Montaigut-le-Blanc
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 35.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montaigut-le-Blanc (INSEE 63234) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CA Agglo Pays d'Issoire. Population 927 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 35.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 14,808 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (YUMMY-SANCY · BISTRO BOUGNAT). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTAIGUT LE BLANC AP). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LE STYLE D'AMANDINE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LE PRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | YUMMY-SANCY · BISTRO BOUGNAT | 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 | 1 | MONTAIGUT LE BLANC AP | 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 | 2 | LE STYLE D'AMANDINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LE PRE | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 808 (2012) → 927 (2023): 14.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 568 (1990) → 927 (2023): 63.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 545, of which 12.1 % second homes and 14.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Champeix): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Champeix): 2.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Champeix): 2.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Champeix): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montaigut-le-Blanc): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PLAUZAT_SAPC weather station, 5.1 km away at 495 m; the village itself is at 488 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PLAUZAT_SAPC, 5.1 km away at 495 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 608 mm of rain a year, spread over 91 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PLAUZAT_SAPC, 5.1 km away at 495 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63234/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/6ecd8bf0-052c-3882-aeb0-ab96afe5018f— “Marché le mercredi matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63234/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63234/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63234/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63080
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63234
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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-Lubin-de-la-Haye | 28 | 378 km N | 937 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Salembre | 24 | 213 km W | 901 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Arcambal | 46 | 176 km SW | 1,004 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cuzorn | 47 | 204 km SW | 845 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 46 % · humidity 36 % |
| Confort-Meilars | 29 | 634 km NW | 861 | 33.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mendionde | 64 | 428 km SW | 854 | 32.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 51 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcambal | 46 | 176 km SW | 1,004 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cuzorn | 47 | 204 km SW | 845 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 46 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Salembre | 24 | 213 km W | 901 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Lubin-de-la-Haye | 28 | 378 km N | 937 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mendionde | 64 | 428 km SW | 854 | 32.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 51 % |
| Confort-Meilars | 29 | 634 km NW | 861 | 33.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 49 % · 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 Montaigut-le-Blanc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villemaréchal | 77 | 299 km N | 1,055 | 27.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Val-d'Ornain | 55 | 388 km N | 952 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Égliseneuve-près-Billom | 63 | 28 km NE | 937 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ormoy-la-Rivière | 91 | 322 km N | 943 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Auvent | 87 | 170 km W | 974 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Magny | 89 | 222 km N | 870 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
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