La Roche-Chalais
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.5/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Roche-Chalais (INSEE 24354) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC du Pays de Saint Aulaye. Population 3,060 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 35.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie); sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 13 % of the 7,013 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 | 0.31 | 25 | 7.68 |
| Social | 0.22 | 20 | 4.42 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DOUSSAINT · AU PECHE GOURMAND · SIMPFENDORFER FALKO). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ROCHEX · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (EI MALLIQUET CHEZ MUMU). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BELLAGIO). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE SAINT-AMANS, MÉDECIN · JEAN HOLLIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (L O BONICHON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE CLUB). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (DUO-COIFFURE · AMBRO COIFFURE · L'ATELIER COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU MERIDIEN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | DOUSSAINT · AU PECHE GOURMAND · SIMPFENDORFER FALKO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | ROCHEX · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | EI MALLIQUET CHEZ MUMU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BELLAGIO | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | PHILIPPE SAINT-AMANS, MÉDECIN · JEAN HOLLIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | L O BONICHON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE CLUB | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | DUO-COIFFURE · AMBRO COIFFURE · L'ATELIER COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU MERIDIEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,913 (2012) → 3,060 (2023): 5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,860 (1990) → 3,060 (2023): 7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,789, of which 7.2 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Roche-Chalais): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Roche-Chalais): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (La Roche-Chalais): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Roche-Chalais): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Roche-Chalais): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST AULAYE weather station, 12.7 km away at 64 m; the village itself is at 45 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTPON, 18.4 km away at 79 m, over 10 summers. [10]
An average of 830 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST AULAYE, 12.7 km away at 64 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
221 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 120,000 € — 1,010 € per m² of built surface. [11]
13 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 165,000 € — 861 € per m². [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
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24354/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/71d20713-e916-37f1-8d0a-5c8fd2f0f661— “Marché du samedi à La Roche-Chalais.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24354/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24354/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24354/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24354
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Genix-les-Villages | 73 | 442 km E | 3,095 | 48.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Melgven | 29 | 424 km NW | 3,371 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 70 % · humidity 43 % |
| Neuvic | 24 | 37 km E | 3,687 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Xertigny | 88 | 585 km NE | 2,589 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 42 % · humidity 36 % |
| Plogonnec | 29 | 457 km NW | 3,236 | 38.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 51 % · humidity 43 % |
| Rouillac | 16 | 69 km N | 2,919 | 70.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvic | 24 | 37 km E | 3,687 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rouillac | 16 | 69 km N | 2,919 | 70.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Melgven | 29 | 424 km NW | 3,371 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 70 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Genix-les-Villages | 73 | 442 km E | 3,095 | 48.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Plogonnec | 29 | 457 km NW | 3,236 | 38.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 51 % · humidity 43 % |
| Xertigny | 88 | 585 km NE | 2,589 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 42 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 La Roche-Chalais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvic | 24 | 37 km E | 3,687 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Creysse | 24 | 55 km SE | 1,743 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bassillac et Auberoche | 24 | 63 km E | 4,361 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prigonrieux | 24 | 45 km SE | 4,374 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Benquet | 40 | 153 km S | 1,913 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mussidan | 24 | 31 km SE | 2,771 | 59.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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