Blanzat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 37.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Blanzat (INSEE 63042) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of Clermont Auvergne Métropole. Population 3,709 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/63042-blanzat
Vitality score
Vitality score 37.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 11 % of the 5,998 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.53 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DOUCEURS DE L'ATELIER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA CASA LUSITANOS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LE DUO · LUCKY FOOD COMPANY · CHEZ LISETTE · MOONBO LYON). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUIS BLANC). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOL ELEM PUB GROUPE SCOLAIRE BLANZAT). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AMANDINE CLAVILIER, MÉDECIN · GAELLE COURET, MÉDECIN · MARION JOLY, MÉDECIN · MELANIE DELCROIX, MÉDECIN · SEVERINE VISENTIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LHERITIER · PHARMACIE ROUGELIN MATHEVET). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE AIMÉ-CÉSAIRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA CROIX SAINT GERAUD). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (ALEXEIA · MILA · M.A. CREATION). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES DOUCEURS DE L'ATELIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA CASA LUSITANOS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | LE DUO · LUCKY FOOD COMPANY · CHEZ LISETTE · MOONBO LYON | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUIS BLANC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOL ELEM PUB GROUPE SCOLAIRE BLANZAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | AMANDINE CLAVILIER, MÉDECIN · GAELLE COURET, MÉDECIN · MARION JOLY, MÉDECIN · MELANIE DELCROIX, MÉDECIN · SEVERINE VISENTIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE LHERITIER · PHARMACIE ROUGELIN MATHEVET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE AIMÉ-CÉSAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA CROIX SAINT GERAUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 6 | ALEXEIA · MILA · M.A. CREATION | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 3,778 (2012) → 3,709 (2023): -1.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,522 (1990) → 3,709 (2023): 5.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,836, of which 1.1 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Blanzat): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Blanzat): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Blanzat): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Blanzat): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Blanzat): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SAYAT_SAPC weather station, 2.8 km away at 547 m; the village itself is at 390 m. [9]
The village sits 157 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CLERMONT-FD, 7.3 km away at 331 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 59 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 760 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SAYAT_SAPC, 2.8 km away at 547 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63042/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63042/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63042/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63042/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63042
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meurchin | 62 | 519 km N | 3,691 | 32.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 99 % |
| Lourches | 59 | 499 km N | 3,734 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rœulx | 59 | 498 km N | 3,743 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Morin | 77 | 340 km N | 3,902 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var | 06 | 394 km SE | 3,431 | 49.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 46 % · humidity 0 % |
| Hulluch | 62 | 518 km N | 3,371 | 41.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-sur-Morin | 77 | 340 km N | 3,902 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var | 06 | 394 km SE | 3,431 | 49.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 46 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rœulx | 59 | 498 km N | 3,743 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lourches | 59 | 499 km N | 3,734 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hulluch | 62 | 518 km N | 3,371 | 41.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 99 % |
| Meurchin | 62 | 519 km N | 3,691 | 32.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 99 % |
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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 Blanzat'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 Ferté-Alais | 91 | 300 km N | 3,731 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre | 63 | 18 km SE | 3,826 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mézières-sur-Seine | 78 | 361 km N | 3,923 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ecquevilly | 78 | 358 km N | 4,279 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt | 41 | 234 km NW | 3,180 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche | 89 | 222 km N | 3,151 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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