Le Broc
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Broc (INSEE 63054) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CA Agglo Pays d'Issoire. Population 623 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 41.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 16,844 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
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]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA BROSSELOISE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE BISTRO GOURMAND · ORIGINES PAR ADRIEN DESCOULS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Hotel (ORIGINES PAR ADRIEN DESCOULS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA BROSSELOISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 2 | LE BISTRO GOURMAND · ORIGINES PAR ADRIEN DESCOULS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | ORIGINES PAR ADRIEN DESCOULS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 640 (2012) → 623 (2023): -2.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 588 (1990) → 623 (2023): 6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 354, of which 5.9 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Broc): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Broc): 1.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Issoire): 4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Issoire): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Broc): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 79 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ISSOIRE weather station, 4.1 km away at 372 m; the village itself is at 527 m. [10]
The village sits 155 m above 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ISSOIRE, 4.1 km away at 372 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 155 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 619 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ISSOIRE, 4.1 km away at 372 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63054/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63054/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63054/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63054/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63054
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63178
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Légny | 69 | 113 km NE | 685 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Landisacq | 61 | 467 km NW | 765 | 41.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Merceuil | 21 | 202 km NE | 815 | 46.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Graignes-Mesnil-Angot | 50 | 534 km NW | 797 | 45.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aigues-Vives | 09 | 299 km S | 625 | 36.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 % |
| Escoussens | 81 | 237 km S | 614 | 40.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 35 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Légny | 69 | 113 km NE | 685 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Merceuil | 21 | 202 km NE | 815 | 46.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Escoussens | 81 | 237 km S | 614 | 40.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 35 % · humidity 21 % |
| Aigues-Vives | 09 | 299 km S | 625 | 36.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 % |
| Landisacq | 61 | 467 km NW | 765 | 41.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Graignes-Mesnil-Angot | 50 | 534 km NW | 797 | 45.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 30 % · 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 Le Broc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Légny | 69 | 113 km NE | 685 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Senan | 89 | 268 km N | 672 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bloye | 74 | 213 km E | 571 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Annoisin-Chatelans | 38 | 162 km E | 719 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Argilly | 21 | 221 km NE | 542 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charancieu | 38 | 182 km E | 738 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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