Giat

Puy-de-Dôme · CC Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans · INSEE 63165

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 68.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Giat (INSEE 63165) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans. Population 786 (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/63165-giat

Vitality score

Vitality score 68.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 99 % of the 15,728 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	0.71	25	17.74
Social	0.92	20	18.46
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0.63	10	6.32
Public & culture	0.63	5	3.16
Population trend	0.25	10	2.49
Housing mix	0.73	5	3.65

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 4 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 3 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PERRAT VALERY · PAIN ET COMPAGNIE). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE GIAT). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (GIAT DISTRIBUTION). ^[3,4]

1 × Supermarket (JEPILIBE). ^[3,4]

4 × Restaurant (SARL LA RAMADE). ^[3,4]

2 × Café / bar (MAISON ROBERT). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMONE VEIL). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SOPHIE VIGNERESSE, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LABONNE MONNERON). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE RELAIS GIAT). ^[3]

1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE). ^[3]

4 × Hairdresser (BULLE D HAIR · GRIFF TIF). ^[3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.

Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). ^[3]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	2	PERRAT VALERY · PAIN ET COMPAGNIE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	BOUCHERIE DE GIAT	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	GIAT DISTRIBUTION	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Supermarket	1	JEPILIBE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant	4	SARL LA RAMADE	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4]
Café / bar	2	MAISON ROBERT	INSEE SIRENE 2 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMONE VEIL	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	SOPHIE VIGNERESSE, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE LABONNE MONNERON	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	LA POSTE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE RELAIS GIAT	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	1	CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser	4	BULLE D HAIR · GRIFF TIF	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Campsite	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]

Market and village life

Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Saturday. ^[5]

Trajectory

1968: 1,516 2023: 786 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 860 (2012) → 786 (2023): -8.6 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 1,049 (1990) → 786 (2023): -25.1 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 652, of which 13.5 % second homes and 25.8 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Giat): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Giat): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Giat): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Giat): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Giat): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.

Uncertainties

The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. ^[5]

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63165/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/08a5bac2-9d6c-33cf-9924-9b3ec250d440— “Tous les mardis et samedis matins, des commerçants locaux à votre service !”(unverified)
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63165/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63165/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63165/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 63165

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
Châtillon-en-Bazois	58	166 km NE	795	65.2	Served	no figures
Ancy-le-Franc	89	255 km NE	834	66.2	Served	no figures
Roncey	50	455 km NW	770	63.5	Served	no figures
Castelnau-Magnoac	65	319 km SW	750	71	Served	no figures
Cavillargues	30	248 km SE	849	69.8	Served	no figures
Mur-de-Barrez	12	108 km S	693	68	Served	no figures

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Mur-de-Barrez	12	108 km S	693	68	Served	no figures
Châtillon-en-Bazois	58	166 km NE	795	65.2	Served	no figures
Cavillargues	30	248 km SE	849	69.8	Served	no figures
Ancy-le-Franc	89	255 km NE	834	66.2	Served	no figures
Castelnau-Magnoac	65	319 km SW	750	71	Served	no figures
Roncey	50	455 km NW	770	63.5	Served	no figures

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