Royat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Royat (INSEE 63308) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of Clermont Auvergne Métropole. Population 4,479 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/63308-royat
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 5,111 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.87 | 20 | 17.38 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L ATELIER D EMEBET). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE AU FIN GOURMET). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (DA SILVA NEVES MACHADO JOAO · PRINCESSE FLORE HOTEL · LE CINTRA · AU POULET A LA BRAISE · LE PICROCOLE). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE LONGCHAMP · LA STATION). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LORRAINE CHARTIER, MÉDECIN · PATRICK ROUX, MÉDECIN · MARIE VEZINHET, MÉDECIN · MARTINE DESCHAMPS, MÉDECIN · SELIM CHAIB, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU BREUIL). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (JMC COIFFURE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (HOTEL VILLA ROMAINE · PRINCESSE FLORE HOTEL · HOTEL LE CESAR · LA BELLE MEUNIERE · HOTEL LE CHATEL). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (HUTTOPIA ROYAT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | L ATELIER D EMEBET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE AU FIN GOURMET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SPAR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 13 | DA SILVA NEVES MACHADO JOAO · PRINCESSE FLORE HOTEL · LE CINTRA · AU POULET A LA BRAISE · LE PICROCOLE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE LONGCHAMP · LA STATION | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | LORRAINE CHARTIER, MÉDECIN · PATRICK ROUX, MÉDECIN · MARIE VEZINHET, MÉDECIN · MARTINE DESCHAMPS, MÉDECIN · SELIM CHAIB, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 DU BREUIL | 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 | 7 | JMC COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 5 | HOTEL VILLA ROMAINE · PRINCESSE FLORE HOTEL · HOTEL LE CESAR · LA BELLE MEUNIERE · HOTEL LE CHATEL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | HUTTOPIA ROYAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Friday 8h Parc thermal (seasonal). [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 4,590 (2012) → 4,479 (2023): -2.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 3,950 (1990) → 4,479 (2023): 13.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,289, of which 13.2 % second homes and 17.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Royat): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Royat): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Royat): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Chamalières): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Royat): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-GENES-CHPLLE-INRAE weather station, 5.4 km away at 893 m; the village itself is at 496 m. [12]
The village sits 397 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-GENES-CHPLLE-INRAE, 5.4 km away at 893 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 397 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 780 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-GENES-CHPLLE-INRAE, 5.4 km away at 893 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63308/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.royat.fr/— “Marché du parc thermal – les vendredis matins à partir de 8h”
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/7b617449-458b-3bba-b4c2-03b048dd2ce7— “retrouvez producteurs et artisans tous les vendredis matins à proximité des Thermes et de la Buvette Eugénie.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63308/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63308/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63308/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63308
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63075
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Georges-d'Orques | 34 | 246 km S | 5,676 | 49.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
| Nozay | 91 | 328 km N | 4,471 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coignières | 78 | 343 km N | 4,321 | 60.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mandres-les-Roses | 94 | 329 km N | 4,922 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loison-sous-Lens | 62 | 520 km N | 5,169 | 55.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 84 % |
| Barby | 73 | 228 km E | 3,772 | 37.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barby | 73 | 228 km E | 3,772 | 37.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-d'Orques | 34 | 246 km S | 5,676 | 49.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
| Nozay | 91 | 328 km N | 4,471 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mandres-les-Roses | 94 | 329 km N | 4,922 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coignières | 78 | 343 km N | 4,321 | 60.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loison-sous-Lens | 62 | 520 km N | 5,169 | 55.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 84 % |
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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 Royat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nozay | 91 | 328 km N | 4,471 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mandres-les-Roses | 94 | 329 km N | 4,922 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maurecourt | 78 | 367 km N | 4,454 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bavilliers | 90 | 354 km NE | 4,678 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Ban-Saint-Martin | 57 | 440 km NE | 4,684 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brou-sur-Chantereine | 77 | 348 km N | 5,196 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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