Clavières
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 23.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Clavières (INSEE 15051) is in Cantal (15), part of CC de Saint-Flour. Population 184 (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 74 % of the 15,466 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.1 | 10 | 0.97 |
| Housing mix | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL EPICERIE DE LA MARGERIDE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (SNC JOHANY · RELAIS DE CLAVIERES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CLAVIERES RP). [3]
1 × Library (RELAIS-LECTURE MAIRIE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SARL EPICERIE DE LA MARGERIDE | 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 | 2 | SNC JOHANY · RELAIS DE CLAVIERES | 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 | 1 | CLAVIERES RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | RELAIS-LECTURE MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 223 (2012) → 184 (2023): -17.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 308 (1990) → 184 (2023): -40.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 190, of which 34.2 % second homes and 14.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Clavières): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ruynes-en-Margeride): 4.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Ruynes-en-Margeride): 4.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ruynes-en-Margeride): 4.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ruynes-en-Margeride): 4.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 120 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the RUYNES weather station, 4.8 km away at 905 m; the village itself is at 1,062 m. [10]
The village sits 157 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at RUYNES, 4.8 km away at 905 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 157 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 745 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at RUYNES, 4.8 km away at 905 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 — 15051/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15051/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15051/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15051/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15051
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15168
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Mars | 23 | 127 km NW | 180 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy-de-Bussière | 24 | 210 km W | 219 | 22 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bor-et-Bar | 12 | 130 km SW | 206 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 15 % · winter 20 % |
| Bazoches | 58 | 269 km N | 160 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-Cantalès | 15 | 78 km W | 157 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Antignac | 15 | 70 km NW | 284 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 49 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antignac | 15 | 70 km NW | 284 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 49 % |
| Saint-Martin-Cantalès | 15 | 78 km W | 157 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Mars | 23 | 127 km NW | 180 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bor-et-Bar | 12 | 130 km SW | 206 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 15 % · winter 20 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy-de-Bussière | 24 | 210 km W | 219 | 22 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bazoches | 58 | 269 km N | 160 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · 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 Clavières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Préjet-d'Allier | 43 | 28 km E | 159 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bargème | 83 | 297 km SE | 207 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Condat-lès-Montboissier | 63 | 65 km N | 228 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mercœur | 43 | 23 km N | 146 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rocles | 48 | 50 km SE | 249 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grandrif | 63 | 72 km NE | 199 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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