Simeyrols
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Simeyrols (INSEE 24535) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC du Pays de Fénelon. Population 256 (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 20/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 17,315 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 | 0.88 | 10 | 8.84 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.83 |
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 PRIVEE). [3]
1 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE ENVIE). [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 PRIVEE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE ENVIE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 255 (2012) → 256 (2023): 0.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 185 (1990) → 256 (2023): 38.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 186, of which 31.7 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Julien-de-Lampon): 5.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Carlux): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Carlux): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Julien-de-Lampon): 5.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Simeyrols): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PRATS DE CARLUX weather station, 2.1 km away at 180 m; the village itself is at 243 m. [11]
The village sits 63 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 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SALIGNAC-EYVIGUES, 3.6 km away at 276 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 893 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PRATS DE CARLUX, 2.1 km away at 180 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 — 24535/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24535/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24535/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24535/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24432
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24081
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24535
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Masnau-Massuguiès | 81 | 154 km SE | 248 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Piégon | 26 | 307 km E | 240 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Frion | 23 | 127 km NE | 251 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mazirat | 03 | 173 km NE | 273 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Junies | 46 | 42 km S | 251 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 85 % · humidity 43 % |
| Queyssac-les-Vignes | 19 | 34 km E | 235 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queyssac-les-Vignes | 19 | 34 km E | 235 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Junies | 46 | 42 km S | 251 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 85 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Frion | 23 | 127 km NE | 251 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Masnau-Massuguiès | 81 | 154 km SE | 248 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mazirat | 03 | 173 km NE | 273 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Piégon | 26 | 307 km E | 240 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Simeyrols'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazirat | 03 | 173 km NE | 273 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lenax | 03 | 247 km NE | 257 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Couloutre | 58 | 314 km NE | 234 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bona | 58 | 288 km NE | 296 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brosses | 89 | 344 km NE | 265 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labatie-d'Andaure | 07 | 248 km E | 228 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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