Saint-Paul-de-Serre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Paul-de-Serre (INSEE 24480) is in Dordogne (24), part of CA Le Grand Périgueux. Population 337 (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 45.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 18,047 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.15 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (B J G). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (NEMO). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | B J G | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | NEMO | 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 | 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 258 (2012) → 337 (2023): 30.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 208 (1990) → 337 (2023): 62 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 177, of which 8.5 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Coursac): 4.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Paul-de-Serre): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Manzac-sur-Vern): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Razac-sur-l'Isle): 8.6 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Paul-de-Serre): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the COULOUNIEIX weather station, 8.6 km away at 217 m; the village itself is at 117 m. [12]
The village sits 100 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at COULOUNIEIX, 8.6 km away at 217 m, over 20 summers. [12]
That station sits 100 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 913 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at COULOUNIEIX, 8.6 km away at 217 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24480/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24480/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24480/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24480/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24139
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24480
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24251
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24350
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autry-Issards | 03 | 253 km NE | 313 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aubinges | 18 | 281 km NE | 401 | 37.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Diconne | 71 | 395 km NE | 371 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 74 % |
| Gurunhuel | 22 | 485 km NW | 409 | 39.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Lorey | 50 | 469 km N | 555 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saulges | 53 | 332 km N | 329 | 34.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autry-Issards | 03 | 253 km NE | 313 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aubinges | 18 | 281 km NE | 401 | 37.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saulges | 53 | 332 km N | 329 | 34.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Diconne | 71 | 395 km NE | 371 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 74 % |
| Le Lorey | 50 | 469 km N | 555 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Gurunhuel | 22 | 485 km NW | 409 | 39.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
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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-Paul-de-Serre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thézac | 17 | 129 km NW | 331 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaux | 31 | 205 km SE | 310 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monblanc | 32 | 183 km S | 394 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courpignac | 17 | 92 km W | 421 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soubran | 17 | 95 km W | 414 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sigalens | 33 | 89 km SW | 342 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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