Courgoul
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Courgoul (INSEE 63122) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CA Agglo Pays d'Issoire. Population 62 (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 8.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 6,452 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.51 |
| Housing mix | 0.27 | 5 | 1.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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, 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 | 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 | 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 71 (2012) → 62 (2023): -12.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 59 (1990) → 62 (2023): 5.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 63, of which 36.5 % second homes and 14.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Hérent): 7.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Diéry): 2.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise): 8.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise): 8.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saurier): 2.7 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BESSE-ET-ST-ANA weather station, 7.8 km away at 1,050 m; the village itself is at 604 m. [12]
The village sits 446 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at SUPERBESSE, 13.5 km away at 1,287 m, over 22 summers. [12]
That station sits 683 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,284 mm of rain a year, spread over 147 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BESSE-ET-ST-ANA, 7.8 km away at 1,050 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 — 63122/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63122/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63122/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63122/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63357
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63335
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63038
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63409
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courteix | 19 | 56 km W | 63 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boule-d'Amont | 66 | 328 km S | 63 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 36 % · humidity 43 % |
| Monmarvès | 24 | 210 km SW | 61 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fresnes | 89 | 260 km N | 61 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vergheas | 63 | 66 km NW | 65 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pisseloup | 52 | 330 km NE | 62 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courteix | 19 | 56 km W | 63 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vergheas | 63 | 66 km NW | 65 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monmarvès | 24 | 210 km SW | 61 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fresnes | 89 | 260 km N | 61 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boule-d'Amont | 66 | 328 km S | 63 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 36 % · humidity 43 % |
| Pisseloup | 52 | 330 km NE | 62 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · 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 Courgoul'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassurels | 48 | 156 km S | 62 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-sur-Huisne | 61 | 379 km NW | 59 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montblainville | 55 | 441 km N | 58 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Voingt | 63 | 51 km NW | 58 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ossun-ez-Angles | 65 | 360 km SW | 57 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pargnan | 02 | 435 km N | 66 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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