Allègre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Allègre (INSEE 43003) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CA du Puy-en-Velay. Population 922 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/43003-allegre
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 14,843 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.8 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.84 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU BON PAIN D'ALLEGRE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL CHARCUTERIE MAURICE TISSANDIER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (ALES JOSELYNE · CAFE RESTAURANT DE LA GARE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MACE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DU MONT BAR). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ELODIE ROUSSON, MÉDECIN · BRUNO BAUDIN, MÉDECIN · AMAURY CHARDENOUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE D ALLEGRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ALLEGRE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE GERMAINE TILLION ASSOCIATION MÉDI@LLÈGRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE DU MONT BAR). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LA CLE DU BIEN ETRE · VIOLITINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA PINEDE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.
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) | 1 | AU BON PAIN D'ALLEGRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL CHARCUTERIE MAURICE TISSANDIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | 2 | ALES JOSELYNE · CAFE RESTAURANT DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MACE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DU MONT BAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ELODIE ROUSSON, MÉDECIN · BRUNO BAUDIN, MÉDECIN · AMAURY CHARDENOUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE D ALLEGRE | 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 | ALLEGRE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE GERMAINE TILLION ASSOCIATION MÉDI@LLÈGRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE DU MONT BAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | LA CLE DU BIEN ETRE · VIOLITINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA PINEDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 968 (2012) → 922 (2023): -4.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,176 (1990) → 922 (2023): -21.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 719, of which 22 % second homes and 19.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Allègre): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Allègre): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Allègre): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Allègre): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Allègre): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 120 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ALLEGRE weather station, 0.6 km away at 1,035 m; the village itself is at 1,029 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FIX-ST-GENEYS, 7.1 km away at 1,102 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 73 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 911 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ALLEGRE, 0.6 km away at 1,035 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 — 43003/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/37acfb77-92a2-3923-859d-4b13c4ae69b7— “Marché d'Allègre”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43003/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43003/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43003/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bélâbre | 36 | 248 km NW | 923 | 64.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul-le-Jeune | 07 | 102 km S | 968 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cluis | 36 | 213 km NW | 969 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Catus | 46 | 200 km W | 921 | 71.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Siaugues-Sainte-Marie | 43 | 13 km SW | 839 | 66.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saignes | 15 | 98 km W | 835 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siaugues-Sainte-Marie | 43 | 13 km SW | 839 | 66.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saignes | 15 | 98 km W | 835 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul-le-Jeune | 07 | 102 km S | 968 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Catus | 46 | 200 km W | 921 | 71.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Cluis | 36 | 213 km NW | 969 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bélâbre | 36 | 248 km NW | 923 | 64.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 4 % · 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 Allègre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lescheraines | 73 | 195 km E | 803 | 79.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chaise-Dieu | 43 | 14 km N | 594 | 72.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Merlines | 19 | 110 km NW | 741 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allemond | 38 | 183 km E | 971 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trizac | 15 | 92 km W | 446 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bains | 43 | 22 km S | 1,378 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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