Sainte-Croix
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Croix (INSEE 24393) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord. Population 89 (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 6.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 9,442 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.26 | 5 | 1.29 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 87 (2012) → 89 (2023): 2.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 94 (1990) → 89 (2023): -5.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 89, of which 37.1 % second homes and 11.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Beaumontois en Périgord): 6.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Beaumontois en Périgord): 5.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Beaumontois en Périgord): 6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Beaumontois en Périgord): 5.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montferrand-du-Périgord): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LOLME weather station, 3.5 km away at 205 m; the village itself is at 158 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BELVES, 10.9 km away at 238 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 80 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 923 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LOLME, 3.5 km away at 205 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24393/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24393/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24393/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24393/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24290
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montaulieu | 26 | 351 km E | 89 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sainte-Marie | 58 | 333 km NE | 87 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Malbo | 15 | 154 km E | 90 | 2.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 39 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Agnan-sur-Sarthe | 61 | 432 km N | 87 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Soulages | 15 | 196 km E | 84 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Isenay | 58 | 328 km NE | 94 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malbo | 15 | 154 km E | 90 | 2.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 39 % · humidity 57 % |
| Soulages | 15 | 196 km E | 84 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Isenay | 58 | 328 km NE | 94 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sainte-Marie | 58 | 333 km NE | 87 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montaulieu | 26 | 351 km E | 89 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Agnan-sur-Sarthe | 61 | 432 km N | 87 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 78 % · 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 Sainte-Croix'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafage | 11 | 193 km SE | 90 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cladech | 24 | 21 km NE | 86 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Avit-Rivière | 24 | 4.2 km E | 91 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lugo-di-Nazza | 2B | 745 km E | 85 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pech-Luna | 11 | 188 km SE | 76 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Jean | 24 | 57 km NE | 82 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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