Saint-Mesmin
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Mesmin (INSEE 24464) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC Isle-Loue-Auvézère en Périgord. Population 343 (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 15.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 18,011 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.28 | 5 | 1.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Hairdresser (CLAIRE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | CLAIRE COIFFURE | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 276 (2012) → 343 (2023): 24.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 324 (1990) → 343 (2023): 5.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 301, of which 36.2 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Payzac): 5.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Salagnac): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Génis): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Génis): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Génis): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the DUSSAC weather station, 12.4 km away at 335 m; the village itself is at 290 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DUSSAC, 12.4 km away at 335 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 1,114 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DUSSAC, 12.4 km away at 335 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24464/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24464/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24464/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24464/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24320
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24515
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24196
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajat | 24 | 26 km SW | 307 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sommecaise | 89 | 318 km NE | 388 | 23.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champétières | 63 | 195 km E | 282 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Michel-les-Portes | 38 | 349 km E | 285 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 8 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castéra-Lectourois | 32 | 160 km S | 329 | 20.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Villard | 23 | 116 km N | 381 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajat | 24 | 26 km SW | 307 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villard | 23 | 116 km N | 381 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castéra-Lectourois | 32 | 160 km S | 329 | 20.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Champétières | 63 | 195 km E | 282 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sommecaise | 89 | 318 km NE | 388 | 23.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Michel-les-Portes | 38 | 349 km E | 285 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 8 % · 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-Mesmin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-aux-Choux | 72 | 264 km N | 283 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charbonnières | 28 | 317 km N | 263 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boussay | 37 | 167 km N | 237 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chéronnac | 87 | 57 km NW | 314 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vézières | 86 | 211 km NW | 340 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaine-les-Coteaux | 41 | 274 km N | 342 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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