Crandelles
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 36.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Crandelles (INSEE 15056) is in Cantal (15), part of CA du Bassin d'Aurillac. Population 872 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 36.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 15,175 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.31 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (CAFE RESTAURANT DU LAC DES GENEVRIERES · CHEZ SAB). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (RELAIS LECTURE DE CRANDELLES). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (LAC DES GENEVRIERES). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | CAFE RESTAURANT DU LAC DES GENEVRIERES · CHEZ SAB | 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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | RELAIS LECTURE DE CRANDELLES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LAC DES GENEVRIERES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 738 (2012) → 872 (2023): 18.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 560 (1990) → 872 (2023): 55.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 394, of which 6.9 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Paul-des-Landes): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Paul-des-Landes): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Paul-des-Landes): 2.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Paul-des-Landes): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Crandelles): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 103 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the JUSSAC weather station, 6.6 km away at 630 m; the village itself is at 682 m. [11]
The village sits 52 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AURILLAC, 9.5 km away at 632 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 50 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,318 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at JUSSAC, 6.6 km away at 630 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15056/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/a6c3c960-f69c-30c4-abb3-d6050d10cc7a— “Chaque dimanche de 9h30 à 12h00”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15056/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15056/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15056/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15204
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15056
- 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-Arnoult-des-Bois | 28 | 401 km N | 897 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hon-Hergies | 59 | 607 km N | 867 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 28 % |
| Marsangy | 89 | 357 km N | 870 | 33.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaspinhac | 43 | 127 km E | 875 | 33.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Léaz | 01 | 303 km NE | 912 | 33.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nibas | 80 | 574 km N | 828 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaspinhac | 43 | 127 km E | 875 | 33.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Léaz | 01 | 303 km NE | 912 | 33.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marsangy | 89 | 357 km N | 870 | 33.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Arnoult-des-Bois | 28 | 401 km N | 897 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nibas | 80 | 574 km N | 828 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hon-Hergies | 59 | 607 km N | 867 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 28 % |
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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 Crandelles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faucigny | 74 | 338 km NE | 684 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montrodat | 48 | 90 km SE | 1,174 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mazeyrat-d'Allier | 43 | 95 km E | 1,432 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Blandine | 38 | 251 km E | 1,039 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lambach | 57 | 591 km NE | 463 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Florimont | 90 | 461 km NE | 473 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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