Volvic
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Volvic (INSEE 63470) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CA Riom Limagne et Volcans. Population 4,883 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 51.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 4,792 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.56 | 10 | 5.58 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU FOURNIL D'EMMA · BORGES LOPES). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (RETOUR AUX SOURCES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES DELICES DE CENDRIN). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (SNC LE NORD · KAPPADOCE GOZLEME · CAPPADOCE GOZLEME). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (AU CHAUDRON GOURMAND). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LA CLEF DES CHANTS). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MOULET MARCENAT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GUSTAVE ROGHI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE STE AGNES). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE AGNES). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURIANE BÉRANGER, MÉDECIN · XAVIER FAVREGROS, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC ORHAN, MÉDECIN · PATRICK NUNES, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-LOUIS NAILLON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA SOURCE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE VOLVI'TECH). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE POLYVALENT). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (SOF'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LA ROSE DES VENTS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING PIERRE ET SOURCES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AU FOURNIL D'EMMA · BORGES LOPES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | RETOUR AUX SOURCES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LES DELICES DE CENDRIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 8 | SNC LE NORD · KAPPADOCE GOZLEME · CAPPADOCE GOZLEME | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | AU CHAUDRON GOURMAND | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LA CLEF DES CHANTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MOULET MARCENAT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GUSTAVE ROGHI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE STE AGNES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE AGNES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | LAURIANE BÉRANGER, MÉDECIN · XAVIER FAVREGROS, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC ORHAN, MÉDECIN · PATRICK NUNES, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-LOUIS NAILLON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA SOURCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE VOLVI'TECH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE POLYVALENT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | SOF'HAIR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LA ROSE DES VENTS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING PIERRE ET SOURCES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 4,462 (2012) → 4,883 (2023): 9.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 3,930 (1990) → 4,883 (2023): 24.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,353, of which 3.7 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Volvic): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Volvic): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Volvic): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Volvic): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Volvic): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAYAT_SAPC weather station, 3.7 km away at 547 m; the village itself is at 493 m. [11]
The village sits 54 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 CLERMONT-FD, 12.8 km away at 331 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 162 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 746 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VOLVIC, 1 km away at 472 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 — 63470/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/787c2c61-4326-3544-b231-4bedc533ef0c— “Marché hebdomadaire de Volvic”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/105f894c-deb2-39b3-9d2f-ec1086eeb3d0— “Marché de producteurs et d'artisans bio de Volvic”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63470/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63470/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63470/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63470
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbazon | 37 | 237 km NW | 4,874 | 55.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ceyreste | 13 | 360 km SE | 4,863 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 36 % |
| Robion | 84 | 279 km SE | 4,816 | 55.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 50 % · humidity 36 % |
| Blendecques | 62 | 542 km N | 4,859 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 61 % |
| La Haie-Fouassière | 44 | 368 km NW | 4,775 | 49.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 30 | 217 km SE | 4,670 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 30 | 217 km SE | 4,670 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montbazon | 37 | 237 km NW | 4,874 | 55.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Robion | 84 | 279 km SE | 4,816 | 55.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 50 % · humidity 36 % |
| Ceyreste | 13 | 360 km SE | 4,863 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 36 % |
| La Haie-Fouassière | 44 | 368 km NW | 4,775 | 49.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Blendecques | 62 | 542 km N | 4,859 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 61 % |
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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 Volvic'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy-Voisins | 77 | 337 km N | 5,547 | 57.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ormes | 45 | 248 km N | 4,376 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cergues | 74 | 257 km E | 3,869 | 44.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bruyères-le-Châtel | 91 | 309 km N | 3,788 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grésy-sur-Aix | 73 | 225 km E | 4,740 | 59.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaux-sur-Seine | 78 | 358 km N | 5,202 | 43 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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