Valojoulx
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valojoulx (INSEE 24563) is in Dordogne (24), part of CC de la Vallée de l'Homme. Population 285 (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 23.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 17,723 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.95 | 10 | 9.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.3 | 5 | 1.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (DC VENTES). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (PASTEL COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 2 | DC VENTES | 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 | 1 | PASTEL COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 273 (2012) → 285 (2023): 4.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 197 (1990) → 285 (2023): 44.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 221, of which 34.8 % second homes and 1.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montignac-Lascaux): 3.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montignac-Lascaux): 3.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Montignac-Lascaux): 5.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montignac-Lascaux): 3.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Thonac): 2.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 44 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LES EYZIES DE TAYAC weather station, 11.9 km away at 112 m; the village itself is at 96 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at THENON, 13.3 km away at 265 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 169 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 881 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTIGNAC, 3.7 km away at 77 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24563/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24563/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24563/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 24563/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24291
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24552
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulimer | 61 | 388 km N | 285 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 72 % · humidity 50 % |
| Rousset-les-Vignes | 26 | 317 km E | 271 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Victor-Montvianeix | 63 | 218 km NE | 264 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 26 % · winter 72 % |
| Isle-et-Bardais | 03 | 225 km NE | 273 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Trinité-de-Réville | 27 | 442 km N | 252 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 69 % · humidity 50 % |
| Beurières | 63 | 211 km E | 322 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 31 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beurières | 63 | 211 km E | 322 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 31 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Victor-Montvianeix | 63 | 218 km NE | 264 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 26 % · winter 72 % |
| Isle-et-Bardais | 03 | 225 km NE | 273 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 50 % |
| Rousset-les-Vignes | 26 | 317 km E | 271 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Coulimer | 61 | 388 km N | 285 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 72 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Trinité-de-Réville | 27 | 442 km N | 252 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 69 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Valojoulx'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Arques | 46 | 47 km S | 214 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sergeac | 24 | 3.4 km SW | 215 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mauzens-et-Miremont | 24 | 18 km W | 288 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tursac | 24 | 9.5 km SW | 346 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Paunat | 24 | 26 km SW | 320 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savignac-de-Miremont | 24 | 16 km W | 173 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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