Aubazat
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aubazat (INSEE 43011) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Rives du Haut Allier. Population 175 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 18.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 15,200 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.57 | 5 | 2.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DES 3 VALLEES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 1 | AUBERGE DES 3 VALLEES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 177 (2012) → 175 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 155 (1990) → 175 (2023): 12.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 139, of which 21.6 % second homes and 15.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chilhac): 2.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lavoûte-Chilhac): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Lavoûte-Chilhac): 2.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lavoûte-Chilhac): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lavoûte-Chilhac): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 93 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MAZEYRAT D'AL weather station, 7.5 km away at 538 m; the village itself is at 532 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FIX-ST-GENEYS, 17.9 km away at 1,102 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 570 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 631 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LAVOUTE-CHILHAC, 2.9 km away at 491 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
13 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 110,000 € — 1,099 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Haute-Loire is 1,165 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43011/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43011/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43011/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43011/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43070
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43118
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise | 50 | 613 km NW | 172 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cornillon-en-Trièves | 38 | 183 km E | 173 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sérignac-Péboudou | 47 | 236 km W | 178 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 12 % |
| Laféline | 03 | 136 km N | 173 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaniat | 43 | 20 km N | 164 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tréfols | 51 | 406 km N | 169 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaniat | 43 | 20 km N | 164 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laféline | 03 | 136 km N | 173 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cornillon-en-Trièves | 38 | 183 km E | 173 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sérignac-Péboudou | 47 | 236 km W | 178 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 12 % |
| Tréfols | 51 | 406 km N | 169 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise | 50 | 613 km NW | 172 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 23 % · 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 Aubazat'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-Arcons-d'Allier | 43 | 12 km SE | 189 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellaffaire | 04 | 230 km E | 159 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-de-Rosans | 05 | 185 km SE | 153 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-Cantalès | 15 | 98 km W | 127 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-en-Quint | 26 | 150 km E | 171 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vitrolles | 05 | 214 km E | 221 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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