Lamontgie
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 31.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lamontgie (INSEE 63185) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CA Agglo Pays d'Issoire. Population 643 (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 31.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 16,751 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU POULET GOURMAND). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES PLATANES). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LAMONTGIE AP). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (BERTHELOT MICHELLE). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AU POULET GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES PLATANES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LAMONTGIE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | BERTHELOT MICHELLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 612 (2012) → 643 (2023): 5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 394 (1990) → 643 (2023): 63.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 383, of which 12 % second homes and 11.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-des-Plains): 2.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lamontgie): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Brassac-les-Mines): 6.6 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Auzat-la-Combelle): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Lamontgie): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ISSOIRE weather station, 8.8 km away at 372 m; the village itself is at 484 m. [12]
The village sits 112 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 ISSOIRE, 8.8 km away at 372 m, over 28 summers. [12]
That station sits 112 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 619 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ISSOIRE, 8.8 km away at 372 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 — 63185/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63185/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63185/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63185/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63375
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63185
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63050
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassagne | 31 | 321 km SW | 641 | 26.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Champagnolles | 17 | 309 km W | 687 | 31.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 46 % · humidity 36 % |
| Avoise | 72 | 379 km NW | 594 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 51 % |
| Normanville | 76 | 512 km NW | 651 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme | 81 | 220 km S | 538 | 24.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beuste | 64 | 378 km SW | 698 | 31 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme | 81 | 220 km S | 538 | 24.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Champagnolles | 17 | 309 km W | 687 | 31.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 46 % · humidity 36 % |
| Cassagne | 31 | 321 km SW | 641 | 26.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Beuste | 64 | 378 km SW | 698 | 31 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Avoise | 72 | 379 km NW | 594 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 51 % |
| Normanville | 76 | 512 km NW | 651 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 59 % · 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 Lamontgie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villemurlin | 45 | 257 km N | 536 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vendenesse-lès-Charolles | 71 | 133 km NE | 729 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dampniat | 19 | 137 km W | 716 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vignols | 19 | 153 km W | 536 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gilly-sur-Loire | 71 | 123 km N | 480 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cuinzier | 42 | 103 km NE | 707 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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