Aiguilhe
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aiguilhe (INSEE 43002) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CA du Puy-en-Velay. Population 1,498 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/43002-aiguilhe
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 11,628 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA CIGALE ARDECHOISE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (AIGUILHE DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LE CLOS DU ROCHER · LES HALLES DU MARCHE COUVERT). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LOU SANT MIQUEL · LE ROCHER). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA COUSTETTE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (EMILIE MINIER-ALLIRAND, MÉDECIN · MARIE CERISIER, MÉDECIN · CHANTAL RENOUX, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE BOYER, MÉDECIN · GUILHEM COSTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE D AIGUILHE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (AIGUILHE LA POSTE RELAIS RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE BOUTHEZARD). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [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) | 1 | LA CIGALE ARDECHOISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | AIGUILHE DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | RESTAURANT LE CLOS DU ROCHER · LES HALLES DU MARCHE COUVERT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LOU SANT MIQUEL · LE ROCHER | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA COUSTETTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | EMILIE MINIER-ALLIRAND, MÉDECIN · MARIE CERISIER, MÉDECIN · CHANTAL RENOUX, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE BOYER, MÉDECIN · GUILHEM COSTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE D AIGUILHE | 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 | AIGUILHE LA POSTE RELAIS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE BOUTHEZARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,569 (2012) → 1,498 (2023): -4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,452 (1990) → 1,498 (2023): 3.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 869, of which 6.1 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Puy-en-Velay): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Puy-en-Velay): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Aiguilhe): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aiguilhe): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Aiguilhe): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PUY-VILLE weather station, 1 km away at 620 m; the village itself is at 637 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE PUY-CHADRAC, 1.1 km away at 714 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 77 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 666 mm of rain a year, spread over 90 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PUY-VILLE, 1 km away at 620 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 — 43002/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43002/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43002/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43002/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43157
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43002
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicq | 59 | 597 km N | 1,464 | 37.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vineuil-Saint-Firmin | 60 | 473 km N | 1,380 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pernes | 62 | 614 km N | 1,574 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche | 71 | 167 km NE | 1,385 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Payrin-Augmontel | 81 | 210 km SW | 2,198 | 45.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 24 % · humidity 21 % |
| Tercis-les-Bains | 40 | 425 km W | 1,359 | 40.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche | 71 | 167 km NE | 1,385 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Payrin-Augmontel | 81 | 210 km SW | 2,198 | 45.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 24 % · humidity 21 % |
| Tercis-les-Bains | 40 | 425 km W | 1,359 | 40.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vineuil-Saint-Firmin | 60 | 473 km N | 1,380 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vicq | 59 | 597 km N | 1,464 | 37.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pernes | 62 | 614 km N | 1,574 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Aiguilhe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuf-Brisach | 68 | 432 km NE | 1,895 | 65.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom | 63 | 115 km NW | 2,110 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ménétrol | 63 | 109 km NW | 1,640 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vals-près-le-Puy | 43 | 2.2 km S | 3,395 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plombières-lès-Dijon | 21 | 268 km N | 2,497 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Enval | 63 | 115 km NW | 1,596 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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