Saint-Victor-la-Rivière
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Victor-la-Rivière (INSEE 63401) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC du Massif du Sancy. Population 239 (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 16.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 17,009 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.2 | 5 | 1.02 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'AUBERGE DU BOUGNAT). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER930). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (L'AUBERGE DU BOUGNAT). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA RIBEYRE - SANDAYA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 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 | L'AUBERGE DU BOUGNAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | L'ATELIER930 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | L'AUBERGE DU BOUGNAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA RIBEYRE - SANDAYA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 240 (2012) → 239 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 199 (1990) → 239 (2023): 20.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 269, of which 39.8 % second homes and 14.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Murol): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Murol): 2.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Murol): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Murol): 2.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Murol): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 95 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BESSE-ET-ST-ANA weather station, 4.7 km away at 1,050 m; the village itself is at 1,023 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SUPERBESSE, 7.9 km away at 1,287 m, over 22 summers. [9]
That station sits 264 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,260 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHAMBON-SUR-LAC, 4.2 km away at 897 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63401/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63401/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63401/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63401/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63247
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mage | 61 | 367 km NW | 231 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 59 % |
| Rochegude | 30 | 181 km SE | 243 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 16 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Just-sur-Viaur | 12 | 165 km S | 216 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 15 % |
| Réotier | 05 | 303 km E | 226 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chiatra | 2B | 636 km SE | 231 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pillac | 16 | 216 km W | 243 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 28 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Just-sur-Viaur | 12 | 165 km S | 216 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 15 % |
| Rochegude | 30 | 181 km SE | 243 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 16 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pillac | 16 | 216 km W | 243 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 28 % · humidity 50 % |
| Réotier | 05 | 303 km E | 226 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Mage | 61 | 367 km NW | 231 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 59 % |
| Chiatra | 2B | 636 km SE | 231 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · 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-Victor-la-Rivière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aillon-le-Vieux | 73 | 245 km E | 221 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Recoules-d'Aubrac | 48 | 96 km S | 165 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prinsuéjols-Malbouzon | 48 | 96 km S | 246 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allenc | 48 | 126 km SE | 265 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Fage-Saint-Julien | 48 | 86 km S | 303 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Mas-de-Tence | 43 | 121 km SE | 167 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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