Arsac-en-Velay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arsac-en-Velay (INSEE 43010) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CA du Puy-en-Velay. Population 1,219 (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/43010-arsac-en-velay
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 13,104 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 | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 9.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BISO NA BISO (ENTRE NOUS)). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BAR RESTAURANT DE LA PLACE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ARSAC EN VELAY ES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | BISO NA BISO (ENTRE NOUS) | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BAR RESTAURANT DE LA PLACE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | ARSAC EN VELAY ES AP | 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 | 1 | 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 1,225 (2012) → 1,219 (2023): -0.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 870 (1990) → 1,219 (2023): 40.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 588, of which 7.5 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arsac-en-Velay): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Coubon): 2.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Coubon): 2.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Coubon): 2.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Arsac-en-Velay): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 84 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SOLIGNAC-SUR-LO weather station, 5.2 km away at 832 m; the village itself is at 740 m. [10]
The village sits 92 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE PUY-CHADRAC, 8 km away at 714 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 746 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SOLIGNAC-SUR-LO, 5.2 km away at 832 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 — 43010/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43010/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43010/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43010/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43010
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43078
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonne-et-Trigonant | 24 | 246 km W | 1,185 | 35 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Tonquédec | 22 | 692 km NW | 1,201 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
| Durdat-Larequille | 03 | 170 km NW | 1,280 | 35.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vieille-Brioude | 43 | 52 km NW | 1,236 | 35.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lapeyrouse-Mornay | 26 | 90 km NE | 1,178 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay | 07 | 63 km NE | 1,357 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieille-Brioude | 43 | 52 km NW | 1,236 | 35.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay | 07 | 63 km NE | 1,357 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lapeyrouse-Mornay | 26 | 90 km NE | 1,178 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Durdat-Larequille | 03 | 170 km NW | 1,280 | 35.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Antonne-et-Trigonant | 24 | 246 km W | 1,185 | 35 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Tonquédec | 22 | 692 km NW | 1,201 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 7 % · 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 Arsac-en-Velay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Valla-en-Gier | 42 | 65 km NE | 1,140 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loubeyrat | 63 | 128 km NW | 1,437 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ajain | 23 | 203 km NW | 1,019 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorcy-Saint-Martin | 55 | 433 km N | 1,046 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cordelle | 42 | 107 km N | 941 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Taintrux | 88 | 427 km NE | 1,439 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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