Tauves
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tauves (INSEE 63426) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Dômes Sancy Artense. Population 684 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/63426-tauves
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 16,477 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.8 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.23 | 10 | 2.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 3.01 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE SACRE FOURNIL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA BARBAK DU BARBU). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'ATELIER). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BOUGNAT DES CONCHES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRICK LEDOLLEDEC, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE TAUVES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE SANCY ARTENSE SANCY-ARTENSE). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE ARTENSANCY DORDOGNE). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DU LION D'OR). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE TAUVES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE SACRE FOURNIL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA BARBAK DU BARBU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SPAR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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'ATELIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BOUGNAT DES CONCHES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 1 | PIERRICK LEDOLLEDEC, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE TAUVES | 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 | MEDIATHEQUE SANCY ARTENSE SANCY-ARTENSE | 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 | 2 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE ARTENSANCY DORDOGNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DU LION D'OR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE TAUVES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Thursday matin. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 776 (2012) → 684 (2023): -11.9 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 940 (1990) → 684 (2023): -27.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 573, of which 19.9 % second homes and 18.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tauves): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Tauves): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Tauves): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Tauves): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Tauves): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the TAUVES weather station, 2.7 km away at 851 m; the village itself is at 842 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-SULPICE, 9.8 km away at 851 m, over 23 summers. [11]
An average of 1,294 mm of rain a year, spread over 147 days — about 8.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TAUVES, 2.7 km away at 851 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
49 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 75,000 € — 918 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Puy-de-Dôme is 1,487 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63426/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.tauves.fr/presentation-mairie-tauve-63— “avec de nombreux commerces, des artisans, de l'artisanat d'art, ainsi qu'un marché les jeudis matin”
- DATAtourisme 2025-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f671c3d4-c956-31b3-9dab-a0d1edf29bd9— “Marché tous les jeudis matins”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63426/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63426/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63426/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63426
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genouillac | 23 | 101 km NW | 721 | 63.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cazals | 46 | 150 km SW | 659 | 72.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
| Issigeac | 24 | 183 km SW | 744 | 75.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| Tardets-Sorholus | 64 | 388 km SW | 589 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 31 % |
| Villefranche-du-Périgord | 24 | 159 km SW | 674 | 63.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 41 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saignes | 15 | 27 km SW | 835 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saignes | 15 | 27 km SW | 835 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Genouillac | 23 | 101 km NW | 721 | 63.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cazals | 46 | 150 km SW | 659 | 72.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
| Villefranche-du-Périgord | 24 | 159 km SW | 674 | 63.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 41 % · humidity 71 % |
| Issigeac | 24 | 183 km SW | 744 | 75.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| Tardets-Sorholus | 64 | 388 km SW | 589 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 31 % |
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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 Tauves'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siaugues-Sainte-Marie | 43 | 94 km SE | 839 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Tour-d'Auvergne | 63 | 6.1 km SE | 640 | 65.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peyrelevade | 19 | 47 km W | 824 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sornac | 19 | 35 km W | 776 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaudes-Aigues | 15 | 84 km S | 813 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meyrueis | 48 | 166 km SE | 770 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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