Pontgibaud
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pontgibaud (INSEE 63285) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans. Population 715 (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 63.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 99 % of the 16,325 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 | 0.53 | 25 | 13.19 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.82 | 10 | 8.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL COLOMBET · LE FOURNIL DES COMBRAILLES · BOULANGERIE BONAPARTE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA GIRBONAISE · JARDINS DE LA COMTE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DU CENTRE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE AIME COULAUDON). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ANNA GARCIN-MAYADE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIBAULT MENINI, MÉDECIN · UGO BOUVIER, MÉDECIN · THOMAS VIALLEIX, MÉDECIN · YOANN MARTIN, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS PLANE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES DOMES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (RÉSEAU DE LECTURE CHAVANON COMBRAILLES ET VOLCANS 6 AVENUE DU MARRONNIER). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE ANNA GARCIN MAYADE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (TENDANCE COIF · MAGALI COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL DOMAINE DE LA PALLE · HOTEL DE LA POSTE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA PALLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SARL COLOMBET · LE FOURNIL DES COMBRAILLES · BOULANGERIE BONAPARTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | 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 | 2 | LA GIRBONAISE · JARDINS DE LA COMTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DU CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE AIME COULAUDON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ANNA GARCIN-MAYADE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | THIBAULT MENINI, MÉDECIN · UGO BOUVIER, MÉDECIN · THOMAS VIALLEIX, MÉDECIN · YOANN MARTIN, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS PLANE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES DOMES | 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 | 1 | RÉSEAU DE LECTURE CHAVANON COMBRAILLES ET VOLCANS 6 AVENUE DU MARRONNIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE ANNA GARCIN MAYADE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | TENDANCE COIF · MAGALI COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL DOMAINE DE LA PALLE · HOTEL DE LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA PALLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 720 (2012) → 715 (2023): -0.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 801 (1990) → 715 (2023): -10.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 478, of which 11.1 % second homes and 14.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pontgibaud): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Pontgibaud): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Pontgibaud): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pontgibaud): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pontgibaud): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GELLES weather station, 9.6 km away at 784 m; the village itself is at 670 m. [10]
The village sits 114 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PUY-DE-DOME-CG, 11.1 km away at 1,415 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 745 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 967 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PONTGIBAUD, 0.6 km away at 730 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63285/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/e7a8dd13-b034-36b3-863e-ebd55be674f6— “Marché du jeudi.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63285/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63285/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63285/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63285
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulins-la-Marche | 61 | 361 km NW | 710 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Époisses | 21 | 212 km NE | 715 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sellières | 39 | 236 km NE | 737 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gensac | 33 | 245 km SW | 687 | 60.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 76 % |
| Hautefort | 24 | 147 km SW | 806 | 62.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cuq-Toulza | 81 | 263 km S | 702 | 65.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hautefort | 24 | 147 km SW | 806 | 62.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
| Époisses | 21 | 212 km NE | 715 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sellières | 39 | 236 km NE | 737 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gensac | 33 | 245 km SW | 687 | 60.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 76 % |
| Cuq-Toulza | 81 | 263 km S | 702 | 65.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Moulins-la-Marche | 61 | 361 km NW | 710 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Pontgibaud'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtillon-en-Bazois | 58 | 149 km NE | 795 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vauvillers | 70 | 339 km NE | 602 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnes-en-Woëvre | 55 | 419 km NE | 668 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mur-de-Barrez | 12 | 111 km S | 693 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye | 89 | 200 km N | 905 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rozoy-sur-Serre | 02 | 442 km N | 917 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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