La Chapelle-sur-Usson
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Chapelle-sur-Usson (INSEE 63088) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CA Agglo Pays d'Issoire. Population 85 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 10.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 9,031 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.32 | 5 | 1.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 70 (2012) → 85 (2023): 21.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 70 (1990) → 85 (2023): 21.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 80, of which 33.8 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Vernet-Chaméane): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Vernet-Chaméane): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Vernet-Chaméane): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Jumeaux): 6.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Vernet-Chaméane): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 99 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAUXILLANGES weather station, 9.8 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 667 m. [10]
The village sits 207 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 ST-GERMAIN-L HE, 10.4 km away at 1,070 m, over 27 summers. [10]
That station sits 403 m above 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 745 mm of rain a year, spread over 105 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAUXILLANGES, 9.8 km away at 460 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
6 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 99,250 € — 1,175 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Puy-de-Dôme is 1,487 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63088/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63088/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63088/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63088/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63448
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63182
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landeyrat | 15 | 47 km SW | 84 | 3.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Léaupartie | 14 | 485 km NW | 86 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mesnil-Rousset | 27 | 437 km NW | 82 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 53 % |
| Saint-Franchy | 58 | 186 km N | 81 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roussayrolles | 81 | 196 km SW | 81 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cladech | 24 | 196 km W | 86 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 11 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landeyrat | 15 | 47 km SW | 84 | 3.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Franchy | 58 | 186 km N | 81 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roussayrolles | 81 | 196 km SW | 81 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cladech | 24 | 196 km W | 86 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 11 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mesnil-Rousset | 27 | 437 km NW | 82 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 53 % |
| Léaupartie | 14 | 485 km NW | 86 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Chapelle-sur-Usson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pardoux-le-Neuf | 19 | 85 km W | 83 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montrevel | 39 | 193 km NE | 83 | 4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romain-sur-Meuse | 52 | 342 km NE | 89 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rabou | 05 | 227 km SE | 89 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auge | 23 | 120 km NW | 92 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bussières | 63 | 90 km NW | 109 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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