Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine (INSEE 63314) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Ambert Livradois Forez. Population 534 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 38.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 17,599 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.52 | 5 | 2.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE SAVINE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT-AMANT-ROCHE-SAVINE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (MEIRA DO REGO SANDRINE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING SAVILOISIRS). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | LE SAVINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT-AMANT-ROCHE-SAVINE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | MEIRA DO REGO SANDRINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING SAVILOISIRS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 523 (2012) → 534 (2023): 2.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 500 (1990) → 534 (2023): 6.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 455, of which 24.2 % second homes and 19.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cunlhat): 6.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ambert): 8.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Cunlhat): 8.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ambert): 8.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 96 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CUNLHAT weather station, 8.7 km away at 700 m; the village itself is at 906 m. [11]
The village sits 206 m above 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 AMBERT, 10.8 km away at 555 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 351 m below 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 999 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CUNLHAT, 8.7 km away at 700 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 — 63314/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63314/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63314/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63314/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63132
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63314
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graissessac | 34 | 215 km S | 554 | 47.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 3 % · humidity 79 % |
| Faugères | 34 | 226 km S | 548 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 31 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gy-en-Sologne | 41 | 252 km NW | 475 | 35.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruffec | 36 | 223 km NW | 562 | 36.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelnau-Durban | 09 | 340 km SW | 458 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ally | 15 | 112 km SW | 594 | 39 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ally | 15 | 112 km SW | 594 | 39 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Graissessac | 34 | 215 km S | 554 | 47.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 3 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ruffec | 36 | 223 km NW | 562 | 36.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Faugères | 34 | 226 km S | 548 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 31 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gy-en-Sologne | 41 | 252 km NW | 475 | 35.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelnau-Durban | 09 | 340 km SW | 458 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Ternes | 15 | 81 km SW | 567 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labrousse | 15 | 117 km SW | 478 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longessaigne | 69 | 66 km E | 589 | 36.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aromas | 39 | 164 km NE | 580 | 34.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarrancolin | 65 | 389 km SW | 546 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Valdonnez | 48 | 125 km S | 644 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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