Villeneuve-les-Cerfs
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villeneuve-les-Cerfs (INSEE 63459) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Plaine Limagne. Population 514 (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 21.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 17,728 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.15 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LA PAILLOTE AUVERGNATE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | LA PAILLOTE AUVERGNATE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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] | |
| 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 522 (2012) → 514 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 423 (1990) → 514 (2023): 21.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 232, of which 1.7 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Randan): 1.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Randan): 1.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Randan): 1.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Maringues): 9.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Randan): 1.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MARINGUES weather station, 10.2 km away at 300 m; the village itself is at 327 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MARINGUES, 10.2 km away at 300 m, over 12 summers. [10]
An average of 800 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at RANDAN, 1.8 km away at 394 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 — 63459/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63459/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63459/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63459/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63295
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63210
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapogne-et-Feuchères | 08 | 420 km N | 514 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cours | 79 | 293 km W | 521 | 22.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Somme-Suippe | 51 | 358 km N | 513 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuville-Coppegueule | 80 | 443 km N | 509 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Campet-et-Lamolère | 40 | 387 km SW | 506 | 24.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 % |
| Vinzieux | 07 | 131 km SE | 538 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinzieux | 07 | 131 km SE | 538 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cours | 79 | 293 km W | 521 | 22.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Somme-Suippe | 51 | 358 km N | 513 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Campet-et-Lamolère | 40 | 387 km SW | 506 | 24.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 % |
| Sapogne-et-Feuchères | 08 | 420 km N | 514 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neuville-Coppegueule | 80 | 443 km N | 509 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 64 % · 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 Villeneuve-les-Cerfs'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerland | 21 | 176 km NE | 443 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Myon | 63 | 16 km W | 544 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chanac-les-Mines | 19 | 144 km SW | 437 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baugy | 71 | 63 km NE | 499 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vensat | 63 | 12 km W | 569 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laperrière-sur-Saône | 21 | 197 km NE | 432 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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