Saint-Genès-Champanelle
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Genès-Champanelle (INSEE 63345) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of Clermont Auvergne Métropole. Population 4,066 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/63345-saint-genes-champanelle
Vitality score
Vitality score 34.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 5,552 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 | 0.07 | 25 | 1.84 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.63 |
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]
4 × Restaurant (GOUTS ET COULEURS · AU RENDEZ-VOUS DES VENTRES BLEUS · PIZZ'ARVERNE · LA PIZZERIA DES DOMES). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES VOLCANS). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES VOLCANS). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANTON SAUREL, MÉDECIN · CALIXTE CEYSSON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE THEIX). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT GENES CHAMPANELLE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE NICOLAS-CHAMFORT). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF · IME THEIX). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (SOUBES ELVIRE · LA PARENTHESE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL ARCHIPEL VOLCANS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 4 | GOUTS ET COULEURS · AU RENDEZ-VOUS DES VENTRES BLEUS · PIZZ'ARVERNE · LA PIZZERIA DES DOMES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES VOLCANS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES VOLCANS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ANTON SAUREL, MÉDECIN · CALIXTE CEYSSON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE THEIX | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT GENES CHAMPANELLE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE NICOLAS-CHAMFORT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF · IME THEIX | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | SOUBES ELVIRE · LA PARENTHESE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL ARCHIPEL VOLCANS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,277 (2012) → 4,066 (2023): 24.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,465 (1990) → 4,066 (2023): 64.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,868, of which 3.7 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Genès-Champanelle): 2.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ceyrat): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Genès-Champanelle): 1.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ceyrat): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Genès-Champanelle): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 90 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-GENES-CHPLLE-INRAE weather station, 0.3 km away at 893 m; the village itself is at 882 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-GENES-CHPLLE-INRAE, 0.3 km away at 893 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 780 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-GENES-CHPLLE-INRAE, 0.3 km away at 893 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63345/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63345/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63345/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63345/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63345
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63070
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ploubezre | 22 | 590 km NW | 3,780 | 40.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just-le-Martel | 87 | 128 km W | 2,606 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Val-de-Cognac | 16 | 262 km W | 3,471 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 18 % · humidity 57 % |
| Colayrac-Saint-Cirq | 47 | 256 km SW | 3,095 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 24 % · humidity 50 % |
| Cosnac | 19 | 129 km SW | 3,044 | 33.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Listrac-Médoc | 33 | 306 km W | 2,807 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 7 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Just-le-Martel | 87 | 128 km W | 2,606 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cosnac | 19 | 129 km SW | 3,044 | 33.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Colayrac-Saint-Cirq | 47 | 256 km SW | 3,095 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 24 % · humidity 50 % |
| Val-de-Cognac | 16 | 262 km W | 3,471 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 18 % · humidity 57 % |
| Listrac-Médoc | 33 | 306 km W | 2,807 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 7 % · humidity 29 % |
| Ploubezre | 22 | 590 km NW | 3,780 | 40.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-Genès-Champanelle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pal-de-Mons | 43 | 111 km SE | 2,358 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Ours | 63 | 17 km NW | 1,708 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paul-en-Chablais | 74 | 288 km E | 2,613 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pers-Jussy | 74 | 255 km E | 3,245 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orcines | 63 | 7.0 km N | 3,609 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charbonnières-les-Varennes | 63 | 21 km N | 1,935 | 41.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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