Sauxillanges
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sauxillanges (INSEE 63415) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CA Agglo Pays d'Issoire. Population 1,316 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/63415-sauxillanges
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 12,585 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 13.03 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.11 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.08 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE BIOLOGIQUE DE SAUXILLANGES · LES GOURMANDISES DE NOS ENFANTS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL AUGER). [3]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUVER BREIZH). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (BISTROT CHALALA · LA TABLE SAINT MARTIN). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CELINE LERAN, MÉDECIN · JEAN PASCAL, MÉDECIN · RACHEL REMY, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LACHAUX). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAUXILLANGES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (ZONE DE LOISIRS LES PRAIRIES). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE SAUXILLANGES LE VERNET LA VARENNE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (LOKOS T COIFF · STYL'COIFF AC). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT DE L'ABBAYE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BOULANGERIE BIOLOGIQUE DE SAUXILLANGES · LES GOURMANDISES DE NOS ENFANTS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL AUGER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | AUVER BREIZH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | BISTROT CHALALA · LA TABLE SAINT MARTIN | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | CELINE LERAN, MÉDECIN · JEAN PASCAL, MÉDECIN · RACHEL REMY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LACHAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAUXILLANGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | ZONE DE LOISIRS LES PRAIRIES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE SAUXILLANGES LE VERNET LA VARENNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | LOKOS T COIFF · STYL'COIFF AC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT DE L'ABBAYE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,194 (2012) → 1,316 (2023): 10.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,109 (1990) → 1,316 (2023): 18.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 750, of which 9.2 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sauxillanges): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sauxillanges): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Sauxillanges): 0.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sauxillanges): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sauxillanges): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 83 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAUXILLANGES weather station, 0.2 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 443 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ISSOIRE, 8.6 km away at 372 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 71 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 745 mm of rain a year, spread over 105 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAUXILLANGES, 0.2 km away at 460 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
97 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 91,000 € — 921 € per m² of built surface. [11]
9 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 130,000 € — 767 € per m². [11]
The median across Puy-de-Dôme is 1,487 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63415/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/7384b1f5-024d-336b-9df6-3069bb51beb5— “Marché le mardi matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63415/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63415/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63415/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63415
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontailler-sur-Saône | 21 | 250 km NE | 1,277 | 51.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 72 % |
| Garlin | 64 | 364 km SW | 1,360 | 58.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 30 % |
| Clairvaux-les-Lacs | 39 | 216 km NE | 1,426 | 61.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tours-sur-Marne | 51 | 393 km N | 1,360 | 55.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vireux-Molhain | 08 | 514 km N | 1,504 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 62 % |
| Gouzon | 23 | 113 km NW | 1,558 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouzon | 23 | 113 km NW | 1,558 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clairvaux-les-Lacs | 39 | 216 km NE | 1,426 | 61.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pontailler-sur-Saône | 21 | 250 km NE | 1,277 | 51.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 72 % |
| Garlin | 64 | 364 km SW | 1,360 | 58.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 30 % |
| Tours-sur-Marne | 51 | 393 km N | 1,360 | 55.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vireux-Molhain | 08 | 514 km N | 1,504 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 62 % |
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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 Sauxillanges'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouzon | 23 | 113 km NW | 1,558 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Riceys | 10 | 282 km N | 1,174 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Randan | 63 | 52 km N | 1,619 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lurcy-Lévis | 03 | 135 km N | 1,821 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cousance | 39 | 190 km NE | 1,287 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine | 38 | 177 km E | 2,392 | 63.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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