Saint-Hippolyte
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 10/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Hippolyte (INSEE 15190) is in Cantal (15), part of CC du Pays Gentiane. Population 99 (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 10/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 10,519 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.21 | 10 | 2.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.03 | 5 | 0.13 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE RODDE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE RODDE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 103 (2012) → 99 (2023): -3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 140 (1990) → 99 (2023): -29.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 119, of which 48.7 % second homes and 15.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cheylade): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Riom-ès-Montagnes): 7.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Riom-ès-Montagnes): 6.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Trizac): 13.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Cheylade): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 104 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE CLAUX weather station, 5.8 km away at 1,033 m; the village itself is at 1,002 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MARCENAT, 13.3 km away at 1,075 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 73 m above 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 1,421 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COLLANDRES, 3.8 km away at 1,050 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 — 15190/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15190/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15190/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15190/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15049
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15162
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15243
- 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-Maurice-près-Crocq | 23 | 78 km N | 104 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pradines | 19 | 70 km NW | 92 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 88 % |
| Beaumont-en-Diois | 26 | 230 km E | 103 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 26 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brion | 48 | 60 km SE | 88 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pébrac | 43 | 67 km E | 113 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clément | 07 | 126 km E | 90 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brion | 48 | 60 km SE | 88 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pébrac | 43 | 67 km E | 113 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pradines | 19 | 70 km NW | 92 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 88 % |
| Saint-Maurice-près-Crocq | 23 | 78 km N | 104 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Clément | 07 | 126 km E | 90 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaumont-en-Diois | 26 | 230 km E | 103 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 26 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Hippolyte'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brion | 48 | 60 km SE | 88 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clément | 07 | 126 km E | 90 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Freycenet-la-Cuche | 43 | 115 km E | 105 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Vigan | 43 | 102 km SE | 95 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chanterelle | 15 | 19 km NE | 99 | 1.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chambon-sur-Dolore | 63 | 77 km NE | 141 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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