Le Monestier
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Monestier (INSEE 63230) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Ambert Livradois Forez. Population 242 (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 10.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 17,081 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.74 |
| Housing mix | 0.21 | 5 | 1.05 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DE LA BELETTE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 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) | 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 | 1 | AUBERGE DE LA BELETTE | 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 205 (2012) → 242 (2023): 18 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 190 (1990) → 242 (2023): 27.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 220, of which 39.5 % second homes and 14.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ambert): 5.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ambert): 5.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Ambert): 6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ambert): 5.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 139 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AMBERT weather station, 8.1 km away at 555 m; the village itself is at 948 m. [10]
The village sits 393 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AMBERT, 8.1 km away at 555 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 393 m below 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 896 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at AMBERT-VILLE, 7.1 km away at 540 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 — 63230/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63230/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63230/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63230/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63314
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lestre | 50 | 578 km NW | 242 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Foy-de-Longas | 24 | 239 km W | 242 | 7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Nanteuil-Auriac-de-Bourzac | 24 | 264 km W | 234 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-Elvert | 19 | 145 km W | 234 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castanet | 82 | 197 km SW | 264 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 23 % · winter 0 % |
| Chouvigny | 03 | 82 km NW | 232 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chouvigny | 03 | 82 km NW | 232 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-Elvert | 19 | 145 km W | 234 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castanet | 82 | 197 km SW | 264 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 23 % · winter 0 % |
| Sainte-Foy-de-Longas | 24 | 239 km W | 242 | 7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Nanteuil-Auriac-de-Bourzac | 24 | 264 km W | 234 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lestre | 50 | 578 km NW | 242 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · 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 Le Monestier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontans | 48 | 94 km S | 218 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mayres | 63 | 20 km S | 197 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grèzes | 43 | 73 km S | 182 | 1.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thoras | 43 | 78 km S | 243 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Connangles | 43 | 30 km S | 131 | 5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavaldens | 38 | 186 km E | 165 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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