Montel-de-Gelat

Puy-de-Dôme · CC Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans · INSEE 63237

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 45.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Montel-de-Gelat (INSEE 63237) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans. Population 406 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/63237-montel-de-gelat

Vitality score

Vitality score 45.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 92 % of the 17,989 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	0.32	20	6.32
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0.63	10	6.32
Public & culture	0.63	5	3.16
Population trend	0.31	10	3.07
Housing mix	0.64	5	3.21

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PAIN ET COMPAGNIE). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE DE FIFI). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar (L'AUBERGE). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MICHEL MATINIER). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GILLES TANGUY, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MAY CORINNE). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTEL DE GELAT AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE RELAIS MONTEL-DE-GELAT). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (COIFF EMOI). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	PAIN ET COMPAGNIE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	L'EPICERIE DE FIFI	INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Café / bar	1	L'AUBERGE	INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE MICHEL MATINIER	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	GILLES TANGUY, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE MAY CORINNE	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	MONTEL DE GELAT AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE RELAIS MONTEL-DE-GELAT	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	1	COIFF EMOI	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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

1968: 701 2023: 406 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 493 (2012) → 406 (2023): -17.6 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 503 (1990) → 406 (2023): -19.3 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 352, of which 17.9 % second homes and 22.4 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Food shop — 6.5 km NE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Montel-de-Gelat): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Charensat): 6.5 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Montel-de-Gelat): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Montel-de-Gelat): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Montel-de-Gelat): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63237/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63237/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63237/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63237/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 63237
INSEE BPE 2025 — 63094

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
Teillet	81	234 km S	458	40.1	Partly served	no figures
La Croisille-sur-Briance	87	85 km SW	728	51.5	Partly served	no figures
Condat-en-Combraille	63	9.3 km S	413	36.2	Few services	no figures
Orsennes	36	92 km NW	696	55.5	Partly served	no figures
Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne	63	76 km E	556	43.9	Partly served	no figures
Bagnols	63	49 km S	400	46.1	Partly served	no figures

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Condat-en-Combraille	63	9.3 km S	413	36.2	Few services	no figures
Bagnols	63	49 km S	400	46.1	Partly served	no figures
Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne	63	76 km E	556	43.9	Partly served	no figures
La Croisille-sur-Briance	87	85 km SW	728	51.5	Partly served	no figures
Orsennes	36	92 km NW	696	55.5	Partly served	no figures
Teillet	81	234 km S	458	40.1	Partly served	no figures

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Elsewhere

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