Saint-Seurin-de-Prats
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 16.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 17 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Seurin-de-Prats (INSEE 24501) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC de Montaigne Montravel et Gurson. Population 461 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/24501-saint-seurin-de-prats
Vitality score
Vitality score 16.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 17 % of the 17,925 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.39 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.18 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 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) | 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 476 (2012) → 461 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 491 (1990) → 461 (2023): -6.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 303, of which 18.2 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gensac): 2.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gensac): 2.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Gensac): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vélines): 3.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Seurin-de-Prats): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LAMOTHE MONTRAV weather station, 2.8 km away at 9 m; the village itself is at 12 m. [11]
An average of 774 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LAMOTHE MONTRAV, 2.8 km away at 9 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 — 24501/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24501/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24501/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24501/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33186
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24568
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24501
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-Valence | 30 | 344 km E | 469 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 97 % |
| Saint-Loup-des-Bois | 58 | 368 km NE | 459 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 91 % |
| Saint-Benoît-d'Hébertot | 14 | 499 km N | 446 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 13 % · winter 78 % |
| Beyssac | 19 | 121 km NE | 481 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 92 % |
| Villebéon | 77 | 435 km NE | 452 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 97 % |
| Chéronvilliers | 27 | 443 km N | 455 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 76 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyssac | 19 | 121 km NE | 481 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 92 % |
| Castelnau-Valence | 30 | 344 km E | 469 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 97 % |
| Saint-Loup-des-Bois | 58 | 368 km NE | 459 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 91 % |
| Villebéon | 77 | 435 km NE | 452 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 97 % |
| Chéronvilliers | 27 | 443 km N | 455 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 76 % |
| Saint-Benoît-d'Hébertot | 14 | 499 km N | 446 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 13 % · winter 78 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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