Tocane-Saint-Apre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tocane-Saint-Apre (INSEE 24553) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC du Périgord Ribéracois. Population 1,742 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/24553-tocane-saint-apre
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 10,526 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.81 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOULANGERIE DU ROND POINT · AU SOLEIL LEVAIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (STE EXPLOITATION ETS FAURE ET FILS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (STATION DES SAVEURS · L'EPICERIE FRANCAISE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (PIZZERIA LE ST APRE · EI VAN DORPE BELINDA · LA TABLE DE ROUGE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'ESTAMINET). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MICHEL DEBET). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALAIN DELGADO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE TOCANE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE JEAN MACÉ). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORT). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (MARIE LAURE COIFFURE · NEW LOOK COIFFURE · STEF COIFFURE HOMME). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE PRE SEC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA BOULANGERIE DU ROND POINT · AU SOLEIL LEVAIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | STE EXPLOITATION ETS FAURE ET FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | STATION DES SAVEURS · L'EPICERIE FRANCAISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | PIZZERIA LE ST APRE · EI VAN DORPE BELINDA · LA TABLE DE ROUGE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'ESTAMINET | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MICHEL DEBET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | ALAIN DELGADO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE TOCANE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE JEAN MACÉ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE SPORT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | MARIE LAURE COIFFURE · NEW LOOK COIFFURE · STEF COIFFURE HOMME | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE PRE SEC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Monday, Saturday matins centre du village (lundi), allée du camping (marché aux noix) (seasonal). [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Confirmed by two independent sources: Monday. Reported by one source only: Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,677 (2012) → 1,742 (2023): 3.9 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,377 (1990) → 1,742 (2023): 26.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,068, of which 13.2 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tocane-Saint-Apre): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Tocane-Saint-Apre): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Tocane-Saint-Apre): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Lisle): 4.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Tocane-Saint-Apre): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST MARTIN RIB. weather station, 10.2 km away at 142 m; the village itself is at 77 m. [12]
The village sits 65 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at COULOUNIEIX, 17.5 km away at 217 m, over 20 summers. [12]
That station sits 140 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 876 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at TOCANE ST APRE, 0.9 km away at 81 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24553/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://tocanesaintapre.fr/marches/— “Le marché traditionnel de Tocane Saint Apre a lieu tous les lundis matins dans le centre du village et le marché des producteurs tous les samedis matin. A la saison, le célèbre marché aux noix prend place allée du camping.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/00879e33-1de3-340c-93d8-6fa7262534ab— “Marché du lundi à Tocane Saint-Apre.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24553/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24553/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24553/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24553
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24243
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet | 66 | 315 km SE | 1,742 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Chinian | 34 | 282 km SE | 1,811 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Église | 50 | 511 km N | 1,765 | 58.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Felletin | 23 | 148 km NE | 1,577 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rieupeyroux | 12 | 173 km SE | 1,965 | 56.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Prémery | 58 | 305 km NE | 1,734 | 50.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felletin | 23 | 148 km NE | 1,577 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rieupeyroux | 12 | 173 km SE | 1,965 | 56.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Chinian | 34 | 282 km SE | 1,811 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prémery | 58 | 305 km NE | 1,734 | 50.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet | 66 | 315 km SE | 1,742 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Église | 50 | 511 km N | 1,765 | 58.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Tocane-Saint-Apre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vergt | 24 | 31 km SE | 1,773 | 67.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauveterre-de-Guyenne | 33 | 78 km SW | 1,885 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Biars-sur-Cère | 46 | 112 km E | 1,957 | 58.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pons-de-Thomières | 34 | 266 km SE | 1,706 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monségur | 33 | 75 km SW | 1,579 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Buisson-de-Cadouin | 24 | 56 km SE | 1,965 | 64.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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