Allanche
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Allanche (INSEE 15001) is in Cantal (15), part of CC Hautes Terres. Population 773 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/15001-allanche
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 98 % of the 15,843 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 | 0.91 | 20 | 18.15 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.13 | 10 | 1.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.4 | 5 | 1.99 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL ST JEAN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SEDORH). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (GLOUGLOU · LE BURON DES ESTIVES). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE MRCOEUR · LE RIFIFI). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MAURICE PESCHAUD). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE ROLLAND, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE VERDIER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ALLANCHE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE-RELAIS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE MAURICE PESCHAUD). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE RELAIS DES REMPARTS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL ST JEAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SEDORH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | GLOUGLOU · LE BURON DES ESTIVES | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE MRCOEUR · LE RIFIFI | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MAURICE PESCHAUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PHILIPPE ROLLAND, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE VERDIER | 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 | ALLANCHE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE-RELAIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE MAURICE PESCHAUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE RELAIS DES REMPARTS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 820 (2012) → 773 (2023): -5.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,220 (1990) → 773 (2023): -36.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 698, of which 30.1 % second homes and 14 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Allanche): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Allanche): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Allanche): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Allanche): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Allanche): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 93 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MARCENAT weather station, 11.4 km away at 1,075 m; the village itself is at 978 m. [10]
The village sits 97 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 MARCENAT, 11.4 km away at 1,075 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 97 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 864 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ALLANCHE, 0.4 km away at 1,010 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15001/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/8982fc15-9d3d-3899-aef2-d8d3431e0b6a— “Tous les mardis, toute l'année.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15001/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15001/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15001/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laroquebrou | 15 | 65 km SW | 785 | 71.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 5 % · winter 81 % |
| Daumazan-sur-Arize | 09 | 266 km SW | 804 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 3 % · winter 1 % |
| Bourdeaux | 26 | 187 km E | 670 | 74.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peyrelevade | 19 | 87 km NW | 824 | 67.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villefranche-du-Périgord | 24 | 161 km SW | 674 | 63.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 19 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montpezat-sous-Bauzon | 07 | 115 km SE | 770 | 68.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laroquebrou | 15 | 65 km SW | 785 | 71.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 5 % · winter 81 % |
| Peyrelevade | 19 | 87 km NW | 824 | 67.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montpezat-sous-Bauzon | 07 | 115 km SE | 770 | 68.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villefranche-du-Périgord | 24 | 161 km SW | 674 | 63.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 19 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bourdeaux | 26 | 187 km E | 670 | 74.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Daumazan-sur-Arize | 09 | 266 km SW | 804 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 3 % · winter 1 % |
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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 Allanche'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas | 05 | 267 km E | 1,110 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse | 38 | 226 km E | 1,003 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flumet | 73 | 287 km E | 799 | 68.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mazet-Saint-Voy | 43 | 105 km E | 1,114 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Courtine | 23 | 74 km NW | 707 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Costaros | 43 | 81 km SE | 553 | 70.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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