Charbonnières-les-Varennes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Charbonnières-les-Varennes (INSEE 63092) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CA Riom Limagne et Volcans. Population 1,935 (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 46 % of the 9,822 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.58 |
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 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE PARC A FLO). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'INSTANT PIZZA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUGNAT). [3]
2 × Post office / agence postale (PAUGNAT RP · CHARBONNIERES LES VARENNES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | LE PARC A FLO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | L'INSTANT PIZZA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUGNAT | 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 | 2 | PAUGNAT RP · CHARBONNIERES LES VARENNES AP | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,593 (2012) → 1,935 (2023): 21.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,177 (1990) → 1,935 (2023): 64.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 876, of which 4.2 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Charbonnières-les-Varennes): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Charbonnières-les-Varennes): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Volvic): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Volvic): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Charbonnières-les-Varennes): 2.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 85 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the RIOM weather station, 8.2 km away at 360 m; the village itself is at 729 m. [10]
The village sits 369 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 PUY-DE-DOME-CG, 15.5 km away at 1,415 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 686 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 746 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VOLVIC, 5.4 km away at 472 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
93 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 190,200 € — 1,355 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Puy-de-Dôme is 1,487 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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 — 63092/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63092/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63092/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63092/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63092
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63470
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Félines | 07 | 150 km SE | 1,934 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plourhan | 22 | 536 km NW | 2,155 | 47.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bullion | 78 | 311 km N | 1,916 | 36.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pardoux-Soutiers | 79 | 265 km W | 1,869 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 42 % · humidity 71 % |
| Meillac | 35 | 458 km NW | 1,974 | 45.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guénin | 56 | 505 km NW | 1,921 | 48 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Félines | 07 | 150 km SE | 1,934 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pardoux-Soutiers | 79 | 265 km W | 1,869 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 42 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bullion | 78 | 311 km N | 1,916 | 36.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meillac | 35 | 458 km NW | 1,974 | 45.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guénin | 56 | 505 km NW | 1,921 | 48 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plourhan | 22 | 536 km NW | 2,155 | 47.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 1 % · 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 Charbonnières-les-Varennes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapdes-Beaufort | 63 | 11 km W | 1,140 | 41.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Choisy | 74 | 237 km E | 1,731 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Romain-Lachalm | 43 | 126 km SE | 1,154 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Ours | 63 | 10 km SW | 1,708 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Premiers Sapins | 25 | 288 km NE | 1,587 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loubeyrat | 63 | 3.2 km N | 1,437 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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