Chalmazel-Jeansagnière
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 41.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chalmazel-Jeansagnière (INSEE 42039) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 457 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Jeansagnière (42114). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42039-chalmazel-jeansagniere
Vitality score
Vitality score 41.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 17,945 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 | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.14 | 10 | 1.38 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MONTET TRADITION). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE L'AUVERGNAT). [4,5]
3 × Restaurant (AUTHENTIQUE · AUBERGE DES GRANGES). [4,5]
1 × Café / bar. [5]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AUDREY MARCOUX, MÉDECIN · JOSEPH MAURIN, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHALMAZEL AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - CHALMAZEL JEANSAGNIÈRE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), Pharmacy. [5,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MONTET TRADITION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE L'AUVERGNAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | AUTHENTIQUE · AUBERGE DES GRANGES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | AUDREY MARCOUX, MÉDECIN · JOSEPH MAURIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CHALMAZEL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - CHALMAZEL JEANSAGNIÈRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [6]
Trajectory
Population 476 (2012) → 457 (2023): -4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 716 (1990) → 457 (2023): -36.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 617, of which 55.1 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chalmazel-Jeansagnière): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Chalmazel-Jeansagnière): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Chalmazel-Jeansagnière): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Sail-sous-Couzan): 9.8 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Just-en-Bas): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 113 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the CHALMAZEL weather station, 0.3 km away at 855 m; the village itself is at 889 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at CHALMAZEL, 0.3 km away at 855 m, over 10 summers. [13]
An average of 1,126 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 8.8 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at CHALMAZEL - MAN, 0.3 km away at 860 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 — 42039/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2022-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/84a2cfe1-2f92-3072-aeee-a58011f9428e— “Marché”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42039/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42039/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42039/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42039
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42195
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42247
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-de-Calberte | 48 | 165 km S | 456 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelnaud-la-Chapelle | 24 | 233 km SW | 451 | 61.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Privat-d'Allier | 43 | 80 km S | 394 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-André-de-Valborgne | 30 | 173 km S | 366 | 36.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Faux-la-Montagne | 23 | 149 km W | 443 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac | 12 | 144 km SW | 517 | 53.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 35 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Privat-d'Allier | 43 | 80 km S | 394 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac | 12 | 144 km SW | 517 | 53.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 35 % · humidity 79 % |
| Faux-la-Montagne | 23 | 149 km W | 443 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Calberte | 48 | 165 km S | 456 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Valborgne | 30 | 173 km S | 366 | 36.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castelnaud-la-Chapelle | 24 | 233 km SW | 451 | 61.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · 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 Chalmazel-Jeansagnière'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-Georges-en-Couzan | 42 | 6.3 km E | 430 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sannat | 23 | 121 km NW | 349 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champoly | 42 | 17 km N | 311 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ventron | 88 | 339 km NE | 805 | 30.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Girmont-Val-d'Ajol | 88 | 324 km NE | 264 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Salles | 42 | 17 km N | 558 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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