Saint-Front-la-Rivière
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Front-la-Rivière (INSEE 24410) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC du Périgord Nontronnais. Population 511 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 26.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 17,713 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.58 | 5 | 2.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE RELAIS DE LA DRONNE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT FRONT LA RIVIERE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L IDEE COIFF). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 1 | LE RELAIS DE LA DRONNE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | SAINT FRONT LA RIVIERE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | L IDEE COIFF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 519 (2012) → 511 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 559 (1990) → 511 (2023): -8.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 382, of which 21.2 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Front-la-Rivière): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the NONTRON-HOPITAL weather station, 7.7 km away at 202 m; the village itself is at 131 m. [10]
The village sits 71 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST MARTIN DE FRESSENGEAS, 9.5 km away at 277 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 146 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 996 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NONTRON-HOPITAL, 7.7 km away at 202 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 — 24410/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24410/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24410/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24410/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24479
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24410
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montchal | 42 | 282 km E | 512 | 34.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx | 38 | 397 km E | 512 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Claveisolles | 69 | 301 km E | 577 | 31.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Foissac | 12 | 147 km SE | 454 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Teillet-Argenty | 03 | 164 km NE | 555 | 30.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Suilly-la-Tour | 58 | 274 km NE | 569 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foissac | 12 | 147 km SE | 454 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Teillet-Argenty | 03 | 164 km NE | 555 | 30.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Suilly-la-Tour | 58 | 274 km NE | 569 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montchal | 42 | 282 km E | 512 | 34.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Claveisolles | 69 | 301 km E | 577 | 31.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx | 38 | 397 km E | 512 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · 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 Saint-Front-la-Rivière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosnay | 36 | 142 km N | 524 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marquixanes | 66 | 345 km SE | 599 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nalliers | 86 | 126 km N | 302 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanquais | 24 | 72 km S | 506 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Talissieu | 01 | 390 km E | 508 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Yviers | 16 | 61 km W | 541 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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