Riom-ès-Montagnes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Riom-ès-Montagnes (INSEE 15162) is in Cantal (15), part of CC du Pays Gentiane. Population 2,405 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/15162-riom-es-montagnes
Vitality score
Vitality score 67.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 98 % of the 8,481 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 | 0.65 | 25 | 16.2 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.2 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.78 | 10 | 7.75 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ANTIGNAC GERAUD · L'OTENTIC · SAS JUILLARD-PEUVERGNE · O'DOUCEUR). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (EURL BESSEYRE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE BAZAR DE RIOM ES MONTAGNES · GUILHAUMON TOGETHER). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · CYDEL). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (SARL LA SALERS ET L'ECIR · LE CANTOU · SAS DES ARBRES · LE FRANCAIS EVENTS · LE KSAR). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA MAIRIE · BAR SNACK LA PROVIDENCE · HOTEL DE LA GARE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE G.POMPIDOU · ECOLE DU SACRE COEUR). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GEORGES BATAILLE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE MELY, MÉDECIN · CLEMENT DE BEGON DE LAROUZIERE DE MONTLOSIER, MÉDECIN · EMILIE MERCIER, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN GOUTILLE, MÉDECIN · ERIC SARDIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE QUAI DES ARTS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALP · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE PAYS GENTIANE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (AMANDINE COIFFURE · SARL A&M COIFFURE · VIVA LA VIE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LA SAINT GEORGES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE SEDOUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | ANTIGNAC GERAUD · L'OTENTIC · SAS JUILLARD-PEUVERGNE · O'DOUCEUR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | EURL BESSEYRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LE BAZAR DE RIOM ES MONTAGNES · GUILHAUMON TOGETHER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | INTERMARCHE · CYDEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | SARL LA SALERS ET L'ECIR · LE CANTOU · SAS DES ARBRES · LE FRANCAIS EVENTS · LE KSAR | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | CAFE DE LA MAIRIE · BAR SNACK LA PROVIDENCE · HOTEL DE LA GARE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE G.POMPIDOU · ECOLE DU SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GEORGES BATAILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | PIERRE MELY, MÉDECIN · CLEMENT DE BEGON DE LAROUZIERE DE MONTLOSIER, MÉDECIN · EMILIE MERCIER, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN GOUTILLE, MÉDECIN · ERIC SARDIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE QUAI DES ARTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALP · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE PAYS GENTIANE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | AMANDINE COIFFURE · SARL A&M COIFFURE · VIVA LA VIE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LA SAINT GEORGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE SEDOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday, Saturday 8 h à 13 h place de la Halle (seasonal). [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Confirmed by two independent sources: Wednesday. Reported by one source only: Saturday. [6]
Trajectory
Population 2,763 (2012) → 2,405 (2023): -13 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 3,225 (1990) → 2,405 (2023): -25.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,645, of which 14.6 % second homes and 11.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Riom-ès-Montagnes): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Riom-ès-Montagnes): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Riom-ès-Montagnes): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Condat): 10.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Riom-ès-Montagnes): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 107 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the RIOM-MONTAGNES weather station, 0.4 km away at 837 m; the village itself is at 840 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MARCENAT, 13.7 km away at 1,075 m, over 29 summers. [12]
That station sits 235 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,236 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at RIOM-MONTAGNES, 0.4 km away at 837 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15162/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-riom-es-montagnes.fr/les-marches-riom-es-montagnes— “lls se tiennent les 2ème et 4ème mercredis de chaque mois.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/639a5929-d04b-3624-b40f-77c0a59124e1— “Marché hebdomadaire de Riom-ès-Montagnes situé place de la halle tous les 2e et 4e mercredis matin du mois et samedis matins.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15162/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15162/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15162/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15162
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15054
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malansac | 56 | 464 km NW | 2,339 | 56.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eymet | 24 | 191 km W | 2,569 | 66.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 26 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lanmeur | 29 | 611 km NW | 2,387 | 63.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seyssel | 74 | 258 km E | 2,321 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 9 % · humidity 79 % |
| Tréguier | 22 | 593 km NW | 2,294 | 69.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauponsac | 87 | 143 km NW | 2,034 | 48.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauponsac | 87 | 143 km NW | 2,034 | 48.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eymet | 24 | 191 km W | 2,569 | 66.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 26 % · humidity 64 % |
| Seyssel | 74 | 258 km E | 2,321 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 9 % · humidity 79 % |
| Malansac | 56 | 464 km NW | 2,339 | 56.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tréguier | 22 | 593 km NW | 2,294 | 69.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanmeur | 29 | 611 km NW | 2,387 | 63.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Riom-ès-Montagnes'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-Bonnet-en-Champsaur | 05 | 277 km E | 2,086 | 68.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Langogne | 48 | 112 km SE | 2,836 | 75.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fraize | 88 | 462 km NE | 2,843 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubusson | 23 | 84 km NW | 3,018 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Just-en-Chevalet | 42 | 116 km NE | 1,169 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Collonges | 01 | 269 km E | 2,398 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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