Saint-Gervazy
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 17 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Gervazy (INSEE 63356) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CA Agglo Pays d'Issoire. Population 340 (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 13.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 17 % of the 18,081 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (AUDREY COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | AUDREY COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 312 (2012) → 340 (2023): 9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 264 (1990) → 340 (2023): 28.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 186, of which 11.8 % second homes and 16.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lempdes-sur-Allagnon): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Germain-Lembron): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Germain-Lembron): 5.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-Lembron): 5.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Augnat): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ISSOIRE weather station, 13.7 km away at 372 m; the village itself is at 497 m. [11]
The village sits 125 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 ISSOIRE, 13.7 km away at 372 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 125 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 619 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ISSOIRE, 13.7 km away at 372 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 — 63356/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63356/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63356/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63356/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43120
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63352
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croixdalle | 76 | 508 km N | 338 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Avit-les-Guespières | 28 | 350 km NW | 342 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Merey | 27 | 418 km N | 347 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Germainville | 28 | 392 km N | 338 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Andert-et-Condon | 01 | 194 km E | 348 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pezé-le-Robert | 72 | 397 km NW | 343 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andert-et-Condon | 01 | 194 km E | 348 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Avit-les-Guespières | 28 | 350 km NW | 342 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Germainville | 28 | 392 km N | 338 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pezé-le-Robert | 72 | 397 km NW | 343 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Merey | 27 | 418 km N | 347 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Croixdalle | 76 | 508 km N | 338 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 39 % · 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-Gervazy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauteville | 73 | 231 km E | 350 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-la-Noaille | 42 | 109 km NE | 378 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Buthiers | 70 | 305 km NE | 336 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cuisia | 39 | 210 km NE | 386 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chenevrey-et-Morogne | 70 | 284 km NE | 305 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villy-le-Moutier | 21 | 226 km NE | 337 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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