Medeyrolles
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Medeyrolles (INSEE 63221) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Ambert Livradois Forez. Population 113 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 16.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 11,635 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.97 |
| Housing mix | 0.23 | 5 | 1.13 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE MEDEYROLLES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 2 | AUBERGE DE MEDEYROLLES | 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 114 (2012) → 113 (2023): -0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 126 (1990) → 113 (2023): -10.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 142, of which 38.7 % second homes and 16.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chaumont-le-Bourg): 5.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Arlanc): 6.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Arlanc): 6.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Arlanc): 6.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Dore-l'Église): 4.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 160 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MARSAC-EN-LIVRA weather station, 10 km away at 540 m; the village itself is at 1,051 m. [11]
The village sits 511 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AMBERT, 13.3 km away at 555 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 496 m below 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 884 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MARSAC-EN-LIVRA, 10 km away at 540 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 — 63221/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63221/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63221/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63221/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63105
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63010
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63139
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latronche | 19 | 124 km W | 112 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 0 % |
| Santa-Lucia-di-Mercurio | 2B | 553 km SE | 115 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 8 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grimault | 89 | 250 km N | 115 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escot | 64 | 436 km SW | 118 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Méreuil | 05 | 189 km SE | 108 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montusclat | 43 | 50 km SE | 125 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montusclat | 43 | 50 km SE | 125 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Latronche | 19 | 124 km W | 112 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 0 % |
| Méreuil | 05 | 189 km SE | 108 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grimault | 89 | 250 km N | 115 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escot | 64 | 436 km SW | 118 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Santa-Lucia-di-Mercurio | 2B | 553 km SE | 115 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 8 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Medeyrolles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis-en-Margeride | 48 | 79 km S | 148 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Usclades-et-Rieutord | 07 | 75 km S | 106 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Salette-Fallavaux | 38 | 182 km E | 81 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aulon | 65 | 399 km SW | 99 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtelblanc | 25 | 227 km NE | 117 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lambruisse | 04 | 257 km SE | 92 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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