Viverols
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Viverols (INSEE 63465) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Ambert Livradois Forez. Population 442 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/63465-viverols
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 17,937 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.36 | 5 | 1.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE TOURNEBIZE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VALLAT). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA PTIT'CHAISE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BOURRICOT GRIS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (RÉMI DE TAXIS DU POËT, MÉDECIN · HAMBOURG ZEPHIR, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VIVEROLS). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE PRADOUX). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SARL BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE TOURNEBIZE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VALLAT | 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 | 1 | LA PTIT'CHAISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BOURRICOT GRIS | 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) | 2 | RÉMI DE TAXIS DU POËT, MÉDECIN · HAMBOURG ZEPHIR, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VIVEROLS | 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 | 1 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE PRADOUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Tuesday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 410 (2012) → 442 (2023): 7.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 437 (1990) → 442 (2023): 1.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 401, of which 32.2 % second homes and 14.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Viverols): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Viverols): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Viverols): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Usson-en-Forez): 6.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Viverols): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 142 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MARSAC-EN-LIVRA weather station, 13 km away at 540 m; the village itself is at 865 m. [11]
The village sits 325 m above 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 AMBERT, 14.4 km away at 555 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 310 m below 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 884 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MARSAC-EN-LIVRA, 13 km away at 540 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63465/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/57797247-be7c-3949-b39c-c328a63613d1— “Marchés les 1ers, 3èmes et 5èmes mardis du mois.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63465/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63465/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63465/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63465
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42318
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox-Amphoux | 83 | 269 km SE | 504 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puycelsi | 81 | 235 km SW | 456 | 52.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Soursac | 19 | 133 km W | 526 | 61.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 0 % |
| Jars | 18 | 237 km N | 481 | 46.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 11 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vollore-Ville | 63 | 45 km NW | 718 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chomelix | 43 | 20 km S | 457 | 41.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chomelix | 43 | 20 km S | 457 | 41.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vollore-Ville | 63 | 45 km NW | 718 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soursac | 19 | 133 km W | 526 | 61.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 0 % |
| Puycelsi | 81 | 235 km SW | 456 | 52.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Jars | 18 | 237 km N | 481 | 46.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 11 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fox-Amphoux | 83 | 269 km SE | 504 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · 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 Viverols'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauvessanges | 63 | 4.6 km S | 531 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau | 42 | 26 km N | 677 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rimeize | 48 | 86 km SW | 623 | 29.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Venteuges | 43 | 58 km SW | 341 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx | 38 | 154 km E | 512 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nanchez | 39 | 194 km NE | 764 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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