Verneugheol
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 22/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Verneugheol (INSEE 63450) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans. Population 225 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 22/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 16,694 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.42 | 5 | 2.08 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (DÉPÔT LECTURE VERNEUGHEOL). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | DÉPÔT LECTURE VERNEUGHEOL | 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 249 (2012) → 225 (2023): -9.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 304 (1990) → 225 (2023): -26 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 236, of which 29.2 % second homes and 19.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Herment): 3.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Herment): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Giat): 6.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Giat): 6.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Verneugheol): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-SULPICE weather station, 14.4 km away at 851 m; the village itself is at 714 m. [11]
The village sits 137 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 ST-SULPICE, 14.4 km away at 851 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 137 m above 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 1,012 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GIAT, 5.6 km away at 770 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 — 63450/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63450/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63450/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63450/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63175
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63165
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63450
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette | 64 | 404 km SW | 206 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Noyer | 18 | 180 km N | 246 | 24.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chausseterre | 42 | 98 km E | 212 | 26.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur | 63 | 24 km NE | 295 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Just-en-Bas | 42 | 105 km E | 281 | 24 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 30 % · humidity 79 % |
| Censerey | 21 | 212 km NE | 182 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur | 63 | 24 km NE | 295 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chausseterre | 42 | 98 km E | 212 | 26.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just-en-Bas | 42 | 105 km E | 281 | 24 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 30 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Noyer | 18 | 180 km N | 246 | 24.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| Censerey | 21 | 212 km NE | 182 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette | 64 | 404 km SW | 206 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Verneugheol'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur | 63 | 24 km NE | 295 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Censerey | 21 | 212 km NE | 182 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaulieu | 61 | 351 km N | 212 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bazelat | 23 | 101 km NW | 221 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Fontenelle | 41 | 280 km NW | 204 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vitrac | 15 | 107 km S | 268 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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