Cournols
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 23.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cournols (INSEE 63123) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Mond'Arverne Communauté. Population 230 (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 23.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 16,802 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5 |
| Housing mix | 0.62 | 5 | 3.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIALETTE MARIE-HELENE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | VIALETTE MARIE-HELENE | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 238 (2012) → 230 (2023): -3.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 230 (1990) → 230 (2023): 0 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 121, of which 19 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aydat): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cournols): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Aydat): 4.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Aydat): 5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Saturnin): 4.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 80 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PLAUZAT_SAPC weather station, 8.1 km away at 495 m; the village itself is at 780 m. [11]
The village sits 285 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PLAUZAT_SAPC, 8.1 km away at 495 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 285 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 654 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COURNOLS, 2.9 km away at 588 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 — 63123/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63123/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63123/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63123/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63026
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63123
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63396
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernières-d'Ailly | 14 | 437 km NW | 222 | 23.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Cadière-et-Cambo | 30 | 198 km S | 230 | 21.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 23 % · humidity 79 % |
| Canapville | 14 | 463 km NW | 224 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Appolinaire | 69 | 114 km E | 236 | 22.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fépin | 08 | 502 km N | 233 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aubusson-d'Auvergne | 63 | 47 km E | 215 | 21.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubusson-d'Auvergne | 63 | 47 km E | 215 | 21.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Appolinaire | 69 | 114 km E | 236 | 22.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Cadière-et-Cambo | 30 | 198 km S | 230 | 21.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 23 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bernières-d'Ailly | 14 | 437 km NW | 222 | 23.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
| Canapville | 14 | 463 km NW | 224 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fépin | 08 | 502 km N | 233 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · 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 Cournols'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-d'Alagnon | 15 | 61 km S | 256 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fays | 88 | 396 km NE | 222 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rimbach-près-Guebwiller | 68 | 402 km NE | 216 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Goldbach-Altenbach | 68 | 397 km NE | 261 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Monestier | 38 | 218 km E | 288 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mogues | 08 | 476 km N | 228 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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