Saint-Laure
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 25.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Laure (INSEE 63372) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CA Riom Limagne et Volcans. Population 716 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 25.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 16,292 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ATELIER D'EMELINE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT LAURE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | L'ATELIER D'EMELINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT LAURE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 585 (2012) → 716 (2023): 22.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 295 (1990) → 716 (2023): 142.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 302, of which 2 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Laure): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Maringues): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Joze): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Maringues): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Entraigues): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MARINGUES weather station, 4.6 km away at 300 m; the village itself is at 304 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MARINGUES, 4.6 km away at 300 m, over 12 summers. [12]
An average of 724 mm of rain a year, spread over 105 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at JOZE - BOURG, 3.8 km away at 315 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 — 63372/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63372/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63372/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63372/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63372
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63210
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63180
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63149
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ugny | 54 | 436 km NE | 689 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frotey-lès-Lure | 70 | 316 km NE | 689 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Châtelet-sur-Retourne | 08 | 398 km N | 774 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Elzange | 57 | 446 km NE | 666 | 27.3 | Few services | no figures |
| Saint-Martin-de-Fraigneau | 85 | 316 km W | 795 | 28.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grussenheim | 68 | 405 km NE | 805 | 28.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frotey-lès-Lure | 70 | 316 km NE | 689 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Fraigneau | 85 | 316 km W | 795 | 28.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Châtelet-sur-Retourne | 08 | 398 km N | 774 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grussenheim | 68 | 405 km NE | 805 | 28.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ugny | 54 | 436 km NE | 689 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Elzange | 57 | 446 km NE | 666 | 27.3 | Few services | no figures |
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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-Laure'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bretigny | 21 | 216 km NE | 922 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Boisset | 42 | 65 km E | 968 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gilly-lès-Cîteaux | 21 | 192 km NE | 727 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pouange | 10 | 265 km N | 1,010 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hartmannswiller | 68 | 370 km NE | 654 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quatzenheim | 67 | 443 km NE | 782 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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