Chausseterre
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chausseterre (INSEE 42339) is in Loire (42), part of CC du Pays d'Urfé. Population 212 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42339-chausseterre
Vitality score
Vitality score 26.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 16,349 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.27 | 10 | 2.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (AUBERGE DE CHAUSSETERRE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOURG). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE - CHAUSSETERRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 3 | AUBERGE DE CHAUSSETERRE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE - CHAUSSETERRE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 244 (2012) → 212 (2023): -13.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 277 (1990) → 212 (2023): -23.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 149, of which 22.1 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Just-en-Chevalet): 5.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Just-en-Chevalet): 4.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Just-en-Chevalet): 5.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chabreloche): 7.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chausseterre): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 108 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-JUST-EN-CHEV weather station, 4.8 km away at 612 m; the village itself is at 684 m. [11]
The village sits 72 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-JUST-EN-CHEV, 4.8 km away at 612 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 72 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 890 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-JUST-EN-CHEV, 4.8 km away at 612 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42339/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42339/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42339/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42339/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42248
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63072
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42339
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Censerey | 21 | 152 km N | 182 | 24.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette | 64 | 485 km SW | 206 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Verneugheol | 63 | 98 km W | 225 | 22 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just-en-Bas | 42 | 20 km S | 281 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Noyer | 18 | 186 km NW | 246 | 24.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Loup | 23 | 120 km W | 201 | 22.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Just-en-Bas | 42 | 20 km S | 281 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Verneugheol | 63 | 98 km W | 225 | 22 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Loup | 23 | 120 km W | 201 | 22.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Censerey | 21 | 152 km N | 182 | 24.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Noyer | 18 | 186 km NW | 246 | 24.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
| Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette | 64 | 485 km SW | 206 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Chausseterre'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-Just-en-Bas | 42 | 20 km S | 281 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vabres | 15 | 106 km SW | 244 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Romain-d'Urfé | 42 | 3.5 km E | 243 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esplas-de-Sérou | 09 | 377 km SW | 168 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buxières-sous-Montaigut | 63 | 80 km NW | 244 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champoly | 42 | 5.7 km SE | 311 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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