Saint-Pierre-Colamine
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 16.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pierre-Colamine (INSEE 63383) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC du Massif du Sancy. Population 247 (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 16.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 17,181 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 | 0.56 | 10 | 5.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.87 |
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 ELEMENTAIRE LOMPRAT). [4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING L'OMBRAGE). [4,3]
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOMPRAT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING L'OMBRAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 238 (2012) → 247 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 233 (1990) → 247 (2023): 6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 211, of which 31.3 % second homes and 14.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Diéry): 3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Pierre-Colamine): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BESSE-ET-ST-ANA weather station, 3.7 km away at 1,050 m; the village itself is at 770 m. [11]
The village sits 280 m below 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SUPERBESSE, 9.1 km away at 1,287 m, over 22 summers. [11]
That station sits 517 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,284 mm of rain a year, spread over 147 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BESSE-ET-ST-ANA, 3.7 km away at 1,050 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63383/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63383/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63383/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63383/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63038
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63335
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63383
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escos | 64 | 391 km SW | 237 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Prunières | 48 | 83 km S | 226 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 0 % |
| La Puisaye | 28 | 375 km NW | 248 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alzen | 09 | 307 km SW | 262 | 21.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson | 63 | 34 km E | 268 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Branceilles | 19 | 115 km SW | 279 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson | 63 | 34 km E | 268 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prunières | 48 | 83 km S | 226 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 0 % |
| Branceilles | 19 | 115 km SW | 279 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Alzen | 09 | 307 km SW | 262 | 21.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Puisaye | 28 | 375 km NW | 248 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escos | 64 | 391 km SW | 237 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
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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-Pierre-Colamine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Puisaye | 28 | 375 km NW | 248 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Entrevernes | 74 | 252 km E | 191 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charix | 01 | 222 km E | 280 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rehaupal | 88 | 406 km NE | 210 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thérines | 60 | 460 km N | 196 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oursel-Maison | 60 | 456 km N | 248 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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