Pechs-de-l'Espérance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pechs-de-l'Espérance (INSEE 24325) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC du Pays de Fénelon. Population 796 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2022-01-01 from 2 former communes: Cazoulès (24089), Orliaguet (24314). [3]
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/24325-pechs-de-l-esperance
Vitality score
Vitality score 31.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 15,672 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.41 | 5 | 2.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [4,5]
2 × Restaurant (AU MARCHE DU SOLEIL). [4,5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CAZOULES AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLES D ACTIVITES SPORTIVES). [4]
1 × Hairdresser. [4,5]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING LA PERIGOURDINE · USHUAIA VILLAGE LES BELLES RIVES · CAMPING AU PETIT BONHEUR). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | AU MARCHE DU SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CAZOULES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLES D ACTIVITES SPORTIVES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING LA PERIGOURDINE · USHUAIA VILLAGE LES BELLES RIVES · CAMPING AU PETIT BONHEUR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 783 (2012) → 796 (2023): 1.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 680 (1990) → 796 (2023): 17.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 649, of which 29.3 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Julien-de-Lampon): 1.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Carlux): 4.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Julien-de-Lampon): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Souillac): 4.5 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Pechs-de-l'Espérance): 1.6 km to the east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the SALIGNAC-EYVIGUES weather station, 6.7 km away at 276 m; the village itself is at 87 m. [13]
The village sits 189 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at SALIGNAC-EYVIGUES, 6.7 km away at 276 m, over 20 summers. [13]
That station sits 189 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 885 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at CARLUX, 3.8 km away at 207 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24325/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24325/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24325/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24325/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24432
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24081
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46309
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24325
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villars | 84 | 335 km E | 783 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 50 % |
| Durfort-et-Saint-Martin-de-Sossenac | 30 | 225 km SE | 756 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bréhémont | 37 | 280 km N | 737 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Queige | 73 | 406 km E | 904 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 50 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang | 24 | 48 km W | 879 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saignon | 84 | 339 km E | 912 | 29.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 16 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang | 24 | 48 km W | 879 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Durfort-et-Saint-Martin-de-Sossenac | 30 | 225 km SE | 756 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bréhémont | 37 | 280 km N | 737 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villars | 84 | 335 km E | 783 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saignon | 84 | 339 km E | 912 | 29.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 16 % · humidity 50 % |
| Queige | 73 | 406 km E | 904 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 50 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Pechs-de-l'Espérance'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crayssac | 46 | 42 km S | 844 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grignols | 24 | 72 km W | 667 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavalette | 31 | 140 km S | 793 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Sauvetat-sur-Lède | 47 | 71 km SW | 643 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trémolat | 24 | 46 km W | 624 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonnac | 09 | 192 km S | 801 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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