Vassel
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 26.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vassel (INSEE 63445) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Billom Communauté. Population 295 (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 26.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 17,814 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.54 |
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 ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VASSEL). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VASSEL | 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 261 (2012) → 295 (2023): 13 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 168 (1990) → 295 (2023): 75.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 152, of which 4.6 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bouzel): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vertaizon): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bouzel): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vertaizon): 1.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vassel): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FAYET-LE-CHATEA weather station, 12 km away at 585 m; the village itself is at 330 m. [11]
The village sits 255 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CLERMONT-FD, 12.6 km away at 331 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 724 mm of rain a year, spread over 105 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at JOZE - BOURG, 11.4 km away at 315 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 — 63445/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63445/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63445/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63445/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63049
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63453
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63445
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deycimont | 88 | 368 km NE | 292 | 23.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soudron | 51 | 348 km N | 300 | 20.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bacquepuis | 27 | 407 km NW | 307 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-lès-Luxeuil | 70 | 318 km NE | 310 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Juvigny | 02 | 410 km N | 288 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carbay | 49 | 408 km NW | 277 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 80 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-lès-Luxeuil | 70 | 318 km NE | 310 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soudron | 51 | 348 km N | 300 | 20.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Deycimont | 88 | 368 km NE | 292 | 23.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bacquepuis | 27 | 407 km NW | 307 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carbay | 49 | 408 km NW | 277 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 80 % |
| Juvigny | 02 | 410 km N | 288 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Vassel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reugny | 03 | 94 km NW | 266 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Bauzile | 07 | 162 km SE | 311 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Colombier-le-Cardinal | 07 | 125 km SE | 327 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reignat | 63 | 4.3 km SE | 382 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cellettes | 16 | 245 km W | 393 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Betton-Bettonet | 73 | 225 km E | 306 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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