Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 15.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil (INSEE 24394) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC Dronne et Belle. Population 144 (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 15.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 13,781 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.62 | 5 | 3.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: 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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 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 138 (2012) → 144 (2023): 4.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 142 (1990) → 144 (2023): 1.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 100, of which 19 % second homes and 18 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mareuil en Périgord): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mareuil en Périgord): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Mareuil en Périgord): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Tour-Blanche-Cercles): 10.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mareuil en Périgord): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA TOUR BLANCHE weather station, 10.6 km away at 150 m; the village itself is at 121 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST MARTIAL VIVEYROLS, 14.2 km away at 166 m, over 28 summers. [10]
An average of 925 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MAREUIL, 2.3 km away at 126 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 — 24394/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24394/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24394/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24394/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24253
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24554
- 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-Perdoux | 24 | 81 km S | 143 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Estampes | 32 | 230 km S | 162 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 72 % |
| La Croix-du-Perche | 28 | 316 km N | 147 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Pierre-sur-Erve | 53 | 290 km N | 130 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bricqueville | 14 | 438 km N | 151 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ranville-Breuillaud | 16 | 65 km NW | 157 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranville-Breuillaud | 16 | 65 km NW | 157 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Perdoux | 24 | 81 km S | 143 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Estampes | 32 | 230 km S | 162 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 72 % |
| Saint-Pierre-sur-Erve | 53 | 290 km N | 130 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Croix-du-Perche | 28 | 316 km N | 147 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bricqueville | 14 | 438 km N | 151 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
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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-de-Mareuil'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-Perdoux | 24 | 81 km S | 143 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Just | 24 | 15 km SE | 142 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chapdeuil | 24 | 14 km S | 142 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tourliac | 47 | 91 km S | 137 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Herré | 40 | 166 km S | 143 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Betbezer-d'Armagnac | 40 | 172 km S | 124 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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