Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur

Puy-de-Dôme · CC Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans · INSEE 63363

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 24.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur (INSEE 63363) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans. Population 295 (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.

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Vitality score

Vitality score 24.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 63 % of the 17,814 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	0.32	5	1.58
Population trend	0.44	10	4.37
Housing mix	0.47	5	2.35

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 0 of 3

Lodging 2 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Library (DÉPÔT LECTURE SAINT-JACQUES-D'AMBUR). ^[3]

1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU DES FADES BESSERVE). ^[3]

1 × Hotel (HOTEL AUBERGE DE LA HULOTTE). ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA BOUESSE). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. ^[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	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE	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	1	DÉPÔT LECTURE SAINT-JACQUES-D'AMBUR	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool	1	PLAN D EAU DES FADES BESSERVE	INSEE BPE 1 [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	1	HOTEL AUBERGE DE LA HULOTTE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Campsite	1	CAMPING DE LA BOUESSE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 370 2023: 295 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 282 (2012) → 295 (2023): 4.6 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 315 (1990) → 295 (2023): -6.3 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 249, of which 26.5 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school GP — 3.7 km NEPharmacy — 3.7 km NEFood shop — 4.8 km NEBakery — 5.1 km NE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Les Ancizes-Comps): 5.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Les Ancizes-Comps): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Les Ancizes-Comps): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Les Ancizes-Comps): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur): 0 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 8.5

Days at or below 0 °C 66.6

Muggy days a summer 0.2

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the ST-GERVAIS-D AU weather station, 14.7 km away at 705 m; the village itself is at 686 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at ST-GERVAIS-D AU, 14.7 km away at 705 m, over 30 summers. ^[10]

An average of 839 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at ST-JACQUES BANL, 3.3 km away at 710 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 — 63363/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63363/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63363/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63363/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 63004
INSEE BPE 2025 — 63363
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
Saint-Just-en-Bas	42	88 km E	281	24	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 %
Azérat	43	76 km SE	294	29.3	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Viévy	21	182 km NE	364	25.8	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Nabirat	24	172 km SW	341	28.6	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Molières	24	195 km SW	370	30.4	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 47 % · humidity 50 %
Le Noyer	18	165 km N	246	24.1	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Azérat	43	76 km SE	294	29.3	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Just-en-Bas	42	88 km E	281	24	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 %
Le Noyer	18	165 km N	246	24.1	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 %
Nabirat	24	172 km SW	341	28.6	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Viévy	21	182 km NE	364	25.8	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Molières	24	195 km SW	370	30.4	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 47 % · humidity 50 %

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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-Jacques-d'Ambur'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
Verneugheol	63	24 km SW	225	22	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Reterre	23	32 km NW	258	15	No daily shops	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Roches	23	73 km NW	371	16.6	No daily shops	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Perrancey-les-Vieux-Moulins	52	289 km NE	297	19.7	No daily shops	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Censerey	21	188 km NE	182	24.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Soudeilles	19	74 km SW	299	16.3	No daily shops	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %

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