Pont-du-Château
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pont-du-Château (INSEE 63284) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of Clermont Auvergne Métropole. Population 12,412 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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 54.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 1,972 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 | 0.31 | 25 | 7.73 |
| Social | 0.67 | 20 | 13.37 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.6 | 10 | 5.98 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.95 | 10 | 9.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA GOURMANDISE · LE FOURNIL D'AUDREY · MAISON AUZANCE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (DERGICI VIANDES HALAL · BOUCHERIE DU PONT). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA CAZ CHRISTIE · DA SILVA JARDI · EL PUEBLITO). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (DOGALA · NETTO · ALDI MARCHE · SUPER U). [3,4]
23 × Restaurant (SARL LES SABLONS · LA FARANDOLE · AUBERGE DU PONT · ANTALYA). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LA SUITE · LE RENDEZ-VOUS). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN ALIX · ECOLE MATERNELLE LUCIE AUBRAC · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RENE CASSIN). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ALIX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE P BROSSOLETTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE RENE CASSIN · ECOLE ST JOSEPH). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE MORTAIX · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE ARNAULT, MÉDECIN · PASCALE DUPONT, MÉDECIN · MELANIE DE MORAES, MÉDECIN · JESSIE POUTIGNAT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN CHANY, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SULTANA · SELARL PHARMACIE FLORI MESTER · PHARMACIE GARCIA SANTOS · PHARMACIE DU PARC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE ALAIN REY). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE · C O S E C · LYCEE PUBLIC PROFESSIONNEL PIERRE BOULANGER · MAIRIE). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE CHALUS). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (DOM' COIFFURE · DFL 02 · LOR COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES SABLONS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA GOURMANDISE · LE FOURNIL D'AUDREY · MAISON AUZANCE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | DERGICI VIANDES HALAL · BOUCHERIE DU PONT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LA CAZ CHRISTIE · DA SILVA JARDI · EL PUEBLITO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | DOGALA · NETTO · ALDI MARCHE · SUPER U | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 23 | SARL LES SABLONS · LA FARANDOLE · AUBERGE DU PONT · ANTALYA | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 31 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LA SUITE · LE RENDEZ-VOUS | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN ALIX · ECOLE MATERNELLE LUCIE AUBRAC · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RENE CASSIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ALIX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE P BROSSOLETTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE RENE CASSIN · ECOLE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE MORTAIX · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | PHILIPPE ARNAULT, MÉDECIN · PASCALE DUPONT, MÉDECIN · MELANIE DE MORAES, MÉDECIN · JESSIE POUTIGNAT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN CHANY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE SULTANA · SELARL PHARMACIE FLORI MESTER · PHARMACIE GARCIA SANTOS · PHARMACIE DU PARC | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE ALAIN REY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | SALLE POLYVALENTE · C O S E C · LYCEE PUBLIC PROFESSIONNEL PIERRE BOULANGER · MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE CHALUS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | DOM' COIFFURE · DFL 02 · LOR COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES SABLONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday, Saturday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 10,541 (2012) → 12,412 (2023): 17.7 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 8,562 (1990) → 12,412 (2023): 45 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,826, of which 1.1 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pont-du-Château): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Pont-du-Château): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Pont-du-Château): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Pont-du-Château): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Pont-du-Château): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CLERMONT-FD weather station, 7.8 km away at 331 m; the village itself is at 350 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CLERMONT-FD, 7.8 km away at 331 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 649 mm of rain a year, spread over 97 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHAPPES, 7.6 km away at 315 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63284/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ae80b888-db04-3001-9b0d-a67a54bee7f3— “Marché du jeudi à Pont-du-Château.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2024-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/8c16431e-322b-37f3-a547-18ebde5acf0f— “Marché du samedi à Pont-du-Château.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63284/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63284/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63284/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63284
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Sainte-Maxence | 60 | 393 km N | 12,361 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Louvres | 95 | 365 km N | 12,560 | 55.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brignais | 69 | 118 km E | 12,503 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vernouillet | 28 | 355 km NW | 12,310 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bischwiller | 67 | 480 km NE | 12,242 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-André-de-Cubzac | 33 | 302 km W | 12,626 | 59.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brignais | 69 | 118 km E | 12,503 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-André-de-Cubzac | 33 | 302 km W | 12,626 | 59.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vernouillet | 28 | 355 km NW | 12,310 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Louvres | 95 | 365 km N | 12,560 | 55.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-Sainte-Maxence | 60 | 393 km N | 12,361 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bischwiller | 67 | 480 km NE | 12,242 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Pont-du-Château'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châlette-sur-Loing | 45 | 250 km N | 12,677 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Motte-Servolex | 73 | 205 km E | 12,067 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yzeure | 03 | 86 km N | 12,897 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Onet-le-Château | 12 | 167 km S | 12,080 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Erstein | 67 | 444 km NE | 10,790 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Issoudun | 36 | 160 km NW | 11,159 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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