Espirat
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 42.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Espirat (INSEE 63154) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Billom Communauté. Population 416 (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 42.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 17,966 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (MAELLE ET HOM). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 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 | MAELLE ET HOM | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 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 330 (2012) → 416 (2023): 26.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 238 (1990) → 416 (2023): 74.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 198, of which 2 % second homes and 11.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Billom): 2.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Billom): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Billom): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Billom): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Espirat): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FAYET-LE-CHATEA weather station, 9.4 km away at 585 m; the village itself is at 337 m. [10]
The village sits 248 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 CLERMONT-FD, 15.1 km away at 331 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FAYET-LE-CHATEA, 9.4 km away at 585 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
31 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 170,000 € — 1,570 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Puy-de-Dôme is 1,487 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63154/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63154/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63154/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63154/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63040
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63154
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villefrancœur | 41 | 270 km NW | 416 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Remomeix | 88 | 394 km NE | 428 | 32.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belmesnil | 76 | 478 km N | 440 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellebrune | 62 | 565 km N | 427 | 39.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-d'Elle | 50 | 497 km NW | 380 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hardifort | 59 | 567 km N | 385 | 34.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villefrancœur | 41 | 270 km NW | 416 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Remomeix | 88 | 394 km NE | 428 | 32.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belmesnil | 76 | 478 km N | 440 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-d'Elle | 50 | 497 km NW | 380 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellebrune | 62 | 565 km N | 427 | 39.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hardifort | 59 | 567 km N | 385 | 34.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Espirat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogy | 07 | 123 km SE | 488 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lamillarié | 81 | 231 km SW | 517 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez | 42 | 106 km E | 480 | 43 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cambes | 46 | 167 km SW | 343 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Royas | 38 | 140 km E | 427 | 27.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cressin-Rochefort | 01 | 188 km E | 380 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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