Saint-Maurice-près-Pionsat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 29.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Maurice-près-Pionsat (INSEE 63377) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC du Pays de Saint-Eloy. Population 358 (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 29.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 18,016 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.27 | 10 | 2.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.27 | 5 | 1.37 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL SAINT MAURICE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BAR RESTAURANT). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CAMILLE VACANT). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT MAURICE PRES PIONSAT AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-MAURICE-PRÈS-PIONSAT MAIRIE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | VIVAL SAINT MAURICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | BAR RESTAURANT | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE CAMILLE VACANT | 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 | 1 | SAINT MAURICE PRES PIONSAT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-MAURICE-PRÈS-PIONSAT MAIRIE | 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] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 365 (2012) → 358 (2023): -1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 464 (1990) → 358 (2023): -22.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 369, of which 36.3 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pionsat): 8.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Maurice-près-Pionsat): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Pionsat): 8.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pionsat): 8.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Maurice-près-Pionsat): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 92 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PIONSAT weather station, 7.9 km away at 524 m; the village itself is at 616 m. [10]
The village sits 92 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 ST-GERVAIS-D AU, 16 km away at 705 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 89 m above 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 914 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PIONSAT, 7.9 km away at 524 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 — 63377/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63377/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63377/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63377/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63281
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63377
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concorès | 46 | 183 km SW | 312 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 32 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lassouts | 12 | 177 km S | 318 | 31.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saillant | 63 | 122 km SE | 315 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flayat | 23 | 37 km SW | 296 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gluiras | 07 | 202 km SE | 366 | 33.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Paulhac | 15 | 120 km S | 431 | 30.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flayat | 23 | 37 km SW | 296 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Paulhac | 15 | 120 km S | 431 | 30.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saillant | 63 | 122 km SE | 315 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lassouts | 12 | 177 km S | 318 | 31.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Concorès | 46 | 183 km SW | 312 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 32 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gluiras | 07 | 202 km SE | 366 | 33.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 36 % · 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-Maurice-près-Pionsat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flayat | 23 | 37 km SW | 296 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Teissières-lès-Bouliès | 15 | 138 km S | 344 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bertignat | 63 | 97 km SE | 483 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tarnac | 19 | 66 km SW | 333 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Monteil | 15 | 86 km S | 261 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois | 23 | 51 km W | 275 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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