Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère (INSEE 24443) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC de la Vallée de l'Homme. Population 431 (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 43.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 17,920 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 | 0.81 | 20 | 16.25 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.11 | 5 | 0.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L EPI GOURMAND). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (L'AUBERGE DU PONT · LE JARDIN · LE PETIT LEON · LE MARTIN PECHEUR). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST LEON SUR VEZERE LPA AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT LEON SUR VEZERE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE DELPH). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LE RELAIS DE LA COTE DE JOR). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING LE PARADIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | L EPI GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 5 | L'AUBERGE DU PONT · LE JARDIN · LE PETIT LEON · LE MARTIN PECHEUR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | ST LEON SUR VEZERE LPA AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT LEON SUR VEZERE | 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 | COIFFURE DELPH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LE RELAIS DE LA COTE DE JOR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING LE PARADIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 420 (2012) → 431 (2023): 2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 427 (1990) → 431 (2023): 0.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 423, of which 44.7 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Peyzac-le-Moustier): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Plazac): 4.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montignac-Lascaux): 5.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 44 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LES EYZIES DE TAYAC weather station, 8.3 km away at 112 m; the village itself is at 69 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at THENON, 12 km away at 265 m, over 19 summers. [12]
That station sits 196 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 881 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MONTIGNAC, 6.5 km away at 77 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
42 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 267,500 € — 1,882 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Dordogne is 1,186 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [13]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24443/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24443/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24443/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24443/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24326
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24443
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24330
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24291
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puivert | 11 | 245 km S | 491 | 42 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hippolyte | 12 | 123 km E | 428 | 31.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 89 % |
| Sénergues | 12 | 119 km E | 423 | 28.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 92 % |
| Gluiras | 07 | 271 km E | 366 | 33.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 73 % · humidity 43 % |
| Siran | 15 | 82 km E | 467 | 38.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Coly-Saint-Amand | 24 | 14 km NE | 640 | 46.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coly-Saint-Amand | 24 | 14 km NE | 640 | 46.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Siran | 15 | 82 km E | 467 | 38.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Sénergues | 12 | 119 km E | 423 | 28.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Hippolyte | 12 | 123 km E | 428 | 31.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 89 % |
| Puivert | 11 | 245 km S | 491 | 42 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gluiras | 07 | 271 km E | 366 | 33.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 73 % · humidity 43 % |
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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-Léon-sur-Vézère'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frayssinet-le-Gélat | 46 | 48 km S | 376 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Frêche | 40 | 160 km SW | 367 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tursac | 24 | 5.9 km SW | 346 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Paunat | 24 | 22 km SW | 320 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mauzens-et-Miremont | 24 | 14 km W | 288 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pailhès | 09 | 214 km S | 511 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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