Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (INSEE 63038) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC du Massif du Sancy. Population 1,442 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 61.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 95 % of the 11,944 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 | 0.65 | 25 | 16.2 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.96 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.82 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 3.02 |
| 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]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOULE A BILL · DOUCEURS ET VITAMINES · BOULANGERIE FLORIAN MESTAS · IRB · LE BURON DES PAINS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI.PGM · LE TEMPS D'UNE GOURMANDISE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (LA PECHE · LES FONDUES DU SANCY · BAR DE LA GAYME · O'WAKIM). [3,4]
11 × Café / bar (LE CAVEAU DU BEFFROY · PEPE JOE · BAR DE LA POTERNE · LE BESSARD BRASSERIE · LE NEW BABY). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DU PAVIN). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NATHALIE BONHOMME-COMTE, MÉDECIN · MOURAD MEBREK, MÉDECIN · XAVIER PIQUEL, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE ROBINNE, MÉDECIN · MARINA TOURNADRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LE PAVIN). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (BESSE ST ANASTAISE SUPER BESSE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (PÔLE LECTURE PUBLIQUE MASSIF DU SANCY - BESSE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE DU GRAND MEZE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU DES HERMINES). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE BESSE SUPER BESSE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (SALON NOTRE DAME · FOUILLAT MARIE HELENE · LES CISEAUX DU BEFFROY). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
11 × Hotel (HOSTELLERIE LE BEFFROY · HOTEL DE LA PROVIDENCE ET DE LA POSTE · HOTEL LE SANCY · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE LEVANT · HOTEL GERGOVIA). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (BOIS DE GRAVIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LA BOULE A BILL · DOUCEURS ET VITAMINES · BOULANGERIE FLORIAN MESTAS · IRB · LE BURON DES PAINS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PROXI.PGM · LE TEMPS D'UNE GOURMANDISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 27 | LA PECHE · LES FONDUES DU SANCY · BAR DE LA GAYME · O'WAKIM | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 11 | LE CAVEAU DU BEFFROY · PEPE JOE · BAR DE LA POTERNE · LE BESSARD BRASSERIE · LE NEW BABY | INSEE SIRENE 11 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DU PAVIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | NATHALIE BONHOMME-COMTE, MÉDECIN · MOURAD MEBREK, MÉDECIN · XAVIER PIQUEL, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE ROBINNE, MÉDECIN · MARINA TOURNADRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LE PAVIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | BESSE ST ANASTAISE SUPER BESSE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | PÔLE LECTURE PUBLIQUE MASSIF DU SANCY - BESSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE DU GRAND MEZE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAN D EAU DES HERMINES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE BESSE SUPER BESSE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | SALON NOTRE DAME · FOUILLAT MARIE HELENE · LES CISEAUX DU BEFFROY | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 11 | HOSTELLERIE LE BEFFROY · HOTEL DE LA PROVIDENCE ET DE LA POSTE · HOTEL LE SANCY · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE LEVANT · HOTEL GERGOVIA | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | BOIS DE GRAVIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Monday 7h à 14h centre-bourg de Besse. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,519 (2012) → 1,442 (2023): -5.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,799 (1990) → 1,442 (2023): -19.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,605, of which 77.2 % second homes and 2.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 95 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BESSE-ET-ST-ANA weather station, 0.7 km away at 1,050 m; the village itself is at 1,026 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SUPERBESSE, 5.4 km away at 1,287 m, over 22 summers. [11]
That station sits 261 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 1,284 mm of rain a year, spread over 147 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BESSE-ET-ST-ANA, 0.7 km away at 1,050 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
102 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 212,500 € — 2,360 € per m² of built surface. [12]
521 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 95,000 € — 2,652 € per m². [12]
The median across Puy-de-Dôme is 1,487 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63038/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://mairiedebesse.fr/mes-demarches/domaine-public-publicite/— “Le marché hebdomadaire se tient tous les lundis de 7h à 14h dans le centre-bourg de Besse”
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/e044b71a-c379-328c-b0ad-8770ed947627— “Le lundi, c'est jour de marché dans la jolie Petite Cité de Caractère de Besse !”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63038/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63038/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63038/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63038
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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-Jean-d'Aulps | 74 | 299 km E | 1,492 | 63.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-Dore | 63 | 12 km NW | 1,163 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Samoëns | 74 | 301 km E | 2,203 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quend | 80 | 543 km N | 1,280 | 53.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fréhel | 22 | 530 km NW | 1,611 | 58.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pénestin | 56 | 468 km NW | 2,085 | 70.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 15 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-Dore | 63 | 12 km NW | 1,163 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Aulps | 74 | 299 km E | 1,492 | 63.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Samoëns | 74 | 301 km E | 2,203 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pénestin | 56 | 468 km NW | 2,085 | 70.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 15 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fréhel | 22 | 530 km NW | 1,611 | 58.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quend | 80 | 543 km N | 1,280 | 53.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 27 % · 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 Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-Dore | 63 | 12 km NW | 1,163 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Clusaz | 74 | 274 km E | 1,623 | 65.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arâches-la-Frasse | 74 | 293 km E | 1,764 | 63.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flumet | 73 | 281 km E | 799 | 68.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse | 38 | 226 km E | 1,003 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas | 05 | 275 km E | 1,110 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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