Saurier
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saurier (INSEE 63409) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CA Agglo Pays d'Issoire. Population 245 (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 23.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 17,145 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.89 |
| Housing mix | 0.46 | 5 | 2.32 |
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 PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAURIER AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAURIER). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL MAGNE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | SAURIER AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAURIER | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | HOTEL MAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 239 (2012) → 245 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 190 (1990) → 245 (2023): 28.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 205, of which 26.8 % second homes and 16.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Nectaire): 6.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Diéry): 2.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Nectaire): 6.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Nectaire): 6.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saurier): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BESSE-ET-ST-ANA weather station, 9 km away at 1,050 m; the village itself is at 554 m. [11]
The village sits 496 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 PLAUZAT_SAPC, 11.3 km away at 495 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 59 m below 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, 9 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 — 63409/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63409/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63409/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63409/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63380
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63335
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63409
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guipy | 58 | 192 km N | 222 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Molesme | 21 | 284 km N | 278 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Agel | 34 | 245 km S | 240 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 43 % |
| Darbres | 07 | 152 km SE | 272 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 43 % |
| Concressault | 18 | 220 km N | 192 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Fouvent-Saint-Andoche | 70 | 308 km NE | 197 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darbres | 07 | 152 km SE | 272 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 43 % |
| Guipy | 58 | 192 km N | 222 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Concressault | 18 | 220 km N | 192 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Agel | 34 | 245 km S | 240 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 43 % |
| Molesme | 21 | 284 km N | 278 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fouvent-Saint-Andoche | 70 | 308 km NE | 197 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · 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 Saurier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehaupal | 88 | 401 km NE | 210 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vignory | 52 | 342 km NE | 215 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maxey-sur-Meuse | 88 | 381 km NE | 213 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Isches | 88 | 348 km NE | 176 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Veuvey-sur-Ouche | 21 | 223 km NE | 204 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaubecourt | 55 | 408 km N | 312 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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