Laps
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Laps (INSEE 63188) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Mond'Arverne Communauté. Population 601 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/63188-laps
Vitality score
Vitality score 31/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 17,050 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 9.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 567 (2012) → 601 (2023): 6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 428 (1990) → 601 (2023): 40.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 291, of which 3.4 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vic-le-Comte): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vic-le-Comte): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Vic-le-Comte): 3.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mirefleurs): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Laps): 0.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PLAUZAT_SAPC weather station, 12.1 km away at 495 m; the village itself is at 514 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PLAUZAT_SAPC, 12.1 km away at 495 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 626 mm of rain a year, spread over 96 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA SAUVETAT, 8.6 km away at 373 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63188/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63188/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63188/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63188/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63457
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63227
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63188
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbourg | 62 | 543 km N | 582 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chevagny-les-Chevrières | 71 | 137 km NE | 607 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roset-Fluans | 25 | 257 km NE | 599 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Malhoure | 22 | 531 km NW | 626 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Heidolsheim | 67 | 428 km NE | 582 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Souligné-Flacé | 72 | 356 km NW | 636 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevagny-les-Chevrières | 71 | 137 km NE | 607 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roset-Fluans | 25 | 257 km NE | 599 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Souligné-Flacé | 72 | 356 km NW | 636 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Heidolsheim | 67 | 428 km NE | 582 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Malhoure | 22 | 531 km NW | 626 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lisbourg | 62 | 543 km N | 582 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 76 % · 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 Laps'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevagny-les-Chevrières | 71 | 137 km NE | 607 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roset-Fluans | 25 | 257 km NE | 599 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Heidolsheim | 67 | 428 km NE | 582 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Yolet | 15 | 101 km SW | 596 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Préval | 72 | 349 km NW | 656 | 30.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savins | 77 | 315 km N | 617 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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