Le Vernet-Chaméane
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Vernet-Chaméane (INSEE 63448) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CA Agglo Pays d'Issoire. Population 775 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 1 former commune: Chaméane (63078). [3]
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/63448-le-vernet-chameane
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 15,851 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.25 | 5 | 1.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI). [4,5]
3 × Restaurant (LA BUVETTE DU PLAN D'EAU · BAR CASSE CROUTE DES ANGES · L'AUBERGE DE LA SOURCE CHAMEANE). [4,5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [4]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VINCENT NEVEU, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE VICARD-OLAGNE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE MORANGE, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy. [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LE VERNET CHAMEANE 1 RUE DE LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (SITE DU PLAN D EAU). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (EURL AU GRAND'HAIR). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE BELLEVUE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LA BUVETTE DU PLAN D'EAU · BAR CASSE CROUTE DES ANGES · L'AUBERGE DE LA SOURCE CHAMEANE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | VINCENT NEVEU, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE VICARD-OLAGNE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE MORANGE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LE VERNET CHAMEANE 1 RUE DE LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | SITE DU PLAN D EAU | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | EURL AU GRAND'HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE BELLEVUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday. [6]
Trajectory
Population 854 (2012) → 775 (2023): -9.3 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 789 (1990) → 775 (2023): -1.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 756, of which 37.4 % second homes and 14.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Vernet-Chaméane): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Le Vernet-Chaméane): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Le Vernet-Chaméane): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Jumeaux): 10 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Le Vernet-Chaméane): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 80 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-GERMAIN-L HE weather station, 6.5 km away at 1,070 m; the village itself is at 816 m. [12]
The village sits 254 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-GERMAIN-L HE, 6.5 km away at 1,070 m, over 27 summers. [12]
That station sits 254 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,056 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-GERMAIN-L HE, 6.5 km away at 1,070 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63448/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/7f9a63b8-d18f-3db6-8d17-d2588887cc4d— “Marché le lundi matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63448/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63448/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63448/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63448
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63182
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murat-sur-Vèbre | 81 | 204 km S | 831 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grandrieu | 48 | 78 km S | 736 | 57.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallière | 23 | 120 km NW | 705 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Eyzies | 24 | 200 km W | 1,134 | 62.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Augerolles | 63 | 31 km NE | 862 | 50 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Saud-Lacoussière | 24 | 206 km W | 820 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augerolles | 63 | 31 km NE | 862 | 50 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grandrieu | 48 | 78 km S | 736 | 57.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallière | 23 | 120 km NW | 705 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Eyzies | 24 | 200 km W | 1,134 | 62.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Murat-sur-Vèbre | 81 | 204 km S | 831 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Saud-Lacoussière | 24 | 206 km W | 820 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 41 % · 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 Le Vernet-Chaméane'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murat-sur-Vèbre | 81 | 204 km S | 831 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vézins-de-Lévézou | 12 | 139 km S | 656 | 47.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sardent | 23 | 140 km NW | 760 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gelles | 63 | 63 km NW | 921 | 64.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peyrelevade | 19 | 112 km W | 824 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anglards-de-Salers | 15 | 85 km W | 727 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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