La Roque-Gageac
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 43.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Roque-Gageac (INSEE 24355) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC Sarlat-Périgord Noir. Population 448 (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/24355-la-roque-gageac
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 17,917 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.27 | 5 | 1.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON JOUVE). [4,3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (NOISELINE DU PERIGORD). [4,3]
10 × Restaurant (LA CABANE · SARL LE PALMIER · LES AFFAIRES REPRENNENT · O PLAISIR DES SENS · ECLO). [4,3]
2 × Café / bar (LES TERRASSES DE LA ROQUE · GLACIER - BAR DE LA BAMBOUSAIE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA ROQUE GAGEAC AP). [4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,3]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA BELLE ETOILE · AUBERGE DES PLATANES · LA FERME FLEURIE). [4,3]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING LA BUTTE · CAMPING VERTE RIVE · VAGUES OCEANES BEAU-RIVAGE). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON JOUVE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | NOISELINE DU PERIGORD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | LA CABANE · SARL LE PALMIER · LES AFFAIRES REPRENNENT · O PLAISIR DES SENS · ECLO | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LES TERRASSES DE LA ROQUE · GLACIER - BAR DE LA BAMBOUSAIE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA ROQUE GAGEAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL DE LA BELLE ETOILE · AUBERGE DES PLATANES · LA FERME FLEURIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING LA BUTTE · CAMPING VERTE RIVE · VAGUES OCEANES BEAU-RIVAGE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 438 (2012) → 448 (2023): 2.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 447 (1990) → 448 (2023): 0.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 367, of which 36.5 % second homes and 2.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castelnaud-la-Chapelle): 2.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Roque-Gageac): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Cénac-et-Saint-Julien): 3.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Beynac-et-Cazenac): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Vézac): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the SARLAT weather station, 8.8 km away at 203 m; the village itself is at 71 m. [13]
The village sits 132 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 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at SARLAT, 8.8 km away at 203 m, over 13 summers. [13]
That station sits 132 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 834 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at DOMME, 4.1 km away at 165 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 — 24355/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24355/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24355/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24355/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24086
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24355
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24091
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24040
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24577
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badefols-d'Ans | 24 | 45 km N | 421 | 33.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Omessa | 2B | 700 km E | 595 | 48.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Planay | 73 | 437 km E | 442 | 45.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 26 % · winter 0 % |
| Dammarie-sur-Loing | 45 | 354 km N | 455 | 27.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 57 % |
| Volpajola | 2B | 705 km E | 418 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
| Andryes | 89 | 348 km NE | 450 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badefols-d'Ans | 24 | 45 km N | 421 | 33.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Andryes | 89 | 348 km NE | 450 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dammarie-sur-Loing | 45 | 354 km N | 455 | 27.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 57 % |
| Planay | 73 | 437 km E | 442 | 45.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 26 % · winter 0 % |
| Omessa | 2B | 700 km E | 595 | 48.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Volpajola | 2B | 705 km E | 418 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 57 % · 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 La Roque-Gageac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-de-Colombier | 07 | 243 km E | 444 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aulas | 30 | 212 km SE | 456 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda | 2B | 694 km E | 341 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vézac | 24 | 1.8 km NW | 533 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crillon-le-Brave | 84 | 324 km E | 488 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fabras | 07 | 246 km E | 467 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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