Chas
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chas (INSEE 63096) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Billom Communauté. Population 361 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 22.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 18,032 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.16 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE VIEUX FOUR). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE VIEUX FOUR | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 375 (2012) → 361 (2023): -3.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 268 (1990) → 361 (2023): 34.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 190, of which 8.4 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chauriat): 1.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vertaizon): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Chauriat): 1.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chauriat): 1.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Chauriat): 1.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FAYET-LE-CHATEA weather station, 11.5 km away at 585 m; the village itself is at 371 m. [10]
The village sits 214 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CLERMONT-FD, 12.5 km away at 331 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FAYET-LE-CHATEA, 11.5 km away at 585 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63096/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63096/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63096/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63096/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63106
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63453
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars | 79 | 302 km NW | 421 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 86 % |
| Saint-Martin | 67 | 418 km NE | 374 | 28.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Furchhausen | 67 | 455 km NE | 376 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Popian | 34 | 238 km S | 380 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Loubières | 09 | 333 km SW | 359 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Argentières | 77 | 325 km N | 361 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popian | 34 | 238 km S | 380 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars | 79 | 302 km NW | 421 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 86 % |
| Argentières | 77 | 325 km N | 361 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loubières | 09 | 333 km SW | 359 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Martin | 67 | 418 km NE | 374 | 28.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Furchhausen | 67 | 455 km NE | 376 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 91 % · 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 Chas'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-Gervais-en-Vallière | 71 | 183 km NE | 445 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villognon | 16 | 249 km W | 336 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cambes | 46 | 165 km SW | 343 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Andert-et-Condon | 01 | 183 km E | 348 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisonnay | 79 | 264 km W | 252 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontenet | 17 | 292 km W | 391 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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