Apchon
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
No daily shops 17.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Apchon (INSEE 15009) is in Cantal (15), part of CC du Pays Gentiane. Population 177 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/15009-apchon
Vitality score
Vitality score 17.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 15,245 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.19 | 10 | 1.89 |
| Housing mix | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE CHADEFAUX). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE LE CHEYLET). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 1 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE CHADEFAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE LE CHEYLET | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 205 (2012) → 177 (2023): -13.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 257 (1990) → 177 (2023): -31.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 217, of which 39.2 % second homes and 12.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Apchon): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Riom-ès-Montagnes): 4.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Riom-ès-Montagnes): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Condat): 11.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Cheylade): 4.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 122 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the RIOM-MONTAGNES weather station, 4.3 km away at 837 m; the village itself is at 1,046 m. [12]
The village sits 209 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °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 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MARCENAT, 12.6 km away at 1,075 m, over 29 summers. [12]
An average of 1,421 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at COLLANDRES, 3 km away at 1,050 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 — 15009/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15009/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15009/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15009/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15009
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15162
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15054
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15049
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Moré | 89 | 272 km N | 176 | 22.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 3 % · humidity 79 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Nièvre | 58 | 226 km N | 180 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 18 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Guerche | 37 | 237 km NW | 174 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Barnave | 26 | 221 km E | 217 | 27.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierremont-sur-Amance | 52 | 363 km NE | 148 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 27 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eup | 31 | 304 km SW | 139 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 7 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnave | 26 | 221 km E | 217 | 27.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Nièvre | 58 | 226 km N | 180 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 18 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Guerche | 37 | 237 km NW | 174 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Moré | 89 | 272 km N | 176 | 22.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 3 % · humidity 79 % |
| Eup | 31 | 304 km SW | 139 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 7 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pierremont-sur-Amance | 52 | 363 km NE | 148 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 27 % · 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 Apchon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vannoz | 39 | 301 km NE | 224 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Flour-de-Mercoire | 48 | 108 km SE | 185 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Motte-en-Champsaur | 05 | 271 km E | 207 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loulle | 39 | 295 km NE | 176 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Alliés | 25 | 346 km NE | 172 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jézeau | 65 | 320 km SW | 108 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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