Ambert
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ambert (INSEE 63003) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Ambert Livradois Forez. Population 6,517 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/63003-ambert
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 3,669 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 | 17.8 |
| Social | 0.88 | 20 | 17.68 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.58 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.18 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES AIRELLES · SARL BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SAINT-JEAN · LES GATEAUX DE COCO). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · TINEL AUVERGNE · BOUCHERIE FRANCK FAUCHER · BOUCHERIE SAINT PIERRE · BOUCHERIE DU LIVRADOIS FOREZ). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FROMAGERIE SEIGNEUR SPECIALITES D'AUVERGNE · MOAI DISTRIBUTION · LE BURON). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
19 × Restaurant (LA BOUTIQUE AU BEURRE DE THYM · TRAN THI THUY HANG · LA POPOTTE EN VADROUILLE · GALETTE ALATURKA). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE PUB · LE GLOBE · L'ORION). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES COPAINS). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE HENRI POURRAT · ECOLE ST JOSEPH). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JULES ROMAINS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARLENE DUGAY, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CLAIRE BUI, MÉDECIN · EMMELINE TARIT MORTET, MÉDECIN · KAJA LOREK, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PARC · PHARMACIE IMBERDIS · PHARMACIE DU LIVRADOIS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE ALEXANDRE VIALATTE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LA FACADE 1). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF LE CORAL · LYCEE PUBLIC BLAISE PASCAL). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (GIBERT SIMONE · GILLES DUPUY CONCEPT · COIFFURE NATHALIE · LAURIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · NADINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL LA CHAUMIERE · HOTEL DE LA GARE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES TROIS CHENES · CAMPING LA VALLEE VERTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 7 × Restaurant, 2 × Bank.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | LES AIRELLES · SARL BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SAINT-JEAN · LES GATEAUX DE COCO | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | BOUCHERIE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · TINEL AUVERGNE · BOUCHERIE FRANCK FAUCHER · BOUCHERIE SAINT PIERRE · BOUCHERIE DU LIVRADOIS FOREZ | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | FROMAGERIE SEIGNEUR SPECIALITES D'AUVERGNE · MOAI DISTRIBUTION · LE BURON | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 19 | LA BOUTIQUE AU BEURRE DE THYM · TRAN THI THUY HANG · LA POPOTTE EN VADROUILLE · GALETTE ALATURKA | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE PUB · LE GLOBE · L'ORION | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES COPAINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE HENRI POURRAT · ECOLE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JULES ROMAINS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | MARLENE DUGAY, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CLAIRE BUI, MÉDECIN · EMMELINE TARIT MORTET, MÉDECIN · KAJA LOREK, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU PARC · PHARMACIE IMBERDIS · PHARMACIE DU LIVRADOIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE ALEXANDRE VIALATTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LA FACADE 1 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF LE CORAL · LYCEE PUBLIC BLAISE PASCAL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | GIBERT SIMONE · GILLES DUPUY CONCEPT · COIFFURE NATHALIE · LAURIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · NADINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL LA CHAUMIERE · HOTEL DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES TROIS CHENES · CAMPING LA VALLEE VERTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 6,852 (2012) → 6,517 (2023): -4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 7,420 (1990) → 6,517 (2023): -12.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,199, of which 8.2 % second homes and 14.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ambert): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ambert): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Ambert): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ambert): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ambert): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 99 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the AMBERT weather station, 3.6 km away at 555 m; the village itself is at 540 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at AMBERT, 3.6 km away at 555 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 896 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at AMBERT-VILLE, 1.1 km away at 540 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63003/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63003/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63003/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63003/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plonéour-Lanvern | 29 | 665 km NW | 6,452 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Blanc | 36 | 239 km NW | 6,164 | 59.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Condom | 32 | 320 km SW | 6,473 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Merville | 31 | 281 km SW | 6,760 | 50 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 9 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chalonnes-sur-Loire | 49 | 399 km NW | 6,659 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 3 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fleurance | 32 | 308 km SW | 6,247 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 1 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Blanc | 36 | 239 km NW | 6,164 | 59.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Merville | 31 | 281 km SW | 6,760 | 50 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 9 % · humidity 57 % |
| Fleurance | 32 | 308 km SW | 6,247 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 1 % · humidity 21 % |
| Condom | 32 | 320 km SW | 6,473 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Chalonnes-sur-Loire | 49 | 399 km NW | 6,659 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 3 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plonéour-Lanvern | 29 | 665 km NW | 6,452 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · 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 Ambert'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitche | 57 | 478 km NE | 4,966 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Entrelacs | 73 | 173 km E | 6,461 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aubusson | 23 | 130 km W | 3,018 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines | 63 | 98 km NW | 3,480 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saône | 25 | 261 km NE | 3,195 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Masevaux-Niederbruck | 68 | 351 km NE | 3,594 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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