Saint-Hilaire-la-Croix
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Hilaire-la-Croix (INSEE 63358) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Combrailles Sioule et Morge. Population 374 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 30.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 18,059 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.29 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA ROUE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE IL ETAIT UNE FOIS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | LA ROUE | 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 ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE IL ETAIT UNE FOIS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 312 (2012) → 374 (2023): 19.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 241 (1990) → 374 (2023): 55.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 222, of which 17.1 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pardoux): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Pardoux): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Pardoux): 2.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Combronde): 8.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Pardoux): 2.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 94 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATEAUNEUF-LES weather station, 10.9 km away at 390 m; the village itself is at 551 m. [11]
The village sits 161 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-GERVAIS-D AU, 18.5 km away at 705 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 154 m above 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 784 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-PARDOUX, 2.7 km away at 602 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63358/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/913d40d4-5ddb-3218-a500-6d0db58aef90— “Marché de produits locaux - Les vendredis du terroir.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63358/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63358/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63358/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63382
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63116
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placé | 53 | 379 km NW | 359 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montboucher | 23 | 106 km W | 372 | 25.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Marcel | 81 | 230 km S | 385 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 11 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tauriac-de-Naucelle | 12 | 218 km S | 398 | 25.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 26 % |
| Tranzault | 36 | 112 km NW | 349 | 25.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chartrier-Ferrière | 19 | 165 km SW | 373 | 28.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montboucher | 23 | 106 km W | 372 | 25.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tranzault | 36 | 112 km NW | 349 | 25.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chartrier-Ferrière | 19 | 165 km SW | 373 | 28.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tauriac-de-Naucelle | 12 | 218 km S | 398 | 25.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 26 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Marcel | 81 | 230 km S | 385 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 11 % · humidity 86 % |
| Placé | 53 | 379 km NW | 359 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Hilaire-la-Croix'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mussy-sous-Dun | 71 | 101 km E | 327 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtel-en-Trièves | 38 | 253 km SE | 491 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hymetière-sur-Valouse | 39 | 197 km E | 409 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-aux-Clos | 19 | 70 km SW | 246 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Merlas | 38 | 214 km E | 465 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Salle-en-Beaumont | 38 | 257 km SE | 355 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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