Saint-Martin-des-Olmes
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 28.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-des-Olmes (INSEE 63374) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Ambert Livradois Forez. Population 313 (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 28.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 17,885 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.97 | 10 | 9.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.45 | 5 | 2.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE GRIVEL). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | AUBERGE DE GRIVEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 263 (2012) → 313 (2023): 19 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 213 (1990) → 313 (2023): 46.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 279, of which 27.6 % second homes and 19.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ambert): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ambert): 4.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Ambert): 5.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ambert): 4.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Grandrif): 3.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 126 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AMBERT weather station, 4.5 km away at 555 m; the village itself is at 824 m. [10]
The village sits 269 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AMBERT, 4.5 km away at 555 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 269 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 896 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at AMBERT-VILLE, 4.1 km away at 540 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 — 63374/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63374/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63374/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63374/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63173
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollancourt | 62 | 556 km N | 293 | 27.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Combreux | 45 | 293 km N | 266 | 29.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 12 % |
| Naussac-Fontanes | 48 | 89 km S | 372 | 31.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Audrix | 24 | 235 km W | 287 | 30.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 26 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Beaucet | 84 | 201 km SE | 397 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Autoire | 46 | 172 km SW | 376 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naussac-Fontanes | 48 | 89 km S | 372 | 31.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Autoire | 46 | 172 km SW | 376 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Beaucet | 84 | 201 km SE | 397 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Audrix | 24 | 235 km W | 287 | 30.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 26 % · humidity 71 % |
| Combreux | 45 | 293 km N | 266 | 29.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 12 % |
| Rollancourt | 62 | 556 km N | 293 | 27.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · 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-Martin-des-Olmes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Noyer | 05 | 197 km SE | 310 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonnevaux | 25 | 232 km NE | 410 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hautecour | 73 | 214 km E | 298 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poligny | 05 | 200 km SE | 338 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cholonge | 38 | 167 km E | 339 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puy-Sanières | 05 | 234 km SE | 288 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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