Issoire
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 71.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Issoire (INSEE 63178) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CA Agglo Pays d'Issoire. Population 15,115 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/63178-issoire
Vitality score
Vitality score 71.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 1,622 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 | 17.78 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.17 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.74 | 10 | 7.44 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.15 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
20 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL DES LISTES · AROMA PIZZA · ARTHUR). [3,4]
8 × Butcher (boucherie) (TINEL AUVERGNE · TINEL · BOUCHERIE DU SANCY · BOUCHERIE LE BOUGNAT · SAS TESSON-CHALIER). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (S & H DISTRIBUTION · DONA NATURA · BIO'TOPIE · LA PAYSANNE RIT). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (LIDL · INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · ACTION · CARREFOUR). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (TOUT UN FROMAGE). [4]
2 × Fishmonger (L'IODE). [3,4]
53 × Restaurant (SOCIETE HOTELIERE LE GLOBE · KEBAB LAND · TRAEZH CAFE · LE COMPTOIR A PIZZA · ISSALA). [3,4]
20 × Café / bar (L'ENTREPOTES · BAR DE LA MONTAGNE · BAR TABAC LES PRES · LE B-FOR · LE PETIT CALIF). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DU FAUBOURG · ECOLE MATERNELLE PRE ROND · ECOL MATE DU CENTRE). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE AEP LA COUZE · ECOL ELEM PUB PRE ROND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DU FAUBOURG · ECOLE SEVIGNE ST LOUIS). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE DE VERRIERE · COLLEGE LES PRES · COLLEGE SEVIGNE ST LOUIS). [3]
26 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-DAMIEN MONGHAL, MÉDECIN · MARIE OLIVIER, MÉDECIN · VALERIE TESSIERES-MOREAU, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN ROUMEAU, MÉDECIN · RAHIBA SLAMANI, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GAUTHIER · PHARMACIE DU PRE ROND · PHARMAMMOUTH ISSOIRE · SNC PHARMACIE LE SANCY · SELARL PHARMACIE LAREYRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE RENÉ-CHAR). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE MODERN). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (ECOLE DU FAUBOURG · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ALBERT BUISSON · MAISON DES ASSOCIATIONS · GYMNASE MURAT · COMPLEXE DU BOUT DU MONDE). [3]
14 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL ISSOIRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE). [3]
28 × Hairdresser (FRANCK PROVOST · FLOSSYAFRO BOUTIQUE · DUO COIFFURE · SHAMPOO · FC). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (HOTEL IBIS ISSOIRE · CAMPANILE · HOTEL LE PARIOU · ACE HOTEL · LE NEW RELAIS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 8 × Restaurant, 2 × Nursery school (maternelle), 2 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Pharmacy, 5 × Hairdresser, 3 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 20 | SARL DES LISTES · AROMA PIZZA · ARTHUR | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 8 | TINEL AUVERGNE · TINEL · BOUCHERIE DU SANCY · BOUCHERIE LE BOUGNAT · SAS TESSON-CHALIER | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | S & H DISTRIBUTION · DONA NATURA · BIO'TOPIE · LA PAYSANNE RIT | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | LIDL · INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · ACTION · CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | TOUT UN FROMAGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 2 | L'IODE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 53 | SOCIETE HOTELIERE LE GLOBE · KEBAB LAND · TRAEZH CAFE · LE COMPTOIR A PIZZA · ISSALA | INSEE BPE 53 / INSEE SIRENE 80 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 20 | L'ENTREPOTES · BAR DE LA MONTAGNE · BAR TABAC LES PRES · LE B-FOR · LE PETIT CALIF | INSEE SIRENE 20 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DU FAUBOURG · ECOLE MATERNELLE PRE ROND · ECOL MATE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE AEP LA COUZE · ECOL ELEM PUB PRE ROND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DU FAUBOURG · ECOLE SEVIGNE ST LOUIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE DE VERRIERE · COLLEGE LES PRES · COLLEGE SEVIGNE ST LOUIS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 26 | JEAN-DAMIEN MONGHAL, MÉDECIN · MARIE OLIVIER, MÉDECIN · VALERIE TESSIERES-MOREAU, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN ROUMEAU, MÉDECIN · RAHIBA SLAMANI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 26 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | PHARMACIE GAUTHIER · PHARMACIE DU PRE ROND · PHARMAMMOUTH ISSOIRE · SNC PHARMACIE LE SANCY · SELARL PHARMACIE LAREYRE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [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 | MEDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE RENÉ-CHAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE MODERN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | ECOLE DU FAUBOURG · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ALBERT BUISSON · MAISON DES ASSOCIATIONS · GYMNASE MURAT · COMPLEXE DU BOUT DU MONDE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 14 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL ISSOIRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 28 | FRANCK PROVOST · FLOSSYAFRO BOUTIQUE · DUO COIFFURE · SHAMPOO · FC | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | HOTEL IBIS ISSOIRE · CAMPANILE · HOTEL LE PARIOU · ACE HOTEL · LE NEW RELAIS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 14,296 (2012) → 15,115 (2023): 5.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 13,559 (1990) → 15,115 (2023): 11.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,127, of which 2 % second homes and 11.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Issoire): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Issoire): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Issoire): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Issoire): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Issoire): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ISSOIRE weather station, 1.4 km away at 372 m; the village itself is at 387 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ISSOIRE, 1.4 km away at 372 m, over 28 summers. [10]
An average of 619 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ISSOIRE, 1.4 km away at 372 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63178/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3d7650c0-e567-3db3-b8a6-0e9cff1d0565— “Marché le samedi matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63178/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63178/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63178/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63178
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-Thierry | 02 | 390 km N | 15,097 | 66.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Senlis | 60 | 410 km N | 15,157 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romilly-sur-Seine | 10 | 333 km N | 14,959 | 65.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vesoul | 70 | 320 km NE | 15,078 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rive-de-Gier | 42 | 107 km E | 15,242 | 62.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 51 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montargis | 45 | 276 km N | 14,825 | 68.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rive-de-Gier | 42 | 107 km E | 15,242 | 62.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 51 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montargis | 45 | 276 km N | 14,825 | 68.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vesoul | 70 | 320 km NE | 15,078 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Romilly-sur-Seine | 10 | 333 km N | 14,959 | 65.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-Thierry | 02 | 390 km N | 15,097 | 66.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Senlis | 60 | 410 km N | 15,157 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 78 % · 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 Issoire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey | 01 | 170 km E | 15,934 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yzeure | 03 | 114 km N | 12,897 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moulins | 03 | 114 km N | 19,206 | 68.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Albertville | 73 | 245 km E | 19,978 | 74 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dole | 39 | 243 km NE | 23,840 | 75.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Annonay | 07 | 116 km E | 17,274 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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