Paulhenc
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 3.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 0 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Paulhenc (INSEE 15149) is in Cantal (15), part of CC de Saint-Flour. Population 256 (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 3.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 0 % of the 17,315 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.31 | 10 | 3.08 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 246 (2012) → 256 (2023): 4.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 317 (1990) → 256 (2023): -19.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 192, of which 53.6 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pierrefort): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pierrefort): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Pierrefort): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pierrefort): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pierrefort): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 80 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the DEUX-VERGES weather station, 18.3 km away at 1,080 m; the village itself is at 916 m. [9]
The village sits 164 m below 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DEUX-VERGES, 18.3 km away at 1,080 m, over 22 summers. [9]
That station sits 164 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,243 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PIERREFORT, 4.4 km away at 1,000 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15149/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15149/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15149/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15149/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15152
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montirat | 81 | 99 km SW | 263 | 3.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 28 % · humidity 79 % |
| Roussillon-en-Morvan | 71 | 258 km NE | 272 | 3.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corancy | 58 | 261 km N | 275 | 2.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Laur | 46 | 93 km SW | 251 | 11.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Saint-Martin-Labouval | 46 | 98 km SW | 202 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 49 % |
| Ayssènes | 12 | 91 km S | 225 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayssènes | 12 | 91 km S | 225 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Laur | 46 | 93 km SW | 251 | 11.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Saint-Martin-Labouval | 46 | 98 km SW | 202 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 49 % |
| Montirat | 81 | 99 km SW | 263 | 3.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 28 % · humidity 79 % |
| Roussillon-en-Morvan | 71 | 258 km NE | 272 | 3.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corancy | 58 | 261 km N | 275 | 2.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 46 % · 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 Paulhenc'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-Cirgues-de-Malbert | 15 | 41 km NW | 248 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mars | 07 | 120 km E | 243 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ambrugeat | 19 | 90 km NW | 213 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Victour | 19 | 73 km NW | 199 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Clément-de-Valorgue | 63 | 110 km NE | 239 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arlempdes | 43 | 87 km E | 156 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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