Saint-Sandoux
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Sandoux (INSEE 63395) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Mond'Arverne Communauté. Population 992 (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 34.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 14,381 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE DE SOPHIE). [4,3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE RELAIS SAINT SANDOUX RP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT SANDOUX). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPICERIE DE SOPHIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | LA POSTE RELAIS SAINT SANDOUX RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT SANDOUX | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 916 (2012) → 992 (2023): 8.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 508 (1990) → 992 (2023): 95.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 448, of which 5.4 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Amant-Tallende): 3.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Sandoux): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Amant-Tallende): 3.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Amant-Tallende): 3.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Sandoux): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PLAUZAT_SAPC weather station, 3 km away at 495 m; the village itself is at 606 m. [10]
The village sits 111 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 PLAUZAT_SAPC, 3 km away at 495 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 111 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 654 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COURNOLS, 2.7 km away at 588 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 — 63395/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63395/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63395/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63395/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63315
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63395
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orvilliers | 78 | 375 km N | 925 | 34.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sérigné | 85 | 319 km W | 1,048 | 24.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ventenac-Cabardès | 11 | 272 km S | 962 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 38 % · humidity 29 % |
| Arnouville-lès-Mantes | 78 | 378 km N | 951 | 33 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lancié | 69 | 138 km NE | 1,101 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Villesèquelande | 11 | 276 km S | 882 | 34.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 38 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancié | 69 | 138 km NE | 1,101 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Ventenac-Cabardès | 11 | 272 km S | 962 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 38 % · humidity 29 % |
| Villesèquelande | 11 | 276 km S | 882 | 34.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 38 % · humidity 29 % |
| Sérigné | 85 | 319 km W | 1,048 | 24.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Orvilliers | 78 | 375 km N | 925 | 34.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arnouville-lès-Mantes | 78 | 378 km N | 951 | 33 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Sandoux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohnenheim | 67 | 438 km NE | 1,164 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sacquenville | 27 | 412 km N | 1,205 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barisis-aux-Bois | 02 | 438 km N | 752 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verrens-Arvey | 73 | 250 km E | 959 | 39.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Deville | 08 | 486 km N | 998 | 39.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saulx-Marchais | 78 | 368 km N | 950 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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