Charensat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Charensat (INSEE 63094) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC du Pays de Saint-Eloy. Population 470 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/63094-charensat
Vitality score
Vitality score 36/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 17,934 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.49 | 5 | 2.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PRUGNARD). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Campsite (AIRE NATURELLE A L'OREE DU BOIS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | PRUGNARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | LA POSTE | 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 | 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 | 1 | AIRE NATURELLE A L'OREE DU BOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Saturday 8h à 12h place de la mairie. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 524 (2012) → 470 (2023): -10.3 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 559 (1990) → 470 (2023): -15.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 385, of which 25.7 % second homes and 16.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Charensat): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Charensat): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Montel-de-Gelat): 7.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Montel-de-Gelat): 7 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Charensat): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 97 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the PIONSAT weather station, 13.8 km away at 524 m; the village itself is at 681 m. [12]
The village sits 157 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-GERVAIS-D AU, 13.9 km away at 705 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 934 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MONTEL-DE-GELAT, 7.8 km away at 690 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63094/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.charensat.fr/commercesartisansservices/— “Un marché de producteurs se tient tous les samedis sur la place de la mairie de 8h à 12h.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/8d145f7b-413b-3d91-969e-e14da85f5cff— “Marché du samedi.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63094/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63094/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63094/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63094
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63237
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chomelix | 43 | 123 km SE | 457 | 41.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Condat-en-Combraille | 63 | 16 km S | 413 | 36.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Mouhet | 36 | 103 km NW | 418 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 41 % |
| Menet | 15 | 77 km S | 521 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loubressac | 46 | 140 km SW | 533 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 27 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Pas | 53 | 371 km NW | 517 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condat-en-Combraille | 63 | 16 km S | 413 | 36.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Menet | 15 | 77 km S | 521 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mouhet | 36 | 103 km NW | 418 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 41 % |
| Chomelix | 43 | 123 km SE | 457 | 41.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loubressac | 46 | 140 km SW | 533 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 27 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Pas | 53 | 371 km NW | 517 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 23 % · 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 Charensat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lussat | 23 | 32 km NW | 416 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bord-Saint-Georges | 23 | 40 km NW | 368 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Burdignes | 42 | 170 km SE | 422 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sannat | 23 | 23 km NW | 349 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Viscomtat | 63 | 82 km E | 501 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Palladuc | 63 | 77 km E | 517 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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