Saint-Rémy-de-Blot
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 29.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Rémy-de-Blot (INSEE 63391) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Combrailles Sioule et Morge. Population 251 (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 29.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 17,223 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.58 | 5 | 2.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PAIN TIGRE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE MAITRE HENRI · L'AUBERGE DU CHATEAU). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (MOTO ROUTE 99). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | AU PAIN TIGRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | AUBERGE DE MAITRE HENRI · L'AUBERGE DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| 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 | 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 | 1 | MOTO ROUTE 99 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 232 (2012) → 251 (2023): 8.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 191 (1990) → 251 (2023): 31.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 175, of which 21.1 % second homes and 13.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Rémy-de-Blot): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pouzol): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ayat-sur-Sioule): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Menat): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Pouzol): 3.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 104 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MENAT weather station, 3.5 km away at 410 m; the village itself is at 534 m. [12]
The village sits 124 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 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-GERVAIS-D AU, 11 km away at 705 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 171 m above 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 800 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MENAT, 3.5 km away at 410 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 — 63391/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63391/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63391/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63391/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63391
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63286
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63025
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63223
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monplaisant | 24 | 208 km SW | 265 | 25.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Michel | 82 | 276 km SW | 261 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 14 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lalandusse | 47 | 245 km SW | 219 | 27.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 0 % |
| Astugue | 65 | 402 km SW | 263 | 29.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 20 % · humidity 93 % |
| Camarade | 09 | 357 km S | 211 | 27 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ostabat-Asme | 64 | 446 km SW | 226 | 23.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 4 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monplaisant | 24 | 208 km SW | 265 | 25.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lalandusse | 47 | 245 km SW | 219 | 27.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Michel | 82 | 276 km SW | 261 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 14 % · humidity 64 % |
| Camarade | 09 | 357 km S | 211 | 27 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Astugue | 65 | 402 km SW | 263 | 29.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 20 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ostabat-Asme | 64 | 446 km SW | 226 | 23.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 4 % · humidity 29 % |
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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-Rémy-de-Blot'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juré | 42 | 77 km E | 242 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Tuilière | 42 | 69 km E | 273 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Marcel-d'Urfé | 42 | 77 km E | 268 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moureuille | 63 | 10 km N | 371 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaveroche | 19 | 77 km SW | 268 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Durmignat | 63 | 13 km N | 214 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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