Picherande
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Picherande (INSEE 63279) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC du Massif du Sancy. Population 324 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 40/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 17,979 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.29 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.16 | 10 | 1.6 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FERME DES CAMPANULES · LA FERME DE RAVEL). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (CHARROIN GINETTE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOIS JOLI). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PICHERANDE AP). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA SAVE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | FERME DES CAMPANULES · LA FERME DE RAVEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | CHARROIN GINETTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOIS JOLI | 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 | PICHERANDE 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE LA SAVE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 360 (2012) → 324 (2023): -10 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 491 (1990) → 324 (2023): -34 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 538, of which 60.8 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues): 7.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Picherande): 1.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues): 7.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues): 7.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Picherande): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 88 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHASTREIX weather station, 7.7 km away at 1,385 m; the village itself is at 1,131 m. [11]
The village sits 254 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHASTREIX, 7.7 km away at 1,385 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 254 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,641 mm of rain a year, spread over 151 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PICHERANDE, 0.5 km away at 1,120 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63279/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/deea367f-a66c-30b6-b60d-34e0aab02889— “Marché de Picherande”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63279/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63279/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63279/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63144
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63279
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambon-sur-Lac | 63 | 15 km NE | 407 | 53.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Biert | 09 | 308 km SW | 303 | 33.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 76 % |
| Saint-Félix-de-Villadeix | 24 | 174 km W | 314 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Castelnau-Pégayrols | 12 | 149 km S | 344 | 35.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ustou | 09 | 320 km SW | 281 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 68 % |
| Les Moussières | 39 | 260 km NE | 174 | 34.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambon-sur-Lac | 63 | 15 km NE | 407 | 53.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castelnau-Pégayrols | 12 | 149 km S | 344 | 35.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Félix-de-Villadeix | 24 | 174 km W | 314 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Les Moussières | 39 | 260 km NE | 174 | 34.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Biert | 09 | 308 km SW | 303 | 33.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 76 % |
| Ustou | 09 | 320 km SW | 281 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 68 % |
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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 Picherande'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantoin | 12 | 70 km S | 312 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Devesset | 07 | 134 km E | 310 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chastreix | 63 | 6.0 km NW | 226 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saillant | 63 | 89 km E | 315 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Haon | 43 | 104 km SE | 276 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Setiers | 19 | 56 km NW | 252 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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