Saint-Raphaël
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Raphaël (INSEE 24493) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC Isle-Loue-Auvézère en Périgord. Population 94 (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 5.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 10,013 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.17 | 5 | 0.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 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 115 (2012) → 94 (2023): -18.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 109 (1990) → 94 (2023): -13.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 99, of which 41.4 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tourtoirac): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Excideuil): 3.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Excideuil): 4.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cherveix-Cubas): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Tourtoirac): 3.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the DUSSAC weather station, 12 km away at 335 m; the village itself is at 283 m. [11]
The village sits 52 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DUSSAC, 12 km away at 335 m, over 11 summers. [11]
That station sits 52 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [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 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 — 24493/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24493/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24493/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24493/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24555
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24164
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24120
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noalhac | 48 | 169 km E | 94 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 30 % |
| Saint-Avit-Rivière | 24 | 63 km S | 91 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lételon | 03 | 190 km NE | 93 | 3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 55 % |
| Rabou | 05 | 396 km E | 89 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 12 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mouron-sur-Yonne | 58 | 293 km NE | 88 | 3.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ballons | 26 | 379 km E | 88 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Avit-Rivière | 24 | 63 km S | 91 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Noalhac | 48 | 169 km E | 94 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 30 % |
| Lételon | 03 | 190 km NE | 93 | 3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 55 % |
| Mouron-sur-Yonne | 58 | 293 km NE | 88 | 3.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ballons | 26 | 379 km E | 88 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rabou | 05 | 396 km E | 89 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 12 % · humidity 79 % |
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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-Raphaël'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuffontaines | 58 | 305 km NE | 87 | 3.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtin | 58 | 294 km NE | 84 | 1.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruages | 58 | 300 km NE | 84 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chiddes | 71 | 296 km NE | 84 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ruan-sur-Egvonne | 41 | 301 km N | 80 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Capelle-Bonance | 12 | 180 km SE | 95 | 2.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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