Escoutoux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Escoutoux (INSEE 63151) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Thiers Dore et Montagne. Population 1,369 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/63151-escoutoux
Vitality score
Vitality score 32.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 12,263 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.31 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (OH! P'TITS PLAISIRS!). [3]
3 × Restaurant (LE CHOUCAS · ETS FEDIDE ROTISSEUR TRAITEUR). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (FLORE COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | OH! P'TITS PLAISIRS! | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 | 3 | LE CHOUCAS · ETS FEDIDE ROTISSEUR TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| 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) | 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 | 1 | FLORE COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,335 (2012) → 1,369 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,034 (1990) → 1,369 (2023): 32.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 725, of which 6.9 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Escoutoux): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Thiers): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Thiers): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Thiers): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Escoutoux): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COURPIERE weather station, 7.3 km away at 455 m; the village itself is at 381 m. [10]
The village sits 74 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 COURPIERE, 7.3 km away at 455 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 74 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 866 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COURPIERE, 7.3 km away at 455 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 — 63151/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63151/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63151/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63151/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63151
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63430
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Magnils-Reigniers | 85 | 376 km W | 1,486 | 28.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 78 % |
| Sablons | 33 | 306 km W | 1,314 | 28.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Nigelles | 28 | 344 km NW | 1,587 | 32.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Espoey | 64 | 412 km SW | 1,223 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Aupre | 38 | 170 km E | 1,182 | 30 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Toutainville | 27 | 458 km NW | 1,274 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aupre | 38 | 170 km E | 1,182 | 30 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sablons | 33 | 306 km W | 1,314 | 28.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Nigelles | 28 | 344 km NW | 1,587 | 32.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Magnils-Reigniers | 85 | 376 km W | 1,486 | 28.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 78 % |
| Espoey | 64 | 412 km SW | 1,223 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 29 % |
| Toutainville | 27 | 458 km NW | 1,274 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 69 % · 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 Escoutoux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnefamille | 38 | 124 km E | 1,114 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clarafond-Arcine | 74 | 182 km E | 1,068 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Denis-sur-Loire | 41 | 261 km NW | 904 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soulaines-sur-Aubance | 49 | 356 km NW | 1,329 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Agnin-sur-Bion | 38 | 134 km E | 1,187 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jons | 69 | 118 km E | 1,647 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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