Sayat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sayat (INSEE 63417) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CA Riom Limagne et Volcans. Population 2,529 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/63417-sayat
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 8,179 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AFONSO-PAVIE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (L'AMBROISIE · AUVERBREIZH · LA BELLE VUE). [3,4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ARGNAT). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARYVONNE GALLIEN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANCOIS MACHEBEUF, MÉDECIN · JESSICA BARRAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SAYAT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AFONSO-PAVIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | L'AMBROISIE · AUVERBREIZH · LA BELLE VUE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ARGNAT | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | MARYVONNE GALLIEN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANCOIS MACHEBEUF, MÉDECIN · JESSICA BARRAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SAYAT | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday 8h à 13h en alternance sur la place de l'église à Argnat et à Sayat. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,155 (2012) → 2,529 (2023): 17.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,208 (1990) → 2,529 (2023): 14.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,237, of which 1.6 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sayat): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Blanzat): 1.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Sayat): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Blanzat): 2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Sayat): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAYAT_SAPC weather station, 1.5 km away at 547 m; the village itself is at 454 m. [11]
The village sits 93 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 CLERMONT-FD, 8.8 km away at 331 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 123 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 760 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAYAT_SAPC, 1.5 km away at 547 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63417/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.sayat.fr/2026/09/29/tous-les-dimanches-marche-hebdomadaire/— “le marché hebdomadaire vous accueille chaque dimanche de 8h à 13h , en alternance sur la place de l'église à Argnat et à Sayat”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63417/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63417/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63417/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63417
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63042
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cailloux-sur-Fontaines | 69 | 141 km E | 2,989 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Champcevinel | 24 | 194 km W | 3,126 | 37.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Brié-et-Angonnes | 38 | 228 km E | 2,497 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 66 % |
| Les Auxons | 25 | 277 km NE | 2,533 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chauriat | 63 | 20 km SE | 1,805 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pommiers | 69 | 128 km E | 2,618 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauriat | 63 | 20 km SE | 1,805 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pommiers | 69 | 128 km E | 2,618 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cailloux-sur-Fontaines | 69 | 141 km E | 2,989 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Champcevinel | 24 | 194 km W | 3,126 | 37.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Brié-et-Angonnes | 38 | 228 km E | 2,497 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 66 % |
| Les Auxons | 25 | 277 km NE | 2,533 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · 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 Sayat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Auxons | 25 | 277 km NE | 2,533 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chauriat | 63 | 20 km SE | 1,805 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mouxy | 73 | 224 km E | 2,311 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corquilleroy | 45 | 248 km N | 2,891 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pouilley-les-Vignes | 25 | 272 km NE | 2,195 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ernolsheim-Bruche | 67 | 457 km NE | 1,936 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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