Saint-Julien-Puy-Lavèze
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Julien-Puy-Lavèze (INSEE 63370) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Dômes Sancy Artense. Population 360 (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 17.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 29 % of the 18,057 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 390 (2012) → 360 (2023): -7.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 342 (1990) → 360 (2023): 5.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 254, of which 19.7 % second homes and 11.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne): 6.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Laqueuille): 5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne): 6.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bourg-Lastic): 8.5 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Julien-Puy-Lavèze): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 84 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-SULPICE weather station, 6.1 km away at 851 m; the village itself is at 930 m. [12]
The village sits 79 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-SULPICE, 6.1 km away at 851 m, over 23 summers. [12]
That station sits 79 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,006 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-SULPICE, 6.1 km away at 851 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63370/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63370/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63370/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63370/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63397
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63189
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63048
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63370
- 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-Quentin-la-Chabanne | 23 | 46 km NW | 362 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Point | 71 | 168 km NE | 363 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noailhac | 19 | 106 km SW | 348 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ciez | 58 | 201 km N | 378 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pardaillan | 47 | 218 km SW | 334 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 28 % · humidity 50 % |
| Cudot | 89 | 261 km N | 395 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne | 23 | 46 km NW | 362 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noailhac | 19 | 106 km SW | 348 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Point | 71 | 168 km NE | 363 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ciez | 58 | 201 km N | 378 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pardaillan | 47 | 218 km SW | 334 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 28 % · humidity 50 % |
| Cudot | 89 | 261 km N | 395 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 46 % · 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-Julien-Puy-Lavèze'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachamp-Ribennes | 48 | 128 km SE | 379 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Bessons | 48 | 109 km SE | 421 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vernet-Sainte-Marguerite | 63 | 22 km E | 327 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Fage-Saint-Julien | 48 | 104 km SE | 303 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-aux-Clos | 19 | 20 km SW | 246 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Curan | 12 | 164 km S | 307 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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