Arconsat
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 22.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arconsat (INSEE 63008) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Thiers Dore et Montagne. Population 565 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 22.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 29 % 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 1 [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 633 (2012) → 565 (2023): -10.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 724 (1990) → 565 (2023): -22 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 455, of which 16 % second homes and 21.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chabreloche): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chabreloche): 1.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Chabreloche): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chabreloche): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Arconsat): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 100 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CELLES-SUR-DURO weather station, 6.7 km away at 658 m; the village itself is at 790 m. [10]
The village sits 132 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COURPIERE, 18.6 km away at 455 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 335 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,240 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CELLES-SUR-DURO, 6.7 km away at 658 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 — 63008/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63008/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63008/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63008/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63072
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fressin | 62 | 522 km N | 579 | 24.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blennes | 77 | 269 km N | 546 | 30.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Chapelles | 73 | 236 km E | 568 | 30.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bransles | 77 | 260 km N | 526 | 27.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Andelain | 58 | 168 km N | 583 | 28.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Avezac-Prat-Lahitte | 65 | 413 km SW | 581 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Andelain | 58 | 168 km N | 583 | 28.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Chapelles | 73 | 236 km E | 568 | 30.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bransles | 77 | 260 km N | 526 | 27.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blennes | 77 | 269 km N | 546 | 30.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Avezac-Prat-Lahitte | 65 | 413 km SW | 581 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fressin | 62 | 522 km N | 579 | 24.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 28 % · 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 Arconsat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montaud | 38 | 160 km SE | 530 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Entre-deux-Eaux | 88 | 360 km NE | 510 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villes | 01 | 162 km E | 381 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Hôpital-du-Grosbois | 25 | 239 km NE | 611 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Palladuc | 63 | 6.9 km W | 517 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villards-d'Héria | 39 | 166 km E | 397 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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