Billom
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Billom (INSEE 63040) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Billom Communauté. Population 4,805 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/63040-billom
Vitality score
Vitality score 60.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 79 % of the 4,837 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.76 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATIS CHARLAT MA DU PAI · AU PAIN BOUGNAT · BOULANGERIE DE LA BASCULE · MAISON RIGAUD). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ MARIUS). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (MONBIL · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE CHEZ FELICIE). [4]
12 × Restaurant (LE CYRANO · DELICE KEBAB · LES PETITS VENTRES · CURIOSITHE · REST'O ETIK). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (BAR LE TRAC'NARD · RUG'BIZ BAR · DELIGHT'S). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBL GUYOT DESSAIGNE · ECOLE PRIM PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE DU BEFFROI · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTELLE BAWOL, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL FANGET, MÉDECIN · ANNE GENEST, MÉDECIN · SOFIAN AYADI, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC GRENIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE OLIVIER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BILLOM). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COLLEGE PUBLIC DU BEFFROI). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE CHALUS). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (CLEMATIS · TETE A TETE II · PLUS DEUX COIFF · IN TEMPOREL). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE COLOMBIER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE PATIS CHARLAT MA DU PAI · AU PAIN BOUGNAT · BOULANGERIE DE LA BASCULE · MAISON RIGAUD | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CHEZ MARIUS | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | MONBIL · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE CHEZ FELICIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | LE CYRANO · DELICE KEBAB · LES PETITS VENTRES · CURIOSITHE · REST'O ETIK | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | BAR LE TRAC'NARD · RUG'BIZ BAR · DELIGHT'S | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBL GUYOT DESSAIGNE · ECOLE PRIM PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE DU BEFFROI · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | CHRISTELLE BAWOL, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL FANGET, MÉDECIN · ANNE GENEST, MÉDECIN · SOFIAN AYADI, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC GRENIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE OLIVIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BILLOM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COLLEGE PUBLIC DU BEFFROI | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE CHALUS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | CLEMATIS · TETE A TETE II · PLUS DEUX COIFF · IN TEMPOREL | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE COLOMBIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday 8h à 12h30 centre bourg de Billom. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,739 (2012) → 4,805 (2023): 1.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,968 (1990) → 4,805 (2023): 21.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,601, of which 2.9 % second homes and 14.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Billom): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Billom): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Billom): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Billom): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Billom): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FAYET-LE-CHATEA weather station, 7.6 km away at 585 m; the village itself is at 353 m. [10]
The village sits 232 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CLERMONT-FD, 16.3 km away at 331 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FAYET-LE-CHATEA, 7.6 km away at 585 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63040/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.billom.fr/mon-cadre-de-vie/commerces/— “Le marché a lieu tous les lundis de 8h à 12h30 dans le centre bourg de Billom”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63040/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63040/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63040/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63040
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirecourt | 88 | 356 km NE | 4,700 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pauillac | 33 | 324 km W | 5,190 | 52.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 36 % |
| Craon | 53 | 403 km NW | 4,431 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes | 35 | 512 km NW | 4,720 | 56.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morlaàs | 64 | 389 km SW | 4,374 | 58.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 50 % |
| Nueil-les-Aubiers | 79 | 331 km NW | 5,483 | 45.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pauillac | 33 | 324 km W | 5,190 | 52.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 36 % |
| Nueil-les-Aubiers | 79 | 331 km NW | 5,483 | 45.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mirecourt | 88 | 356 km NE | 4,700 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morlaàs | 64 | 389 km SW | 4,374 | 58.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 50 % |
| Craon | 53 | 403 km NW | 4,431 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes | 35 | 512 km NW | 4,720 | 56.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 69 % · 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 Billom'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-de-Bournay | 38 | 142 km E | 4,843 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courpière | 63 | 16 km E | 4,166 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Heyrieux | 38 | 134 km E | 4,956 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villars-les-Dombes | 01 | 135 km E | 5,163 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Corcy | 01 | 127 km E | 3,370 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mignaloux-Beauvoir | 86 | 243 km NW | 5,229 | 41.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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