Saint-Cernin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Cernin (INSEE 15175) is in Cantal (15), part of CC du Pays de Salers. Population 1,039 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/15175-saint-cernin
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 14,087 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAANANE LALLMY). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON DUPONT). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SAINT CERNIN). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (BELLEVUE DU CANTAL). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CHEZ PEDRO · BAR TABAC LE SAINT CERNIN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE HENRI MONDOR). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HUGUES LYAUDET, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME PLANCHE, MÉDECIN · HELENE RIMEIZE-CHAINET, MÉDECIN · ARTHUR BROMET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LA CANOPEE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT CERNIN AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DU CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (ATELIER 15310). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bank.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MAANANE LALLMY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON DUPONT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SAINT CERNIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | BELLEVUE DU CANTAL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CHEZ PEDRO · BAR TABAC LE SAINT CERNIN | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE HENRI MONDOR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | HUGUES LYAUDET, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME PLANCHE, MÉDECIN · HELENE RIMEIZE-CHAINET, MÉDECIN · ARTHUR BROMET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LA CANOPEE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT CERNIN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE LOCALE DU CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | ATELIER 15310 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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: Friday 16h00 à 19h l'enclos municipal. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,106 (2012) → 1,039 (2023): -6.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,164 (1990) → 1,039 (2023): -10.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 716, of which 20.7 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Cernin): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Cernin): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Cernin): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Cernin): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Cernin): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 111 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the JUSSAC weather station, 7.3 km away at 630 m; the village itself is at 760 m. [11]
The village sits 130 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, 18.5 km away at 632 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 128 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 1,412 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST CERNIN, 0.4 km away at 760 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15175/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saint-cernin.fr/— “Marché dorien : depuis avril 2026, retour du marché tous les vendredis de 16h00 à 19h dans l'enclos municipal”
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/48110ec4-16f8-3cd1-894a-59986e0135b7— “Marché hebdomadaire tous les VENDREDIS en fin d'après-midi d'avril à octobre.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15175/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15175/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15175/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15175
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 32 | 215 km SW | 1,171 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 7 % |
| Gelles | 63 | 84 km N | 921 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon | 43 | 125 km E | 1,038 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 93 % |
| Ceaucé | 61 | 447 km NW | 1,165 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luché-Pringé | 72 | 345 km NW | 1,535 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caylus | 82 | 105 km SW | 1,445 | 57.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 42 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelles | 63 | 84 km N | 921 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caylus | 82 | 105 km SW | 1,445 | 57.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 42 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon | 43 | 125 km E | 1,038 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 93 % |
| Montréal | 32 | 215 km SW | 1,171 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 7 % |
| Luché-Pringé | 72 | 345 km NW | 1,535 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ceaucé | 61 | 447 km NW | 1,165 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 4 % · 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 Saint-Cernin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Servoz | 74 | 352 km E | 1,169 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Massat | 09 | 256 km S | 749 | 70.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aubessagne | 05 | 284 km E | 740 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marsac-en-Livradois | 63 | 113 km NE | 1,381 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valprivas | 43 | 130 km E | 553 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières | 05 | 329 km E | 1,114 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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