Saint-Étienne-Cantalès
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 2 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Étienne-Cantalès (INSEE 15182) is in Cantal (15), part of CC de la Châtaigneraie Cantalienne. Population 127 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 5.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 2 % of the 12,697 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.18 | 10 | 1.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.54 | 5 | 2.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (SARL LE PRADEL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | SARL LE PRADEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 139 (2012) → 127 (2023): -8.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 188 (1990) → 127 (2023): -32.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 96, of which 22.9 % second homes and 20.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Laroquebrou): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Laroquebrou): 2.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Laroquebrou): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Laroquebrou): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Laroquebrou): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 89 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the JUSSAC weather station, 15.7 km away at 630 m; the village itself is at 550 m. [9]
The village sits 80 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at AURILLAC, 16.5 km away at 632 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 82 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,154 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST ETIENNE.CANT, 0.8 km away at 463 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15182/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15182/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15182/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15182/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15094
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montaut | 24 | 128 km W | 127 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Bellière | 61 | 444 km N | 125 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac | 24 | 135 km W | 130 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Étienne-des-Champs | 63 | 102 km N | 125 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 81 % |
| Andillac | 81 | 109 km S | 127 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 31 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes | 61 | 456 km N | 126 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-des-Champs | 63 | 102 km N | 125 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 81 % |
| Andillac | 81 | 109 km S | 127 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 31 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montaut | 24 | 128 km W | 127 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac | 24 | 135 km W | 130 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Bellière | 61 | 444 km N | 125 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes | 61 | 456 km N | 126 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 54 % · 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 Saint-Étienne-Cantalès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponet-et-Saint-Auban | 26 | 244 km E | 141 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blassac | 43 | 96 km E | 126 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nieudan | 15 | 4.0 km N | 109 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellaffaire | 04 | 318 km E | 159 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crupies | 26 | 237 km E | 96 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Broye-les-Loups-et-Verfontaine | 70 | 372 km NE | 112 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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