Saint-Martial-de-Valette
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 34.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martial-de-Valette (INSEE 24451) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC du Périgord Nontronnais. Population 803 (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 34.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 15,616 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.39 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.29 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LE PERIGORD SARL). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (L'AGRION BLEU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | RESTAURANT LE PERIGORD SARL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | L'AGRION BLEU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 830 (2012) → 803 (2023): -3.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 855 (1990) → 803 (2023): -6.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 495, of which 7.1 % second homes and 12.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nontron): 1.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Nontron): 1.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Nontron): 1.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Nontron): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Martial-de-Valette): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the NONTRON-HOPITAL weather station, 1.9 km away at 202 m; the village itself is at 158 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST MARTIN DE FRESSENGEAS, 16.3 km away at 277 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 119 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, 1.9 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 — 24451/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24451/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24451/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24451/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24311
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24451
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valflaunès | 34 | 319 km SE | 795 | 38.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanvaudan | 56 | 399 km NW | 808 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 73 % |
| Bouëx | 16 | 28 km NW | 825 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Étienne-la-Varenne | 69 | 315 km E | 784 | 44 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kerfourn | 56 | 386 km NW | 852 | 39.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jaulzy | 60 | 468 km N | 851 | 39.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouëx | 16 | 28 km NW | 825 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Étienne-la-Varenne | 69 | 315 km E | 784 | 44 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valflaunès | 34 | 319 km SE | 795 | 38.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kerfourn | 56 | 386 km NW | 852 | 39.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lanvaudan | 56 | 399 km NW | 808 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 73 % |
| Jaulzy | 60 | 468 km N | 851 | 39.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Martial-de-Valette'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouëx | 16 | 28 km NW | 825 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Venesmes | 18 | 195 km NE | 782 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lobsann | 67 | 665 km NE | 663 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guilly | 45 | 283 km NE | 659 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marcoux | 42 | 263 km E | 781 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sougy-sur-Loire | 58 | 259 km NE | 594 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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