Mazaye
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mazaye (INSEE 63219) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Dômes Sancy Artense. Population 719 (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/63219-mazaye
Vitality score
Vitality score 41.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 16,282 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.39 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA FERME GUY · LARD DE COHEIX). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DES CHEIRES · BISTROT DES COMBES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MAZAYES). [3]
1 × Hotel (L'AUBERGE DE MAZAYES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 2 | LA FERME GUY · LARD DE COHEIX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 2 | AUBERGE DES CHEIRES · BISTROT DES COMBES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| 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 MAZAYES | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | L'AUBERGE DE MAZAYES | 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 715 (2012) → 719 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 537 (1990) → 719 (2023): 33.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 398, of which 17.8 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pontgibaud): 4.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mazaye): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Pontgibaud): 4.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pontgibaud): 4.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mazaye): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 75 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GELLES weather station, 6.2 km away at 784 m; the village itself is at 717 m. [10]
The village sits 67 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PUY-DE-DOME-CG, 8.1 km away at 1,415 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 698 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 967 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PONTGIBAUD, 4.8 km away at 730 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63219/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63219/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63219/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63219/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63285
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63219
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esserts-Blay | 73 | 278 km E | 755 | 34.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chenereilles | 42 | 101 km E | 560 | 38.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 14 % |
| Longchamps | 27 | 408 km N | 662 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 70 % |
| Arignac | 09 | 340 km S | 719 | 28.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Courçay | 37 | 223 km NW | 792 | 38 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trelins | 42 | 89 km E | 682 | 38.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trelins | 42 | 89 km E | 682 | 38.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chenereilles | 42 | 101 km E | 560 | 38.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 14 % |
| Courçay | 37 | 223 km NW | 792 | 38 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Esserts-Blay | 73 | 278 km E | 755 | 34.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arignac | 09 | 340 km S | 719 | 28.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Longchamps | 27 | 408 km N | 662 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 70 % |
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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 Mazaye'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cercier | 74 | 248 km E | 734 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hilsprich | 57 | 471 km NE | 847 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mésigny | 74 | 244 km E | 804 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Véranne | 42 | 148 km E | 951 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sulpice | 73 | 233 km E | 821 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reyvroz | 74 | 292 km E | 500 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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