Sauret-Besserve
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sauret-Besserve (INSEE 63408) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC du Pays de Saint-Eloy. Population 163 (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 15.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 14,672 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.33 | 5 | 1.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (AUBERGE DU TILLEUL). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | AUBERGE DU TILLEUL | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 176 (2012) → 163 (2023): -7.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 199 (1990) → 163 (2023): -18.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 152, of which 33.6 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Georges-de-Mons): 3.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne): 4.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Priest-des-Champs): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne): 4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Priest-des-Champs): 3.6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-GERVAIS-D AU weather station, 4.4 km away at 705 m; the village itself is at 663 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-GERVAIS-D AU, 4.4 km away at 705 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 823 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-GERVAIS-D AU, 4.4 km away at 705 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 — 63408/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63408/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63408/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63408/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63349
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63354
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63388
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romestaing | 47 | 281 km SW | 163 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 46 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vallecalle | 2B | 642 km SE | 169 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 43 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit | 32 | 297 km SW | 161 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 49 % · humidity 21 % |
| Montmort | 71 | 128 km NE | 185 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boursay | 41 | 265 km NW | 179 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Miermaigne | 28 | 286 km NW | 164 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmort | 71 | 128 km NE | 185 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boursay | 41 | 265 km NW | 179 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romestaing | 47 | 281 km SW | 163 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 46 % · humidity 64 % |
| Miermaigne | 28 | 286 km NW | 164 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit | 32 | 297 km SW | 161 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 49 % · humidity 21 % |
| Vallecalle | 2B | 642 km SE | 169 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 43 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Sauret-Besserve'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salins | 15 | 95 km S | 145 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trémouille-Saint-Loup | 63 | 59 km S | 140 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Genettes | 61 | 342 km NW | 160 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Ressuintes | 28 | 322 km NW | 152 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clairavaux | 23 | 55 km SW | 151 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Fortin | 28 | 329 km NW | 167 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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