Auzon
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 47.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Auzon (INSEE 43016) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Auzon Communauté. Population 858 (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/43016-auzon
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 15,228 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 | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.62 | 5 | 3.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA TABLE DU CHARBON). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CAFE DES SIMPLES · L'ESTANCO · BAR DES SPORTS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CLOVIS NOIR). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEOFFREY CLUZEL, MÉDECIN · THIERRY DEPARDIEU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE VIREMOT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (AUZON AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (COULEUR TENDANCE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA RIVIERE HAUTE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 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 | LA TABLE DU CHARBON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CAFE DES SIMPLES · L'ESTANCO · BAR DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CLOVIS NOIR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | JEOFFREY CLUZEL, MÉDECIN · THIERRY DEPARDIEU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE VIREMOT | 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 | AUZON 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 | 2 | COULEUR TENDANCE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA RIVIERE HAUTE | 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 886 (2012) → 858 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 920 (1990) → 858 (2023): -6.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 686, of which 19 % second homes and 14.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brassac-les-Mines): 4.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vergongheon): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Auzon): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Auzon): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Auzon): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 78 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FONTANNES weather station, 10.8 km away at 435 m; the village itself is at 452 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FONTANNES, 10.8 km away at 435 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 670 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at STE-FLORINE, 4.5 km away at 450 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
88 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 61,252 € — 770 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Haute-Loire is 1,165 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 43016/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43016/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43016/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43016/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63050
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43258
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassagnes-Bégonhès | 12 | 152 km SW | 952 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 43 % |
| Turenne | 19 | 146 km W | 801 | 43.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salmiech | 12 | 149 km SW | 757 | 55.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 43 % |
| Chusclan | 30 | 173 km SE | 980 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 19 % · humidity 29 % |
| Cherveix-Cubas | 24 | 177 km W | 557 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 31 % · humidity 50 % |
| Langrolay-sur-Rance | 22 | 538 km NW | 991 | 48.5 | Partly served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turenne | 19 | 146 km W | 801 | 43.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salmiech | 12 | 149 km SW | 757 | 55.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 43 % |
| Cassagnes-Bégonhès | 12 | 152 km SW | 952 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 43 % |
| Chusclan | 30 | 173 km SE | 980 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 19 % · humidity 29 % |
| Cherveix-Cubas | 24 | 177 km W | 557 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 31 % · humidity 50 % |
| Langrolay-sur-Rance | 22 | 538 km NW | 991 | 48.5 | Partly served | no figures |
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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 Auzon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saignes | 15 | 70 km W | 835 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-d'Aurac | 43 | 29 km SE | 469 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gy | 70 | 292 km NE | 1,049 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roumoules | 04 | 279 km SE | 725 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines | 73 | 228 km E | 1,186 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Fouillade | 12 | 166 km SW | 1,128 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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