Marlhes

Loire · CC des Monts du Pilat · INSEE 42139

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 61.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Marlhes (INSEE 42139) is in Loire (42), part of CC des Monts du Pilat. Population 1,312 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42139-marlhes

Vitality score

Vitality score 61.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 95 % of the 12,612 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	0.55	25	13.81
Social	0.82	20	16.42
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.59	10	5.85
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.7	10	6.99
Housing mix	0.6	5	2.99

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAGIC PATISS'). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (DEVILLE SERVICE BOUCHERIE). ^[3,4]

2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO · AU CARREFOUR PAYSAN). ^[3,4]

4 × Restaurant (LA TABLEE · LE TEMPLIER). ^[3,4]

3 × Café / bar (L'ESPACE PETANQUE · LE MARLHOU). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MARCELLIN CHAMPAGNAT). ^[3]

3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AUDREY SABY, MÉDECIN · AURÉLIEN VICERIAT, MÉDECIN · MARION FRENOIS-VEYRAT, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE MARLHES). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (MARLHES AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE - MARLHES). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (LA LOGE D'ANAIS). ^[3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3,4]

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)	2	MAGIC PATISS'	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	DEVILLE SERVICE BOUCHERIE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	2	PETIT CASINO · AU CARREFOUR PAYSAN	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	4	LA TABLEE · LE TEMPLIER	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Café / bar	3	L'ESPACE PETANQUE · LE MARLHOU	INSEE SIRENE 3 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MARCELLIN CHAMPAGNAT	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	3	AUDREY SABY, MÉDECIN · AURÉLIEN VICERIAT, MÉDECIN · MARION FRENOIS-VEYRAT, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 3 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DE MARLHES	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	MARLHES AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHEQUE - MARLHES	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	COMPLEXE SPORTIF	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	1	LA LOGE D'ANAIS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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

1968: 971 peak 2012: 1,382 2023: 1,312 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,382 (2012) → 1,312 (2023): -5.1 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,094 (1990) → 1,312 (2023): 19.9 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 723, of which 20.1 % second homes and 8 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Marlhes): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Marlhes): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Marlhes): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Marlhes): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Marlhes): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 5

Days at or below 0 °C 82.9

Muggy days a summer 5.4

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 83 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the COL REPUBLIQUE weather station, 9.8 km away at 1,071 m; the village itself is at 940 m. ^[9]

The village sits 131 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 5 days a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at COL REPUBLIQUE, 9.8 km away at 1,071 m, over 10 summers. ^[9]

That station sits 131 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 972 mm of rain a year, spread over 104 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at ST SAUVEUR EN R, 8.7 km away at 783 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 — 42139/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42139/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42139/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42139/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 42139
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
Vigeois	19	225 km W	1,300	49.3	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 %
Lanobre	15	146 km W	1,351	55.6	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 93 %
Sabres	40	425 km W	1,213	49.5	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 %
Vaas	72	410 km NW	1,371	43.9	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 50 % · humidity 71 %
Taulignan	26	104 km SE	1,627	54.3	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 28 % · humidity 79 %
Tournon-Saint-Martin	36	311 km NW	1,112	48.2	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Taulignan	26	104 km SE	1,627	54.3	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 28 % · humidity 79 %
Lanobre	15	146 km W	1,351	55.6	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 93 %
Vigeois	19	225 km W	1,300	49.3	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 %
Tournon-Saint-Martin	36	311 km NW	1,112	48.2	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 %
Vaas	72	410 km NW	1,371	43.9	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 50 % · humidity 71 %
Sabres	40	425 km W	1,213	49.5	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 %

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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 Marlhes'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
Estivareilles	42	34 km NW	721	54.9	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 %
Planfoy	42	12 km N	1,075	44.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Usson-en-Forez	42	37 km W	1,455	56.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Genest-Malifaux	42	6.7 km N	2,921	76.1	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Essertines-en-Châtelneuf	42	49 km NW	667	34.5	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 %

Elsewhere

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