Chamalières
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chamalières (INSEE 63075) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of Clermont Auvergne Métropole. Population 17,509 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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 61.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 1,373 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 | 0.49 | 25 | 12.36 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.83 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.7 | 10 | 7.04 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
12 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FOURNIL MONTJOLY · LE FOURNIL DE CHAMALIERES · LE LAUTREC · SAINT HONORE · AGNES R PATISSERIES). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON DUGAST · BOUCHERIE DU BOULEVARD · BOUCHERIE RENARD). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA FORET NOIRE · L'EPICERIE FINE & BIO). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (L'ATELIER DES FROMAGERS). [4]
3 × Fishmonger (ROUX POISSONNIER · SOCIETE CIVILE D'EXPLOITATION OSTREICOLE OSTRECCIA · POISSONS PLUS). [3,4]
20 × Restaurant (BOB S PIZZA AU POIVRE VERT · MAC TATAOUINE · LA CIGALE · A ROBINSON · L'EUROPEEN). [3,4]
16 × Café / bar (LE PREVERT · LA FOURMI · LA PASSERELLE · LE VOLTAIRE · LE PRESIDENT). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL LAPIE · ECOL MATE PUB MONTJOLY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT ECOLE DES INFATIGABLES EXPLORATEURS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE P LAPIE · ECOL PRIM JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MONTJOLY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE STE THECLE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE TEILHARD DE CHARDIN · COLLEGE STE THECLE). [3]
23 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANA PAULET-SALVADOR, MÉDECIN · STÉPHANE LABÉRINE, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE AUQUE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE DAUMAIL, MÉDECIN · MARIE VIGROUX-LAROYE, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DESCHLER · PHARMACIE BIGAY FRANCOIS · PHARMACIE GENILLON · NOUVELLE PHARMACIE DU PARC · PHARMACIE VOLTAIRE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (CHAMALIERES RELAIS BEAULIEU RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE AMELIE-MURAT). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE ALAIN BRESSON · INSTITUT MEDICO EDUCATIF LES ROCHES FLEURIES · MAISON DES PERSONNELS DE LA BANQUE DE FRANCE · COLLEGE PUBLIC TEILHARD DE CHARDIN). [3]
10 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CHAMALIERES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
20 × Hairdresser (EMMY · SIGNATURE · HAIR COIFF · CAMILLE ALBANE · WILLIAM). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL LE RADIO · HOTEL ROYAL SAINT MART). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 6 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 12 | FOURNIL MONTJOLY · LE FOURNIL DE CHAMALIERES · LE LAUTREC · SAINT HONORE · AGNES R PATISSERIES | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | MAISON DUGAST · BOUCHERIE DU BOULEVARD · BOUCHERIE RENARD | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | LA FORET NOIRE · L'EPICERIE FINE & BIO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | L'ATELIER DES FROMAGERS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 3 | ROUX POISSONNIER · SOCIETE CIVILE D'EXPLOITATION OSTREICOLE OSTRECCIA · POISSONS PLUS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 20 | BOB S PIZZA AU POIVRE VERT · MAC TATAOUINE · LA CIGALE · A ROBINSON · L'EUROPEEN | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 16 | LE PREVERT · LA FOURMI · LA PASSERELLE · LE VOLTAIRE · LE PRESIDENT | INSEE SIRENE 16 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL LAPIE · ECOL MATE PUB MONTJOLY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT ECOLE DES INFATIGABLES EXPLORATEURS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE P LAPIE · ECOL PRIM JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MONTJOLY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE STE THECLE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE TEILHARD DE CHARDIN · COLLEGE STE THECLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 23 | ANA PAULET-SALVADOR, MÉDECIN · STÉPHANE LABÉRINE, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE AUQUE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE DAUMAIL, MÉDECIN · MARIE VIGROUX-LAROYE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 23 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE DESCHLER · PHARMACIE BIGAY FRANCOIS · PHARMACIE GENILLON · NOUVELLE PHARMACIE DU PARC · PHARMACIE VOLTAIRE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | CHAMALIERES RELAIS BEAULIEU RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE AMELIE-MURAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE ALAIN BRESSON · INSTITUT MEDICO EDUCATIF LES ROCHES FLEURIES · MAISON DES PERSONNELS DE LA BANQUE DE FRANCE · COLLEGE PUBLIC TEILHARD DE CHARDIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CHAMALIERES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 20 | EMMY · SIGNATURE · HAIR COIFF · CAMILLE ALBANE · WILLIAM | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL LE RADIO · HOTEL ROYAL SAINT MART | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 17,480 (2012) → 17,509 (2023): 0.2 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 17,301 (1990) → 17,509 (2023): 1.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 12,587, of which 5.4 % second homes and 12.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chamalières): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Chamalières): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Chamalières): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Chamalières): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Chamalières): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FONTAINE-DU-BER_SAPC weather station, 6.5 km away at 971 m; the village itself is at 415 m. [11]
The village sits 556 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CLERMONT-FD, 6.5 km away at 331 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 84 m below 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 1,020 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at FONTAINE-DU-BER_SAPC, 6.5 km away at 971 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63075/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2022-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b21ed55f-4714-386f-ae41-db7ab24d9356— “Marché du mardi, jeudi et samedi à Chamalières.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2022-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/97949f2f-1c06-3d84-8f46-894b655410f7— “Marché du vendredi à Chamalières.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63075/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63075/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63075/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63075
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écully | 69 | 133 km E | 17,944 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viroflay | 78 | 343 km N | 17,237 | 58.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Balma | 31 | 271 km SW | 17,772 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 70 % · humidity 50 % |
| Garches | 92 | 348 km N | 17,743 | 47.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boissy-Saint-Léger | 94 | 333 km N | 17,325 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orsay | 91 | 332 km N | 16,498 | 61.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écully | 69 | 133 km E | 17,944 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Balma | 31 | 271 km SW | 17,772 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 70 % · humidity 50 % |
| Orsay | 91 | 332 km N | 16,498 | 61.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boissy-Saint-Léger | 94 | 333 km N | 17,325 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viroflay | 78 | 343 km N | 17,237 | 58.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Garches | 92 | 348 km N | 17,743 | 47.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · 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 Chamalières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boissy-Saint-Léger | 94 | 333 km N | 17,325 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 37 | 257 km NW | 17,029 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Clayes-sous-Bois | 78 | 349 km N | 16,804 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avion | 62 | 516 km N | 17,435 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle | 45 | 255 km N | 16,768 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-Saint-Aignan | 76 | 436 km N | 20,165 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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