La Bourboule
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Bourboule (INSEE 63047) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC du Massif du Sancy. Population 1,727 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 60.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 10,572 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 | 0.66 | 25 | 16.47 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.49 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.17 |
| 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]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE MOULIN D'AUVERGNE · LE MOULIN DE L'ECUREUIL · AUX DELICES DES FEES · L EPI - CURIEUX). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL GGC). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUPERETTE UTILE · AU REGAL AUVERGNAT). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA COQUILLE). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (LE CYRANO · CAFE FRANCAIS · PIZZA LOULOU · L'AMUSE BOUCHE · LOUS FADAS). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (CHEZ MOI · LE GARRISON · CAFE DE LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ELISABETH CAILLAUD, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE LANDRIEAU, MÉDECIN · ANNE-VERONIQUE FOUROT, MÉDECIN · FABIENNE KUZAR-LEGRELE, MÉDECIN · ION ANGHEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (PÔLE LECTURE PUBLIQUE MASSIF DU SANCY - LA BOURBOULE MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA BOURBOULE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE ROXY). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (QUAI 28). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (HOTEL L'AVIATION · HOTEL LE PARC DES FEES · HOTEL LE GENEVE · HOTEL REGINA · LE CM). [3,4]
5 × Campsite (CAMPING LES CLARINES · CAMPING LES VERNIERES · CAMPING POUTIE · CAMPING GCU LES PLATES · CAMPING LA MARMOTTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LE MOULIN D'AUVERGNE · LE MOULIN DE L'ECUREUIL · AUX DELICES DES FEES · L EPI - CURIEUX | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL GGC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SUPERETTE UTILE · AU REGAL AUVERGNAT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA COQUILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 13 | LE CYRANO · CAFE FRANCAIS · PIZZA LOULOU · L'AMUSE BOUCHE · LOUS FADAS | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | CHEZ MOI · LE GARRISON · CAFE DE LA POSTE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | ELISABETH CAILLAUD, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE LANDRIEAU, MÉDECIN · ANNE-VERONIQUE FOUROT, MÉDECIN · FABIENNE KUZAR-LEGRELE, MÉDECIN · ION ANGHEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | PÔLE LECTURE PUBLIQUE MASSIF DU SANCY - LA BOURBOULE MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA BOURBOULE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE ROXY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | QUAI 28 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 6 | HOTEL L'AVIATION · HOTEL LE PARC DES FEES · HOTEL LE GENEVE · HOTEL REGINA · LE CM | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 5 | CAMPING LES CLARINES · CAMPING LES VERNIERES · CAMPING POUTIE · CAMPING GCU LES PLATES · CAMPING LA MARMOTTE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,891 (2012) → 1,727 (2023): -8.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,113 (1990) → 1,727 (2023): -18.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,972, of which 55.5 % second homes and 12.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Bourboule): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Bourboule): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Bourboule): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Tour-d'Auvergne): 7.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Bourboule): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LAQUEUILLE-INRAE weather station, 5.4 km away at 1,095 m; the village itself is at 857 m. [11]
The village sits 238 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LAQUEUILLE-INRAE, 5.4 km away at 1,095 m, over 22 summers. [11]
That station sits 238 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 1,135 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LAQUEUILLE-INRAE, 5.4 km away at 1,095 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63047/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9dc470dd-a0b4-3261-be62-7ed6ce20e71f— “Marché de La Bourboule”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63047/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63047/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63047/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63047
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63192
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Épine | 85 | 415 km NW | 1,636 | 51.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 26 % · humidity 71 % |
| Barneville-Carteret | 50 | 540 km NW | 2,223 | 63.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 27 % |
| Léon | 40 | 372 km SW | 2,306 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 77 % |
| Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue | 50 | 537 km NW | 1,648 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Valery-sur-Somme | 80 | 518 km N | 2,306 | 66.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Sixt | 74 | 287 km E | 1,561 | 61.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-de-Sixt | 74 | 287 km E | 1,561 | 61.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Léon | 40 | 372 km SW | 2,306 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 77 % |
| L'Épine | 85 | 415 km NW | 1,636 | 51.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 26 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Valery-sur-Somme | 80 | 518 km N | 2,306 | 66.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue | 50 | 537 km NW | 1,648 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barneville-Carteret | 50 | 540 km NW | 2,223 | 63.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 27 % |
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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 La Bourboule'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morzine | 74 | 314 km E | 2,658 | 77.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Aulps | 74 | 311 km E | 1,492 | 63.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tence | 43 | 132 km SE | 3,111 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crécy-en-Ponthieu | 80 | 523 km N | 1,376 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noirétable | 42 | 84 km E | 1,585 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orbey | 68 | 439 km NE | 3,429 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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