Pionsat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pionsat (INSEE 63281) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC du Pays de Saint-Eloy. Population 1,042 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/63281-pionsat
Vitality score
Vitality score 51/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 14,087 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.11 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.69 | 10 | 6.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 4.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (STE D'EXPLOITATION DES ETABLISSEMENTS ROCHEFORT). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ FLORINE ET REMY BOUCHERIE DE PIONSAT). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (INTERMARCHE CONTACT). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (FRITERIE · SASU LAVARAT · LE GRAIN DES COMBRAILLES · LA COCOTTE DU CHATEAU CUISINE FAMILIALE FAITE MAIS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE MATCHITOS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE NESTOR PERRET). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ELLEN DUVOID, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LUC DEJOUX, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE MAUBERT-BARRAUX, MÉDECIN · PASCAL LEHMANN, MÉDECIN · LOREDANA-PETRONELA MINDIRIGIU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BALANANT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (MAGNIER). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | STE D'EXPLOITATION DES ETABLISSEMENTS ROCHEFORT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | CHEZ FLORINE ET REMY BOUCHERIE DE PIONSAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INTERMARCHE CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 5 | FRITERIE · SASU LAVARAT · LE GRAIN DES COMBRAILLES · LA COCOTTE DU CHATEAU CUISINE FAMILIALE FAITE MAIS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE MATCHITOS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE NESTOR PERRET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | ELLEN DUVOID, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LUC DEJOUX, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE MAUBERT-BARRAUX, MÉDECIN · PASCAL LEHMANN, MÉDECIN · LOREDANA-PETRONELA MINDIRIGIU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE BALANANT | 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 | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | MAGNIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
Weekly market: Friday matins. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,097 (2012) → 1,042 (2023): -5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,046 (1990) → 1,042 (2023): -0.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 692, of which 13.7 % second homes and 19.7 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pionsat): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Pionsat): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Pionsat): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Pionsat): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Pionsat): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 86 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PIONSAT weather station, 0.7 km away at 524 m; the village itself is at 530 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-GERVAIS-D AU, 11.9 km away at 705 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 175 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 914 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PIONSAT, 0.7 km away at 524 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 — 63281/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://pionsat.fr/commerces-artisans/— “Marché : tous les vendredis matins”
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/774b738c-717d-375b-ae40-ace578e56e1f— “Marché du vendredi.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63281/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63281/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63281/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63281
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trévières | 14 | 446 km NW | 925 | 73.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Miélan | 32 | 352 km SW | 1,129 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 31 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-la-Coudre | 61 | 289 km NW | 831 | 66.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 59 % |
| Neuvy-sur-Barangeon | 18 | 138 km N | 1,126 | 43.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Héricourt-en-Caux | 76 | 426 km N | 941 | 72.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mouleydier | 24 | 215 km SW | 1,152 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 51 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvy-sur-Barangeon | 18 | 138 km N | 1,126 | 43.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Mouleydier | 24 | 215 km SW | 1,152 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 51 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-la-Coudre | 61 | 289 km NW | 831 | 66.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 59 % |
| Miélan | 32 | 352 km SW | 1,129 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 31 % |
| Héricourt-en-Caux | 76 | 426 km N | 941 | 72.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trévières | 14 | 446 km NW | 925 | 73.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 9 % · 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 Pionsat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat | 15 | 142 km S | 1,527 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poule-les-Écharmeaux | 69 | 136 km E | 1,023 | 46.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hauteroche | 39 | 236 km E | 971 | 66.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaource | 10 | 243 km NE | 1,011 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Olby | 63 | 43 km S | 857 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bromont-Lamothe | 63 | 31 km S | 1,032 | 47.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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