Marat
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 16.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marat (INSEE 63207) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Ambert Livradois Forez. Population 801 (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/63207-marat
Vitality score
Vitality score 16.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 15,636 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.49 | 5 | 2.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MARAT). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LE MARAT). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MARAT | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LE MARAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 841 (2012) → 801 (2023): -4.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 932 (1990) → 801 (2023): -14.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 689, of which 25.4 % second homes and 16.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vertolaye): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vertolaye): 2.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Vertolaye): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Augerolles): 8.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Marat): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the COL DU BEAL weather station, 8.2 km away at 1,393 m; the village itself is at 542 m. [11]
The village sits 851 m below 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at COL DU BEAL, 8.2 km away at 1,393 m, over 11 summers. [11]
That station sits 851 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,332 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COL DU BEAL, 8.2 km away at 1,393 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 — 63207/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63207/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63207/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63207/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63454
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63016
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63207
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard | 50 | 591 km NW | 801 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 73 % |
| Ouerre | 28 | 377 km NW | 785 | 25.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Graye-sur-Mer | 14 | 514 km NW | 773 | 20.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nayemont-les-Fosses | 88 | 387 km NE | 778 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-du-Serre | 07 | 125 km SE | 879 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Victor-de-Malcap | 30 | 163 km S | 819 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-du-Serre | 07 | 125 km SE | 879 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Victor-de-Malcap | 30 | 163 km S | 819 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ouerre | 28 | 377 km NW | 785 | 25.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nayemont-les-Fosses | 88 | 387 km NE | 778 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Graye-sur-Mer | 14 | 514 km NW | 773 | 20.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard | 50 | 591 km NW | 801 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 73 % |
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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 Marat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cierrey | 27 | 415 km NW | 805 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Calleville | 27 | 450 km NW | 665 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courcité | 53 | 419 km NW | 797 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Danne-et-Quatre-Vents | 57 | 440 km NE | 670 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villers-Saint-Frambourg-Ognon | 60 | 407 km N | 726 | 29.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mecquignies | 59 | 513 km N | 695 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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