Thiolières
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Thiolières (INSEE 63431) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Ambert Livradois Forez. Population 164 (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 11.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 14,769 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.86 |
| Housing mix | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (LUDOTHÈQUE-BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE THIOLIÈRES). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 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 | 1 | LUDOTHÈQUE-BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE THIOLIÈRES | 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 | 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 169 (2012) → 164 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 151 (1990) → 164 (2023): 8.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 123, of which 24.4 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ambert): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bertignat): 5.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Ambert): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ambert): 5.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bertignat): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 119 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AMBERT weather station, 8.6 km away at 555 m; the village itself is at 753 m. [10]
The village sits 198 m above 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AMBERT, 8.6 km away at 555 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 198 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 896 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at AMBERT-VILLE, 6.7 km away at 540 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63431/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63431/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63431/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63431/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63037
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-sur-Allier | 03 | 141 km N | 160 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cadrieu | 46 | 187 km SW | 174 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Soussey-sur-Brionne | 21 | 204 km N | 155 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reilhac | 46 | 183 km SW | 175 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grenant | 52 | 274 km NE | 148 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 45 % · humidity 79 % |
| Machiel | 80 | 539 km N | 151 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-sur-Allier | 03 | 141 km N | 160 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reilhac | 46 | 183 km SW | 175 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cadrieu | 46 | 187 km SW | 174 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Soussey-sur-Brionne | 21 | 204 km N | 155 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grenant | 52 | 274 km NE | 148 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 45 % · humidity 79 % |
| Machiel | 80 | 539 km N | 151 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Thiolières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montchamp | 15 | 69 km SW | 137 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loulle | 39 | 210 km NE | 176 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Syam | 39 | 214 km NE | 184 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-sur-Monnet | 39 | 207 km NE | 199 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vaudioux | 39 | 212 km NE | 168 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cussac | 15 | 89 km SW | 117 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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