Vertolaye
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vertolaye (INSEE 63454) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Ambert Livradois Forez. Population 562 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/63454-vertolaye
Vitality score
Vitality score 60.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 17,427 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.75 | 5 | 3.74 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.23 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 2.98 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FREDSONIA). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE FRANCK FAUCHER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (HOTEL RESTAURANT DE LA DORE · CHEZ CED). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LA BAR'RICQ). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GERARD NOURRISSON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VERTOLAYE MAIRIE · GARE DE L'UTOPIE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (EURL NATH). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT DE LA DORE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | FREDSONIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE FRANCK FAUCHER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PETIT CASINO | 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 | 2 | HOTEL RESTAURANT DE LA DORE · CHEZ CED | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LA BAR'RICQ | 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 | GERARD NOURRISSON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VERTOLAYE MAIRIE · GARE DE L'UTOPIE | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 2 | EURL NATH | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT DE LA DORE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 566 (2012) → 562 (2023): -0.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 609 (1990) → 562 (2023): -7.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 397, of which 20.2 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vertolaye): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vertolaye): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Vertolaye): 1.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Augerolles): 11 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vertolaye): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COL DU BEAL weather station, 7 km away at 1,393 m; the village itself is at 524 m. [10]
The village sits 869 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COL DU BEAL, 7 km away at 1,393 m, over 11 summers. [10]
That station sits 869 m above 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 1,332 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COL DU BEAL, 7 km away at 1,393 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 — 63454/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63454/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63454/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63454/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63454
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roquestéron | 06 | 327 km SE | 552 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Colombier-le-Jeune | 07 | 105 km SE | 563 | 56.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tardets-Sorholus | 64 | 460 km SW | 589 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 64 % |
| Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes | 66 | 333 km S | 586 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 45 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Puy | 32 | 323 km SW | 587 | 55.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 21 % |
| Lescheraines | 73 | 186 km E | 803 | 79.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombier-le-Jeune | 07 | 105 km SE | 563 | 56.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lescheraines | 73 | 186 km E | 803 | 79.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Puy | 32 | 323 km SW | 587 | 55.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 21 % |
| Roquestéron | 06 | 327 km SE | 552 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes | 66 | 333 km S | 586 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 45 % · humidity 64 % |
| Tardets-Sorholus | 64 | 460 km SW | 589 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 64 % |
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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 Vertolaye'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almenêches | 61 | 435 km NW | 638 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blangy-le-Château | 14 | 476 km NW | 828 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mur-de-Barrez | 12 | 121 km SW | 693 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Scolasse-sur-Sarthe | 61 | 411 km NW | 582 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roche-Guyon | 95 | 413 km N | 399 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courtomer | 61 | 417 km NW | 731 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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