Montaigut-en-Combraille
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montaigut-en-Combraille (INSEE 63233) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC du Pays de Saint-Eloy. Population 972 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 47.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 14,488 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT DE LA POSTE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (RELAIS PRESSE DES COMBRAILLES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUISE MICHEL). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE FOURNIER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTAIGUT RP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ANNE MARIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | RESTAURANT DE LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | RELAIS PRESSE DES COMBRAILLES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUISE MICHEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE FOURNIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MONTAIGUT RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | ANNE MARIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,025 (2012) → 972 (2023): -5.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,235 (1990) → 972 (2023): -21.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 702, of which 14.2 % second homes and 20.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montaigut-en-Combraille): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Éloy-les-Mines): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Éloy-les-Mines): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montaigut-en-Combraille): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montaigut-en-Combraille): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 114 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MENAT weather station, 11.5 km away at 410 m; the village itself is at 626 m. [10]
The village sits 216 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 ST-GERVAIS-D AU, 16.5 km away at 705 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 79 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 859 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-ELOY-LES-MIN, 3 km away at 500 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 — 63233/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63233/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63233/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63233/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63233
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63338
- 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-Nazaire-en-Royans | 26 | 227 km SE | 826 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 7 % · humidity 64 % |
| Quillebeuf-sur-Seine | 27 | 403 km NW | 859 | 52 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tenay | 01 | 211 km E | 1,030 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 34 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pépieux | 11 | 321 km S | 1,118 | 43.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Vétheuil | 95 | 331 km N | 849 | 59 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gingolph | 74 | 308 km E | 903 | 61.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenay | 01 | 211 km E | 1,030 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 34 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans | 26 | 227 km SE | 826 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 7 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Gingolph | 74 | 308 km E | 903 | 61.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pépieux | 11 | 321 km S | 1,118 | 43.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Vétheuil | 95 | 331 km N | 849 | 59 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quillebeuf-sur-Seine | 27 | 403 km NW | 859 | 52 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Montaigut-en-Combraille'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchaumois | 39 | 242 km E | 1,139 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villard | 74 | 279 km E | 947 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Houtaud | 25 | 280 km E | 1,216 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Christol | 84 | 319 km SE | 1,409 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bogève | 74 | 279 km E | 1,200 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Rivière-Drugeon | 25 | 272 km E | 933 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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