Pontours
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pontours (INSEE 24334) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord. Population 209 (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 18.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 16,228 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (EI RIDIRA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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 | EI RIDIRA | 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) | 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 216 (2012) → 209 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 187 (1990) → 209 (2023): 11.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 134, of which 17.2 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lalinde): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lalinde): 1.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Lalinde): 3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lalinde): 1.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lalinde): 1.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LOLME weather station, 15.4 km away at 205 m; the village itself is at 43 m. [9]
The village sits 162 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BELVES, 16.4 km away at 238 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 195 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 850 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LALINDE, 1.9 km away at 40 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 — 24334/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24334/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24334/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24334/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24223
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin | 17 | 131 km NW | 214 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Larressingle | 32 | 106 km S | 213 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Jaxu | 64 | 240 km SW | 206 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Servas | 30 | 283 km E | 219 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Marsalès | 24 | 19 km SE | 223 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Prinçay | 86 | 237 km N | 201 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsalès | 24 | 19 km SE | 223 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Larressingle | 32 | 106 km S | 213 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin | 17 | 131 km NW | 214 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prinçay | 86 | 237 km N | 201 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
| Jaxu | 64 | 240 km SW | 206 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Servas | 30 | 283 km E | 219 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Pontours'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cours | 47 | 59 km S | 195 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourg-du-Bost | 24 | 63 km NW | 247 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Élix-d'Astarac | 32 | 149 km S | 187 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Galiax | 32 | 148 km SW | 186 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Couloumé-Mondebat | 32 | 143 km S | 207 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gazaupouy | 32 | 95 km S | 252 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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