Le Breuil-sur-Couze
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Breuil-sur-Couze (INSEE 63052) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CA Agglo Pays d'Issoire. Population 1,028 (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 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 42.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 14,125 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.54 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (JLS PIZZA · LA CREP' FRAICH'). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CAF ET CLOPES · LA PITCH'NETTE · CAFE DE LA MAIRIE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE BREUIL SUR COUZE AP). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SUZETTE COIFFURE · TETE EN L HAIR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 3 | JLS PIZZA · LA CREP' FRAICH' | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CAF ET CLOPES · LA PITCH'NETTE · CAFE DE LA MAIRIE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 1 | LE BREUIL SUR COUZE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | SUZETTE COIFFURE · TETE EN L HAIR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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
Weekly market: Tuesday 18h à 21h quai de la gare. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,018 (2012) → 1,028 (2023): 1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 820 (1990) → 1,028 (2023): 25.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 572, of which 4 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Broc): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Germain-Lembron): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Saint-Germain-Lembron): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-Lembron): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Le Breuil-sur-Couze): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the ISSOIRE weather station, 7.6 km away at 372 m; the village itself is at 393 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ISSOIRE, 7.6 km away at 372 m, over 28 summers. [13]
An average of 619 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at ISSOIRE, 7.6 km away at 372 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63052/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.lebreuilsurcouze.fr/fr/rb/673467/marches-locaux— “LE BREUIL SUR COUZE : Tous les 15 jours, le mardi de 18h à 21h, l'association "Bien Vivre au Breuil sur couze" organise son marché de producteurs raisonnés, au quai de la gare 63340 Le Breuil sur couze.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/91f65dda-244f-3415-a0a4-b2f9ba0293f4— “Marché le mardi soir.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63052/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63052/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63052/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63054
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63352
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63052
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dom-le-Mesnil | 08 | 484 km N | 1,048 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luzancy | 77 | 390 km N | 1,036 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soulgé-sur-Ouette | 53 | 410 km NW | 1,063 | 32.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochy-Condé | 60 | 445 km N | 995 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vins-sur-Caramy | 83 | 322 km SE | 936 | 49.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tacoignières | 78 | 393 km N | 1,219 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vins-sur-Caramy | 83 | 322 km SE | 936 | 49.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luzancy | 77 | 390 km N | 1,036 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tacoignières | 78 | 393 km N | 1,219 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soulgé-sur-Ouette | 53 | 410 km NW | 1,063 | 32.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochy-Condé | 60 | 445 km N | 995 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dom-le-Mesnil | 08 | 484 km N | 1,048 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · 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 Le Breuil-sur-Couze'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampans | 39 | 250 km NE | 1,106 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Longevelle-sur-Doubs | 25 | 341 km NE | 646 | 44.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Optevoz | 38 | 164 km E | 875 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-sur-Allier | 03 | 133 km N | 1,024 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Margès | 26 | 143 km E | 1,067 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allériot | 71 | 198 km NE | 1,165 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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