Espinchal
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 12/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Espinchal (INSEE 63153) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC du Massif du Sancy. Population 72 (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 12/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 7,639 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (PIZZA MEUH · BURGER MEUH). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ESPINCHAL AP). [3]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 2 | PIZZA MEUH · BURGER MEUH | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | ESPINCHAL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 95 (2012) → 72 (2023): -24.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 144 (1990) → 72 (2023): -50 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 129, of which 62.8 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 83 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SUPERBESSE weather station, 12.1 km away at 1,287 m; the village itself is at 1,057 m. [9]
The village sits 230 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SUPERBESSE, 12.1 km away at 1,287 m, over 22 summers. [9]
That station sits 230 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,641 mm of rain a year, spread over 151 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PICHERANDE, 12 km away at 1,120 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63153/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63153/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63153/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63153/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63144
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betpouey | 65 | 360 km SW | 78 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 57 % |
| Urdos | 64 | 392 km SW | 71 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sermano | 2B | 616 km SE | 72 | 24.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 16 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pietra-di-Verde | 2B | 629 km SE | 102 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Argiusta-Moriccio | 2A | 635 km SE | 75 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pioggiola | 2B | 583 km SE | 87 | 22.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betpouey | 65 | 360 km SW | 78 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 57 % |
| Urdos | 64 | 392 km SW | 71 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pioggiola | 2B | 583 km SE | 87 | 22.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sermano | 2B | 616 km SE | 72 | 24.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 16 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pietra-di-Verde | 2B | 629 km SE | 102 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Argiusta-Moriccio | 2A | 635 km SE | 75 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 0 % · 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 Espinchal'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escouloubre | 11 | 301 km S | 71 | 3.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nahuja | 66 | 338 km S | 74 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belfahy | 70 | 397 km NE | 83 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aunat | 11 | 296 km S | 61 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Py | 66 | 325 km S | 83 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Innimond | 01 | 214 km E | 95 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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