Sarlat-la-Canéda
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 74.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sarlat-la-Canéda (INSEE 24520) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC Sarlat-Périgord Noir. Population 8,763 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/24520-sarlat-la-caneda
Vitality score
Vitality score 74.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 2,807 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 | 0.84 | 25 | 20.9 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.82 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.73 | 10 | 7.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.84 |
| Housing mix | 0.63 | 5 | 3.14 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
16 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · BOULANGERIE LA SALAMANDRE · LA PANETIERE DES VACANCES · SARL NIMAL). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (VIDAL FOIES GRAS · SARLAT FRAIS · GBS BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE · BOUCHERIE DE LA TRAVERSE). [3,4]
9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ETABLISSEMENTS CARRETIER ET FILS · MARDON DISTRIBUTION · LES DELICES DE SUZANNE · BIOCOOP). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · CENTRE LECLERC · CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE · GREECE 59). [3,4]
99 × Restaurant (LA CLE DE VOUTE · LE GAMBETTA · BLANQUER · LES DELICES DE LAURALICE · HOTEL LE MAS DEL PECHS). [3,4]
16 × Café / bar (LE BLED · LE TIRE-BOUCHON · LA LUNE POIVRE · LA BELLE EPOQUE · CAFE MARCEL). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PIGNOL · ECOL MATE LES CHENES VERTS). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE TEMNIAC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE CROIX). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE LA BOETIE · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE BEN SADOUN, MÉDECIN · VINCENT PASQUET, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL BARRET, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE BORIE, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN LEGENDRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA SALAMANDRE · PHARMACIE LAGOUBIE · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE DE SARLAT · PHARMACIE DE LA DORDOGNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SARLAT RÉSEAU DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES SARLAT-PÉRIGORD NOIR). [3]
1 × Cinema (REX). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE DU CES · LYCEE PRE DE CORDY · COMPLEXE SPORTIF NOUVEAU GYMNASE · COLLEGE LYCEE PRIVE ST JOSEPH · FONDATION DE SELVES). [3]
12 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SARLAT · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CREDIT COOPERATIF · AGENCE SARLAT · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST). [3]
16 × Hairdresser (CAPILLYS · ALEXIA K OIFFURE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
21 × Hotel (HOTEL DES RECOLLETS · HOTEL LE MAS DEL PECHS · HOTEL DE COMPOSTELLE · LE MADRIGAL · ALTICA). [3,4]
4 × Campsite (CAMPING LES TILLEULS DU CAMINEL · CAMPING LES ACACIAS · LES CHALETS DU PERIGORD · VILLAGE VACANCES D'ARGENTOULEAU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 25 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 16 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · BOULANGERIE LA SALAMANDRE · LA PANETIERE DES VACANCES · SARL NIMAL | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | VIDAL FOIES GRAS · SARLAT FRAIS · GBS BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE · BOUCHERIE DE LA TRAVERSE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 9 | ETABLISSEMENTS CARRETIER ET FILS · MARDON DISTRIBUTION · LES DELICES DE SUZANNE · BIOCOOP | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · CENTRE LECLERC · CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE · GREECE 59 | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 99 | LA CLE DE VOUTE · LE GAMBETTA · BLANQUER · LES DELICES DE LAURALICE · HOTEL LE MAS DEL PECHS | INSEE BPE 99 / INSEE SIRENE 161 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 16 | LE BLED · LE TIRE-BOUCHON · LA LUNE POIVRE · LA BELLE EPOQUE · CAFE MARCEL | INSEE SIRENE 16 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PIGNOL · ECOL MATE LES CHENES VERTS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE TEMNIAC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE CROIX | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE LA BOETIE · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | PIERRE BEN SADOUN, MÉDECIN · VINCENT PASQUET, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL BARRET, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE BORIE, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN LEGENDRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DE LA SALAMANDRE · PHARMACIE LAGOUBIE · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE DE SARLAT · PHARMACIE DE LA DORDOGNE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SARLAT RÉSEAU DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES SARLAT-PÉRIGORD NOIR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | REX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | COMPLEXE DU CES · LYCEE PRE DE CORDY · COMPLEXE SPORTIF NOUVEAU GYMNASE · COLLEGE LYCEE PRIVE ST JOSEPH · FONDATION DE SELVES | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 12 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SARLAT · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CREDIT COOPERATIF · AGENCE SARLAT · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | CAPILLYS · ALEXIA K OIFFURE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 21 | HOTEL DES RECOLLETS · HOTEL LE MAS DEL PECHS · HOTEL DE COMPOSTELLE · LE MADRIGAL · ALTICA | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 39 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 4 | CAMPING LES TILLEULS DU CAMINEL · CAMPING LES ACACIAS · LES CHALETS DU PERIGORD · VILLAGE VACANCES D'ARGENTOULEAU | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 9,414 (2012) → 8,763 (2023): -6.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 9,909 (1990) → 8,763 (2023): -11.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,759, of which 18.6 % second homes and 12.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sarlat-la-Canéda): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sarlat-la-Canéda): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Sarlat-la-Canéda): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sarlat-la-Canéda): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sarlat-la-Canéda): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SARLAT weather station, 1.2 km away at 203 m; the village itself is at 142 m. [9]
The village sits 61 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SARLAT, 1.2 km away at 203 m, over 13 summers. [9]
That station sits 61 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 823 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SARLAT, 1.2 km away at 203 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
608 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 196,750 € — 1,617 € per m² of built surface. [10]
467 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 97,000 € — 1,667 € per m². [10]
The median across Dordogne is 1,186 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24520/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24520/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24520/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24520/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24520
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sérignan | 34 | 243 km SE | 8,588 | 68.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 14 % |
| Uzès | 30 | 272 km E | 8,519 | 77.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corte | 2B | 700 km E | 7,819 | 80.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rémy-de-Provence | 13 | 312 km E | 9,599 | 71.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montauroux | 83 | 464 km E | 7,183 | 66.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 91 % · humidity 36 % |
| Pont-l'Abbé | 29 | 532 km NW | 8,484 | 74.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sérignan | 34 | 243 km SE | 8,588 | 68.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 14 % |
| Uzès | 30 | 272 km E | 8,519 | 77.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Rémy-de-Provence | 13 | 312 km E | 9,599 | 71.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montauroux | 83 | 464 km E | 7,183 | 66.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 91 % · humidity 36 % |
| Pont-l'Abbé | 29 | 532 km NW | 8,484 | 74.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corte | 2B | 700 km E | 7,819 | 80.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Sarlat-la-Canéda'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privas | 07 | 267 km E | 8,538 | 73.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier | 03 | 218 km NE | 8,943 | 62.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaponost | 69 | 290 km E | 9,382 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rives | 38 | 340 km E | 6,549 | 62.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon | 69 | 297 km E | 6,186 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-Évêque | 38 | 298 km E | 6,213 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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