Saussignac
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saussignac (INSEE 24523) is in Dordogne (24), part of CA Bergeracoise. Population 407 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 30.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 18,000 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (MELANGE · LE 1500). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAUSSIGNAC AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 2 | MELANGE · LE 1500 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | SAUSSIGNAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 427 (2012) → 407 (2023): -4.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 378 (1990) → 407 (2023): 7.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 245, of which 15.5 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pierre-d'Eyraud): 5.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gardonne): 3.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Gardonne): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gardonne): 4.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saussignac): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST LAURENT VIGN weather station, 8.6 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 117 m. [11]
The village sits 92 m above 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 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BERGERAC, 15.7 km away at 49 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 68 m below 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 791 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST LAURENT VIGN, 8.6 km away at 25 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 — 24523/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24523/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24523/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24523/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24487
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24194
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24523
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autainville | 41 | 353 km N | 421 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Pantaléon-les-Vignes | 26 | 376 km E | 393 | 29.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boigneville | 91 | 423 km N | 369 | 27.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jodard | 42 | 321 km NE | 393 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Villefranche-du-Queyran | 47 | 55 km S | 415 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Verrières-de-Joux | 25 | 528 km NE | 464 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 16 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villefranche-du-Queyran | 47 | 55 km S | 415 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Jodard | 42 | 321 km NE | 393 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Autainville | 41 | 353 km N | 421 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Pantaléon-les-Vignes | 26 | 376 km E | 393 | 29.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boigneville | 91 | 423 km N | 369 | 27.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Verrières-de-Joux | 25 | 528 km NE | 464 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 16 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Saussignac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preuilly | 18 | 293 km NE | 477 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fuissé | 71 | 381 km NE | 347 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fouqueure | 16 | 122 km N | 429 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vitry-sur-Loire | 71 | 336 km NE | 428 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-Hugon | 18 | 310 km NE | 387 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Vieille-Loye | 39 | 480 km NE | 405 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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