Malleval
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 35.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Malleval (INSEE 42132) is in Loire (42), part of CC du Pilat Rhodanien. Population 648 (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 35.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 16,747 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE PECHE DU PILAT). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE BOURG). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MALLEVAL AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - MALLEVAL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX DE PO). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | LE PECHE DU PILAT | 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE BOURG | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | MALLEVAL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - MALLEVAL | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LES CISEAUX DE PO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 567 (2012) → 648 (2023): 14.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 427 (1990) → 648 (2023): 51.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 318, of which 9.7 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pierre-de-Bœuf): 1.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pierre-de-Bœuf): 1.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Pierre-de-Bœuf): 1.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Pierre-de-Bœuf): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Malleval): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST PIERRE DE BO weather station, 2 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 251 m. [10]
The village sits 111 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BESSEY, 3 km away at 425 m, over 26 summers. [10]
That station sits 174 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 760 mm of rain a year, spread over 97 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHAVANAY, 2 km away at 215 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42132/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42132/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42132/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42132/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42272
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42132
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Életot | 76 | 585 km NW | 626 | 30.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 68 % |
| Pageas | 87 | 292 km W | 644 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Davayé | 71 | 102 km N | 666 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sevelinges | 42 | 86 km NW | 646 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Sauvetat-sur-Lède | 47 | 331 km W | 643 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Civrac-en-Médoc | 33 | 439 km W | 634 | 34.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevelinges | 42 | 86 km NW | 646 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Davayé | 71 | 102 km N | 666 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pageas | 87 | 292 km W | 644 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Sauvetat-sur-Lède | 47 | 331 km W | 643 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Civrac-en-Médoc | 33 | 439 km W | 634 | 34.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Életot | 76 | 585 km NW | 626 | 30.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 68 % |
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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 Malleval'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davayé | 71 | 102 km N | 666 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montaut-les-Créneaux | 32 | 373 km SW | 697 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moras-en-Valloire | 26 | 24 km SE | 682 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Manthes | 26 | 24 km SE | 685 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vernon | 86 | 349 km W | 730 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chamelet | 69 | 69 km N | 706 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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