Saint-Éloy-les-Mines
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Éloy-les-Mines (INSEE 63338) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC du Pays de Saint-Eloy. Population 3,480 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/63338-saint-eloy-les-mines
Vitality score
Vitality score 46/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 6,308 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 | 7.68 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.78 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL PATISSERIE PAYA · BATTUT · BOULANGERIE LOPES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (SOARES ROCHA MANUEL · LKM JEUX · CHEZ LE BELLAGIO · SARL DU PLAN D'EAU · LES COPAINS D'ABORD). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (O MANA). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LA SOURCE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA ROCHE · ECOLE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE ALEXANDRE VARENNE · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SOPHIE REPARAT, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER BAISLE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE BERNARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (FLORENTINO BOUDET). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES DU PAYS DE SAINT-ELOY). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU LYCEE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF EMILE SAUTEREAU). [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 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE ST ELOY LES MINES). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (BULLE D HAIR · AU FIL DE L HAIR). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LE SAINT JOSEPH). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SARL PATISSERIE PAYA · BATTUT · BOULANGERIE LOPES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 8 | SOARES ROCHA MANUEL · LKM JEUX · CHEZ LE BELLAGIO · SARL DU PLAN D'EAU · LES COPAINS D'ABORD | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | O MANA | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LA SOURCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA ROCHE · ECOLE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE ALEXANDRE VARENNE · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | SOPHIE REPARAT, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER BAISLE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE BERNARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | FLORENTINO BOUDET | 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 INTERCOMMUNALE COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES DU PAYS DE SAINT-ELOY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU LYCEE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF EMILE SAUTEREAU | INSEE BPE 2 [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 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE ST ELOY LES MINES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | BULLE D HAIR · AU FIL DE L HAIR | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,628 (2012) → 3,480 (2023): -4.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,721 (1990) → 3,480 (2023): -26.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,449, of which 4.8 % second homes and 21.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Éloy-les-Mines): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Éloy-les-Mines): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Éloy-les-Mines): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Éloy-les-Mines): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Éloy-les-Mines): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 102 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MENAT weather station, 8.5 km away at 410 m; the village itself is at 500 m. [10]
The village sits 90 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-GERVAIS-D AU, 14.5 km away at 705 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 205 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 859 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-ELOY-LES-MIN, 0.2 km away at 500 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63338/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/67ace585-f2a4-3966-a431-47ec6837a3f5— “Marché du samedi.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63338/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63338/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63338/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63338
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallardon | 28 | 277 km N | 3,530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peyrehorade | 40 | 426 km SW | 3,700 | 47.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 5 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ardentes | 36 | 100 km NW | 3,715 | 35.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Capestang | 34 | 315 km S | 3,514 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Étain | 55 | 399 km NE | 3,375 | 45.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans | 33 | 306 km SW | 3,409 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 5 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardentes | 36 | 100 km NW | 3,715 | 35.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gallardon | 28 | 277 km N | 3,530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans | 33 | 306 km SW | 3,409 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 5 % · humidity 57 % |
| Capestang | 34 | 315 km S | 3,514 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Étain | 55 | 399 km NE | 3,375 | 45.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peyrehorade | 40 | 426 km SW | 3,700 | 47.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 5 % · humidity 0 % |
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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-Éloy-les-Mines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masevaux-Niederbruck | 68 | 363 km NE | 3,594 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aubusson | 23 | 56 km SW | 3,018 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fraize | 88 | 387 km NE | 2,843 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nantua | 01 | 213 km E | 3,416 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bitche | 57 | 471 km NE | 4,966 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saône | 25 | 277 km NE | 3,195 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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