Cisternes-la-Forêt
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 25.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cisternes-la-Forêt (INSEE 63110) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans. Population 443 (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 25.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 17,907 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LAVERGNE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE RELAIS CISTERNES-LA-FORÊT). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LAVERGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE RELAIS CISTERNES-LA-FORÊT | 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 475 (2012) → 443 (2023): -6.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 509 (1990) → 443 (2023): -13 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 292, of which 14.4 % second homes and 14.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gelles): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gelles): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Gelles): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gelles): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cisternes-la-Forêt): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 82 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GELLES weather station, 8.3 km away at 784 m; the village itself is at 827 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LAQUEUILLE-INRAE, 17.4 km away at 1,095 m, over 22 summers. [10]
That station sits 268 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 1,024 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GELLES, 8.3 km away at 784 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 — 63110/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63110/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63110/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63110/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63163
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63110
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle | 03 | 75 km NE | 399 | 28 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Ganton | 35 | 412 km NW | 413 | 28.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 24 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rouffignac | 17 | 251 km W | 437 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 28 % · humidity 57 % |
| Isserteaux | 63 | 55 km E | 416 | 30.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-Lagricol | 43 | 107 km SE | 518 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 88 % |
| Molières | 46 | 126 km SW | 357 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isserteaux | 63 | 55 km E | 416 | 30.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle | 03 | 75 km NE | 399 | 28 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-Lagricol | 43 | 107 km SE | 518 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 88 % |
| Molières | 46 | 126 km SW | 357 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rouffignac | 17 | 251 km W | 437 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 28 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Ganton | 35 | 412 km NW | 413 | 28.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 24 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Cisternes-la-Forêt'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viévy | 21 | 194 km NE | 364 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Attignat-Oncin | 73 | 241 km E | 574 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viscomtat | 63 | 75 km E | 501 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Martigny | 02 | 465 km N | 410 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Burdignes | 42 | 156 km E | 422 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bord-Saint-Georges | 23 | 61 km NW | 368 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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