Novacelles
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Novacelles (INSEE 63256) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Ambert Livradois Forez. Population 155 (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 7.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 14,382 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.14 | 5 | 0.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE NOVACELLES). [3]
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. [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE NOVACELLES | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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
Population 143 (2012) → 155 (2023): 8.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 173 (1990) → 155 (2023): -10.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 162, of which 43.2 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Doranges): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Arlanc): 6.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Arlanc): 6.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Arlanc): 6.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Doranges): 4.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 135 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MARSAC-EN-LIVRA weather station, 7.7 km away at 540 m; the village itself is at 799 m. [10]
The village sits 259 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-GERMAIN-L HE, 9.5 km away at 1,070 m, over 27 summers. [10]
That station sits 271 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 884 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MARSAC-EN-LIVRA, 7.7 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 — 63256/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63256/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63256/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63256/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63137
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achun | 58 | 188 km N | 160 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 12 % |
| Lavaldens | 38 | 182 km E | 165 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Nogaret | 48 | 116 km S | 174 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire | 63 | 108 km NW | 144 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Vastres | 43 | 69 km SE | 192 | 4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brasc | 12 | 183 km SW | 170 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Vastres | 43 | 69 km SE | 192 | 4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire | 63 | 108 km NW | 144 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Nogaret | 48 | 116 km S | 174 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavaldens | 38 | 182 km E | 165 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brasc | 12 | 183 km SW | 170 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 0 % |
| Achun | 58 | 188 km N | 160 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 12 % |
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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 Novacelles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavaldens | 38 | 182 km E | 165 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esplantas-Vazeilles | 43 | 60 km S | 126 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mercœur | 43 | 39 km SW | 146 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grèzes | 43 | 59 km S | 182 | 1.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Collandres | 15 | 81 km W | 155 | 2.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ally | 43 | 41 km SW | 123 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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