Belvès-de-Castillon
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Belvès-de-Castillon (INSEE 33045) is in Gironde (33), part of CC du Grand Saint Emilionnais. Population 327 (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 18.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 17,995 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 | 0.51 | 10 | 5.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.06 |
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 PRIMAIRE JOSEPH BALLARIN). [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 PRIMAIRE JOSEPH BALLARIN | 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 | 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 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 341 (2012) → 327 (2023): -4.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 325 (1990) → 327 (2023): 0.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 171, of which 9.4 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castillon-la-Bataille): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Castillon-la-Bataille): 2.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Castillon-la-Bataille): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Castillon-la-Bataille): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Belvès-de-Castillon): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST EMILION weather station, 13.1 km away at 38 m; the village itself is at 101 m. [10]
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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST EMILION, 13.1 km away at 38 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 63 m below 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 801 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST EMILION, 13.1 km away at 38 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 — 33045/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33045/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33045/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33045/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33108
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33045
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buhy | 95 | 497 km N | 329 | 22.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Thiville | 28 | 366 km N | 334 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne | 24 | 4.8 km E | 336 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 82 % |
| Bissey-sous-Cruchaud | 71 | 420 km NE | 333 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bergonne | 63 | 264 km E | 329 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 36 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Didier-de-Bizonnes | 38 | 427 km E | 341 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 8 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne | 24 | 4.8 km E | 336 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 82 % |
| Bergonne | 63 | 264 km E | 329 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 36 % · humidity 71 % |
| Thiville | 28 | 366 km N | 334 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bissey-sous-Cruchaud | 71 | 420 km NE | 333 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Didier-de-Bizonnes | 38 | 427 km E | 341 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 8 % · humidity 71 % |
| Buhy | 95 | 497 km N | 329 | 22.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Belvès-de-Castillon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Néac | 33 | 14 km NW | 331 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salles | 79 | 168 km N | 323 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colombier-le-Cardinal | 07 | 377 km E | 327 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aubin-de-Branne | 33 | 14 km SW | 381 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cellettes | 16 | 110 km N | 393 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Comberouger | 82 | 145 km SE | 268 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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