Blesle
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Blesle (INSEE 43033) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Brioude Sud Auvergne. Population 611 (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/43033-blesle
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 16,966 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.41 | 5 | 2.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (A LA CHOCOLATINE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON MALBEC). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (2A). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE BASBORY). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BISTROT DE LA TOUR · LA BOUTIQUE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DES FONTILLES). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MICHEL BARBARY, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BRUN ROYER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (NADINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LA BOUGNATE · REVE DE LA VALLEE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Hairdresser.
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 | A LA CHOCOLATINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON MALBEC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | 2A | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | LE BASBORY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BISTROT DE LA TOUR · LA BOUTIQUE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DES FONTILLES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | MICHEL BARBARY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE BRUN ROYER | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | NADINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LA BOUGNATE · REVE DE LA VALLEE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 621 (2012) → 611 (2023): -1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 703 (1990) → 611 (2023): -13.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 600, of which 29.3 % second homes and 14.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Blesle): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Blesle): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Blesle): 1.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Blesle): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Blesle): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the AUTRAC weather station, 3.2 km away at 807 m; the village itself is at 521 m. [9]
The village sits 286 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at FONTANNES, 19.6 km away at 435 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 86 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 703 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at AUTRAC, 3.2 km away at 807 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43033/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43033/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43033/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43033/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43033
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chaise-Dieu | 43 | 41 km E | 594 | 72.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cormatin | 71 | 180 km NE | 569 | 75.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bourdeaux | 26 | 175 km SE | 670 | 74.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villefranche-du-Périgord | 24 | 181 km SW | 674 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Noyers | 89 | 272 km N | 587 | 66.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bedous | 64 | 396 km SW | 568 | 73.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chaise-Dieu | 43 | 41 km E | 594 | 72.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourdeaux | 26 | 175 km SE | 670 | 74.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cormatin | 71 | 180 km NE | 569 | 75.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villefranche-du-Périgord | 24 | 181 km SW | 674 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Noyers | 89 | 272 km N | 587 | 66.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bedous | 64 | 396 km SW | 568 | 73.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 99 % |
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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 Blesle'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-Saulge | 58 | 200 km N | 650 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montpezat-sous-Bauzon | 07 | 106 km SE | 770 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alvignac | 46 | 128 km SW | 699 | 65.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sournia | 66 | 294 km S | 478 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bélâbre | 36 | 207 km NW | 923 | 64.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Honoré-les-Bains | 58 | 184 km N | 678 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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