La Tour-Blanche-Cercles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Tour-Blanche-Cercles (INSEE 24554) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC du Périgord Ribéracois. Population 549 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 1 former commune: Cercles (24093). [3]
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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 52.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 17,510 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.8 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.04 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL ROMANE). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (EI CHRISTMANN BENJAMIN). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,5]
2 × Café / bar (LA FIN DE LA FAIM). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE LA TOUR BLANCHE). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE-MARIE CLAEYS, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (SARL PHARMACIE DE LA TOUR BLANCHE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA TOUR BLANCHE AP). [4]
1 × Hairdresser. [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SARL ROMANE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | EI CHRISTMANN BENJAMIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | LA FIN DE LA FAIM | INSEE SIRENE 2 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE LA TOUR BLANCHE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | ANNE-MARIE CLAEYS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SARL PHARMACIE DE LA TOUR BLANCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA TOUR BLANCHE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday 9H00 à 12H00 Sous la halle. [6,7]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 635 (2012) → 549 (2023): -13.5 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 695 (1990) → 549 (2023): -21 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 398, of which 19.6 % second homes and 14.1 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Tour-Blanche-Cercles): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Food shop (La Tour-Blanche-Cercles): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [11]
GP (La Tour-Blanche-Cercles): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (La Tour-Blanche-Cercles): 0 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (La Tour-Blanche-Cercles): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LA TOUR BLANCHE weather station, 0.3 km away at 150 m; the village itself is at 146 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST MARTIAL VIVEYROLS, 10 km away at 166 m, over 28 summers. [12]
An average of 965 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LA TOUR BLANCHE, 0.3 km away at 150 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 — 24554/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.la-tour-blanche-cercles.fr/index-module-orki-page-view-id-752.html— “Sous la halle le mercredi matin, retrouvez vos commerçants itinérants habituels de 9H00 à 12H00”
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/ae7beb22-c071-3795-9845-0fc1573abed4— “Marché du mercredi à La Tour Blanche-Cercles.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24554/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24554/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24554/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24554
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouville-la-Rivière | 76 | 502 km N | 452 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Faucogney-et-la-Mer | 70 | 542 km NE | 454 | 50.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ruynes-en-Margeride | 15 | 221 km E | 719 | 68.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 36 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sauveterre-la-Lémance | 47 | 97 km SE | 563 | 45.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Conflans-sur-Lanterne | 70 | 518 km NE | 564 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Colombier-le-Jeune | 07 | 336 km E | 563 | 56.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauveterre-la-Lémance | 47 | 97 km SE | 563 | 45.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ruynes-en-Margeride | 15 | 221 km E | 719 | 68.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 36 % · humidity 64 % |
| Colombier-le-Jeune | 07 | 336 km E | 563 | 56.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ouville-la-Rivière | 76 | 502 km N | 452 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Conflans-sur-Lanterne | 70 | 518 km NE | 564 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Faucogney-et-la-Mer | 70 | 542 km NE | 454 | 50.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · 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 La Tour-Blanche-Cercles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issigeac | 24 | 72 km S | 744 | 75.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Houeillès | 47 | 134 km S | 559 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mazères-sur-Salat | 31 | 252 km S | 628 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sauzet | 46 | 123 km SE | 531 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châtel-de-Neuvre | 03 | 250 km NE | 563 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vicq-sur-Nahon | 36 | 211 km NE | 677 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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