humidity 50 % |
| Nabirat | 24 | 38 km E | 341 | 28.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Duault | 22 | 512 km NW | 385 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
| Isserteaux | 63 | 221 km NE | 416 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 46 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur | 63 | 195 km NE | 295 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 47 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Just-en-Bas | 42 | 260 km NE | 281 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nabirat | 24 | 38 km E | 341 | 28.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur | 63 | 195 km NE | 295 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 47 % · humidity 50 % |
| Isserteaux | 63 | 221 km NE | 416 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 46 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Just-en-Bas | 42 | 260 km NE | 281 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Viévy | 21 | 376 km NE | 364 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 39 % · humidity 50 % |
| Duault | 22 | 512 km NW | 385 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Molières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouffignac | 17 | 116 km NW | 437 | 30.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auriac-du-Périgord | 24 | 41 km NE | 397 | 35 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Seudre | 17 | 141 km NW | 407 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lupiac | 32 | 136 km S | 310 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pastour | 47 | 40 km SW | 379 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aquilin | 24 | 49 km NW | 458 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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