Montcaret
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montcaret (INSEE 24289) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC de Montaigne Montravel et Gurson. Population 1,390 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/24289-montcaret
Vitality score
Vitality score 35.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 12,148 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MIE DU BONHEUR). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE LUDOVIC ARNAULT). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CSQ). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (ANTONIO PIZZA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOL PRIM GROUPE SCOLAIRE P TA). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTCARET AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA MIE DU BONHEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE LUDOVIC ARNAULT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CSQ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | ANTONIO PIZZA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOL PRIM GROUPE SCOLAIRE P TA | 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 | MONTCARET AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 1,433 (2012) → 1,390 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,099 (1990) → 1,390 (2023): 26.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 802, of which 11 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montcaret): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montcaret): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Vélines): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vélines): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montcaret): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LAMOTHE MONTRAV weather station, 2.8 km away at 9 m; the village itself is at 20 m. [10]
An average of 774 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LAMOTHE MONTRAV, 2.8 km away at 9 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
109 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 165,001 € — 1,067 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Dordogne is 1,186 € per m², so this commune sits below 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 — 24289/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24289/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24289/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24289/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24289
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24568
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illiers-l'Évêque | 27 | 450 km N | 1,014 | 42 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 84 % |
| Sadroc | 19 | 126 km NE | 1,010 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 34 % |
| Houlbec-Cocherel | 27 | 479 km N | 1,280 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 26 % · winter 97 % |
| Villiers-le-Morhier | 28 | 434 km N | 1,351 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 78 % |
| Souraïde | 64 | 209 km SW | 1,472 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 61 % |
| Montagne | 33 | 18 km NW | 1,510 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 80 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montagne | 33 | 18 km NW | 1,510 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 80 % |
| Sadroc | 19 | 126 km NE | 1,010 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 34 % |
| Souraïde | 64 | 209 km SW | 1,472 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 61 % |
| Villiers-le-Morhier | 28 | 434 km N | 1,351 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 78 % |
| Illiers-l'Évêque | 27 | 450 km N | 1,014 | 42 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 84 % |
| Houlbec-Cocherel | 27 | 479 km N | 1,280 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 26 % · winter 97 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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