Aix-la-Fayette
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aix-la-Fayette (INSEE 63002) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Ambert Livradois Forez. Population 97 (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 14.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 10,303 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 | 0.57 | 10 | 5.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.14 | 5 | 0.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA ROULOTTE A GALLETTES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | LA ROULOTTE A GALLETTES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 69 (2012) → 97 (2023): 40.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 91 (1990) → 97 (2023): 6.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 123, of which 43.1 % second homes and 10.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Condat-lès-Montboissier): 4.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Germain-l'Herm): 6.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Germain-l'Herm): 6.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sauxillanges): 12.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Échandelys): 3 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 90 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-GERMAIN-L HE weather station, 6.3 km away at 1,070 m; the village itself is at 938 m. [12]
The village sits 132 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-GERMAIN-L HE, 6.3 km away at 1,070 m, over 27 summers. [12]
That station sits 132 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 1,056 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-GERMAIN-L HE, 6.3 km away at 1,070 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63002/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63002/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63002/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63002/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63119
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63353
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63415
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63142
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cras | 46 | 189 km SW | 97 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Savennes | 63 | 81 km W | 96 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Tieule | 48 | 129 km S | 94 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vintrou | 81 | 237 km S | 91 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eygalayes | 26 | 217 km SE | 89 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thiéry | 06 | 326 km SE | 91 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savennes | 63 | 81 km W | 96 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Tieule | 48 | 129 km S | 94 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cras | 46 | 189 km SW | 97 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eygalayes | 26 | 217 km SE | 89 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vintrou | 81 | 237 km S | 91 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thiéry | 06 | 326 km SE | 91 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 22 % · 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 Aix-la-Fayette'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Tieule | 48 | 129 km S | 94 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierre-Percée | 54 | 418 km NE | 90 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uchon | 71 | 155 km N | 105 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Millevaches | 19 | 112 km W | 79 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jeure-d'Andaure | 07 | 90 km SE | 104 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alleyrat | 19 | 102 km W | 98 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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