Royère-de-Vassivière
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Royère-de-Vassivière (INSEE 23165) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Sud Ouest. Population 565 (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 51.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 17,417 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.49 | 20 | 9.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.43 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (A LA PLAGE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DU LAC). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (L'ATELIER SARL · BISTRO DU LAC · LA CABANE DE LA PLACE · LA MAY'ADE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE HEBRARD). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE ROYÈRE DE VASSIVIÈRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE SALLE SOCIAUX CULTUREL). [3]
2 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE BROUSSAS · PLAGE DE VAUVEIX). [3]
1 × Bank (HL COURTAGE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LES JARDINS DU MOULIN / ETRE SOI). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LES TERRASSES DU LAC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | A LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXI | 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 | 4 | L'ATELIER SARL · BISTRO DU LAC · LA CABANE DE LA PLACE · LA MAY'ADE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE HEBRARD | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE ROYÈRE DE VASSIVIÈRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE SALLE SOCIAUX CULTUREL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 2 | PLAGE DE BROUSSAS · PLAGE DE VAUVEIX | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Bank | 1 | HL COURTAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LES JARDINS DU MOULIN / ETRE SOI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LES TERRASSES DU LAC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 628 (2012) → 565 (2023): -10 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 670 (1990) → 565 (2023): -15.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 700, of which 58.4 % second homes and 3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Royère-de-Vassivière): 6.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Royère-de-Vassivière): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles): 7.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Royère-de-Vassivière): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Royère-de-Vassivière): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 109 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VALLIERES weather station, 9.9 km away at 560 m; the village itself is at 733 m. [10]
The village sits 173 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BOURGANEUF, 18.3 km away at 513 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 220 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,468 mm of rain a year, spread over 150 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROYERE VASSIVIE, 2.3 km away at 711 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23165/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23165/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23165/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23165/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23165
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23227
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont de Montvert - Sud Mont Lozère | 48 | 219 km SE | 557 | 66.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brossac | 16 | 163 km W | 482 | 48.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 16 % · humidity 79 % |
| Murat-sur-Vèbre | 81 | 251 km S | 831 | 55.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lus-la-Croix-Haute | 26 | 324 km E | 523 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Daglan | 24 | 135 km SW | 570 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 1 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Calberte | 48 | 234 km SE | 456 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daglan | 24 | 135 km SW | 570 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 1 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brossac | 16 | 163 km W | 482 | 48.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 16 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pont de Montvert - Sud Mont Lozère | 48 | 219 km SE | 557 | 66.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Calberte | 48 | 234 km SE | 456 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Murat-sur-Vèbre | 81 | 251 km S | 831 | 55.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lus-la-Croix-Haute | 26 | 324 km E | 523 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · 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 Royère-de-Vassivière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lus-la-Croix-Haute | 26 | 324 km E | 523 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Privat-d'Allier | 43 | 167 km SE | 394 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Talizat | 15 | 120 km SE | 592 | 40.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vollore-Montagne | 63 | 137 km E | 312 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Paulhac | 15 | 121 km SE | 431 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arreau | 65 | 349 km S | 725 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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