Charnat
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Charnat (INSEE 63095) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Thiers Dore et Montagne. Population 207 (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 12.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 16,166 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (MAIRIE DE CHARNAT). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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. [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 1 | MAIRIE DE CHARNAT | INSEE BPE 1 [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 203 (2012) → 207 (2023): 2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 223 (1990) → 207 (2023): -7.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 108, of which 4.6 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Puy-Guillaume): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vinzelles): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Puy-Guillaume): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Puy-Guillaume): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Limons): 3.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MARINGUES weather station, 7.4 km away at 300 m; the village itself is at 286 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MARINGUES, 7.4 km away at 300 m, over 12 summers. [11]
An average of 839 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PASLIERES, 2.4 km away at 331 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63095/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63095/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63095/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63095/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63291
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63461
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63196
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montord | 03 | 42 km N | 211 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Herpy-l'Arlésienne | 08 | 402 km N | 208 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 66 % |
| Tichey | 21 | 185 km NE | 208 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Faloise | 80 | 425 km N | 204 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dammartin-les-Templiers | 25 | 263 km NE | 218 | 16 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Fergeux | 08 | 407 km N | 213 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 82 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montord | 03 | 42 km N | 211 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tichey | 21 | 185 km NE | 208 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dammartin-les-Templiers | 25 | 263 km NE | 218 | 16 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Herpy-l'Arlésienne | 08 | 402 km N | 208 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 66 % |
| Saint-Fergeux | 08 | 407 km N | 213 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 82 % |
| La Faloise | 80 | 425 km N | 204 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · 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 Charnat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montord | 03 | 42 km N | 211 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bassemberg | 67 | 394 km NE | 222 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trannes | 10 | 276 km N | 194 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chambornay-lès-Bellevaux | 70 | 260 km NE | 180 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cérilly | 21 | 228 km N | 214 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cugney | 70 | 236 km NE | 208 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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