Murol
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 71.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Murol (INSEE 63247) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC du Massif du Sancy. Population 672 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 71.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 16,597 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 | 0.74 | 25 | 18.45 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.13 | 5 | 0.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DU CHATEAU). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA PIECE DU BOUCHER). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES CAVES DU CHATEAU · LE BURON AUVERGNAT · FERME DE LA ROUTE DES CAVES). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPERMARCHE SPAR). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (CREPERIE GEORGE SAND · AUBERGE DE LA PLAGE · LA PROMENADE · L'ARBALETE LE CUBANA CAFE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LA METAIRIE · L'IMPREVU · CY SAN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FLORENCE BARRIERE, MÉDECIN · CECILE MERITE, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE OKECKI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE MUROL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LD COIFF). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL DES PINS · HOTEL LES VOLCANS · HOTEL DE PARIS). [3,4]
5 × Campsite (SARL CONCEPT LOISIR SERVICE · CAMPING DU MARAIS · CAMPING LE REPOS DU BALADIN · DOMAINE DU LAC CHAMBON · CAMPING PARADIS L'EUROPE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA PIECE DU BOUCHER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LES CAVES DU CHATEAU · LE BURON AUVERGNAT · FERME DE LA ROUTE DES CAVES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPERMARCHE SPAR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | CREPERIE GEORGE SAND · AUBERGE DE LA PLAGE · LA PROMENADE · L'ARBALETE LE CUBANA CAFE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LA METAIRIE · L'IMPREVU · CY SAN | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | FLORENCE BARRIERE, MÉDECIN · CECILE MERITE, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE OKECKI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE MUROL | 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 | LA POSTE | 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 | LD COIFF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL DES PINS · HOTEL LES VOLCANS · HOTEL DE PARIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 5 | SARL CONCEPT LOISIR SERVICE · CAMPING DU MARAIS · CAMPING LE REPOS DU BALADIN · DOMAINE DU LAC CHAMBON · CAMPING PARADIS L'EUROPE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 544 (2012) → 672 (2023): 23.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 606 (1990) → 672 (2023): 10.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 808, of which 43.6 % second homes and 14.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Murol): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Murol): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Murol): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Murol): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Murol): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BESSE-ET-ST-ANA weather station, 7.3 km away at 1,050 m; the village itself is at 844 m. [10]
The village sits 206 m below 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 SUPERBESSE, 10 km away at 1,287 m, over 22 summers. [10]
That station sits 443 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 1,260 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHAMBON-SUR-LAC, 3.6 km away at 897 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 — 63247/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/4ecb01d5-4fac-3474-bc62-25d31d7a4113— “Marché de Murol”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63247/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63247/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63247/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63247
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villefort | 48 | 148 km SE | 618 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luri | 2B | 594 km SE | 872 | 71.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 5 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Malzieu-Ville | 48 | 85 km S | 745 | 66.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 55 % |
| Anost | 71 | 189 km NE | 695 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Venaco | 2B | 622 km SE | 644 | 60.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arreau | 65 | 361 km SW | 725 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Malzieu-Ville | 48 | 85 km S | 745 | 66.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 55 % |
| Villefort | 48 | 148 km SE | 618 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anost | 71 | 189 km NE | 695 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arreau | 65 | 361 km SW | 725 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luri | 2B | 594 km SE | 872 | 71.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 5 % · humidity 0 % |
| Venaco | 2B | 622 km SE | 644 | 60.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 31 % · 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 Murol'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Tour-d'Auvergne | 63 | 20 km W | 640 | 65.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mur-de-Barrez | 12 | 84 km S | 693 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaudes-Aigues | 15 | 80 km S | 813 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meyrueis | 48 | 160 km S | 770 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Anthème | 63 | 76 km E | 716 | 67 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peyrelevade | 19 | 71 km W | 824 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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