Paulin
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Paulin (INSEE 24317) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC du Pays de Fénelon. Population 246 (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 23.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 17,149 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.54 | 5 | 2.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SCLAFER GUYLAINE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LES COCKTAILS D'EMMA). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | SCLAFER GUYLAINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LES COCKTAILS D'EMMA | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 273 (2012) → 246 (2023): -9.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 258 (1990) → 246 (2023): -4.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 179, of which 22.9 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Salignac-Eyvigues): 3.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Salignac-Eyvigues): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Salignac-Eyvigues): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Salignac-Eyvigues): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Salignac-Eyvigues): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BORREZE SA weather station, 6.6 km away at 335 m; the village itself is at 293 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BORREZE SA, 6.6 km away at 335 m, over 10 summers. [9]
An average of 962 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SALIGNAC EYVIGU, 3.8 km away at 295 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 — 24317/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24317/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24317/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24317/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24516
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anlhiac | 24 | 39 km NW | 264 | 23.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Juif | 71 | 349 km NE | 248 | 27 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Eulalie | 15 | 82 km E | 230 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vivans | 42 | 241 km NE | 242 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 21 % |
| Montjoie-Saint-Martin | 50 | 441 km NW | 250 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Livers-Cazelles | 81 | 118 km SE | 239 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anlhiac | 24 | 39 km NW | 264 | 23.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Eulalie | 15 | 82 km E | 230 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
| Livers-Cazelles | 81 | 118 km SE | 239 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vivans | 42 | 241 km NE | 242 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 21 % |
| Juif | 71 | 349 km NE | 248 | 27 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montjoie-Saint-Martin | 50 | 441 km NW | 250 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · 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 Paulin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cléré-du-Bois | 36 | 214 km N | 239 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bars | 24 | 25 km NW | 246 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Padirac | 46 | 37 km SE | 182 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Amand-de-Vergt | 24 | 51 km W | 242 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boussay | 37 | 208 km N | 237 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chatain | 86 | 139 km NW | 240 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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