Davayat
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 26.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Davayat (INSEE 63135) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Combrailles Sioule et Morge. Population 666 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/63135-davayat
Vitality score
Vitality score 26.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 16,637 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARTIAL ROSSET, MÉDECIN). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | MARTIAL ROSSET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Friday Mercredi de 17h à 20h, Jeudi de 19 h à 21 h, Vendredi de 15 h à 19 h. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 567 (2012) → 666 (2023): 17.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 508 (1990) → 666 (2023): 31.1 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 303, of which 0.7 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Davayat): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Davayat): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the RIOM weather station, 6.9 km away at 360 m; the village itself is at 345 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MARINGUES, 18 km away at 300 m, over 12 summers. [12]
An average of 649 mm of rain a year, spread over 105 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at AUBIAT, 6.8 km away at 348 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
Two sources name market days with none in common. They may be separate markets in the same commune, or one may be out of date — all days are listed and none is treated as confirmed. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63135/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.davayat.fr/— “Sur le marché en ce moment Mercredi de 17h à 20h”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/558534b3-9296-3572-b692-e2ba48ae4336— “Marché du vendredi.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63135/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63135/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63135/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63327
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63135
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercatel | 62 | 477 km N | 730 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thil-Manneville | 76 | 461 km N | 659 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Henriville | 57 | 449 km NE | 742 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caffiers | 62 | 552 km N | 734 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes | 59 | 498 km N | 536 | 28.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Méharicourt | 80 | 429 km N | 546 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méharicourt | 80 | 429 km N | 546 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Henriville | 57 | 449 km NE | 742 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thil-Manneville | 76 | 461 km N | 659 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mercatel | 62 | 477 km N | 730 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes | 59 | 498 km N | 536 | 28.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caffiers | 62 | 552 km N | 734 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 82 % · 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 Davayat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lessard-le-National | 71 | 167 km NE | 662 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Varenne-Saint-Germain | 71 | 88 km NE | 684 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rivas | 42 | 97 km SE | 747 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Esbarres | 21 | 205 km NE | 689 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tillenay | 21 | 219 km NE | 743 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vandeins | 01 | 155 km E | 732 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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