Vodable
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vodable (INSEE 63466) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CA Agglo Pays d'Issoire. Population 194 (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 15.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 15,809 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 | 0.36 | 10 | 3.58 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE LA LOUE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DE LA LOUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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 | 1 | AUBERGE DE LA LOUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DE LA LOUE | 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 203 (2012) → 194 (2023): -4.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 226 (1990) → 194 (2023): -14.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 136, of which 20.6 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Hérent): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Deux-Rives): 5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Perrier): 6.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Issoire): 8.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Solignat): 2.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 93 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the ISSOIRE weather station, 9.6 km away at 372 m; the village itself is at 708 m. [13]
The village sits 336 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ISSOIRE, 9.6 km away at 372 m, over 28 summers. [13]
That station sits 336 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 651 mm of rain a year, spread over 100 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at MEILHAUD, 4.3 km away at 448 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63466/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63466/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63466/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63466/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63357
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63109
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63275
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63178
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63422
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-du-Mont-de-France | 71 | 145 km NE | 189 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jasney | 70 | 350 km NE | 190 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Taurignan-Vieux | 09 | 320 km SW | 204 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 39 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rudelle | 46 | 132 km SW | 187 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 27 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Broing-les-Moines | 21 | 276 km NE | 180 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Clelles | 38 | 207 km E | 184 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudelle | 46 | 132 km SW | 187 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 27 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-du-Mont-de-France | 71 | 145 km NE | 189 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Clelles | 38 | 207 km E | 184 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Broing-les-Moines | 21 | 276 km NE | 180 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Taurignan-Vieux | 09 | 320 km SW | 204 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 39 % · humidity 64 % |
| Jasney | 70 | 350 km NE | 190 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · 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 Vodable'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-du-Mont-de-France | 71 | 145 km NE | 189 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jasney | 70 | 350 km NE | 190 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Clelles | 38 | 207 km E | 184 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prébois | 38 | 215 km E | 170 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mailleroncourt-Saint-Pancras | 70 | 352 km NE | 174 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-d'Alagnon | 15 | 48 km SW | 256 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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