Grandval
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Grandval (INSEE 63174) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Ambert Livradois Forez. Population 123 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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/63174-grandval
Vitality score
Vitality score 6.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 12,401 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.17 | 5 | 0.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX DE JESSICA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 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 | LES CISEAUX DE JESSICA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 112 (2012) → 123 (2023): 9.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 124 (1990) → 123 (2023): -0.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 120, of which 41.7 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cunlhat): 6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bertignat): 5.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Cunlhat): 7.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ambert): 8.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine): 2.9 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 85 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CUNLHAT weather station, 8 km away at 700 m; the village itself is at 784 m. [12]
The village sits 84 m above 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at AMBERT, 11.8 km away at 555 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 229 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 999 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CUNLHAT, 8 km away at 700 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63174/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63174/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63174/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63174/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63132
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63037
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63314
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtillon | 39 | 199 km NE | 122 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Albaret-le-Comtal | 48 | 90 km SW | 131 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 43 % |
| Baubigny | 50 | 591 km NW | 132 | 4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
| Blanot | 21 | 181 km N | 120 | 4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Connangles | 43 | 33 km S | 131 | 5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auriat | 23 | 158 km W | 122 | 4.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connangles | 43 | 33 km S | 131 | 5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Albaret-le-Comtal | 48 | 90 km SW | 131 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 43 % |
| Auriat | 23 | 158 km W | 122 | 4.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blanot | 21 | 181 km N | 120 | 4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtillon | 39 | 199 km NE | 122 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baubigny | 50 | 591 km NW | 132 | 4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
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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 Grandval'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montenoison | 58 | 181 km N | 129 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Badailhac | 15 | 110 km SW | 129 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roche-le-Peyroux | 19 | 101 km W | 107 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bussières | 63 | 94 km NW | 109 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Joursac | 15 | 71 km SW | 160 | 5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Campestre-et-Luc | 30 | 184 km S | 163 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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