Brives-Charensac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brives-Charensac (INSEE 43041) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CA du Puy-en-Velay. Population 4,244 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/43041-brives-charensac
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 5,378 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 | 0.46 | 25 | 11.6 |
| Social | 0.8 | 20 | 16.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BRIVOISE · LA BRIVOISE CORSAC · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · DROLE DE B). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA FERME PONOTE · MAG AUV). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FVMG). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (AUCHAN HYPERMARCHE). [3,4]
15 × Restaurant (CAFE RESTAURANT DE LA LOIRE · NAF PIZZA · SARL FIDELIO - PIZZA · NGUYEN MINH · PARIS-SAIGON). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (BAR BRASSERIE DE BRIVES · L'ESCAPADE · DRINK AND PLAY · LE BABYLONE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE ANNE FRANK · COLLEGE PRIVE LA CHARTREUSE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALINE MOUGIN, MÉDECIN · LOUIS XAVIER, MÉDECIN · HELOISE BOISSIER, MÉDECIN · LAURENE TACK, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE GAMBARELLI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SOLELHAC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LE MOULIN AUX LIVRES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE CORSAC). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BRIVES CHARENSAC · BANQUE POPULAIRE RHONE ALPES · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU SUD-EST). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (HAIR 2000 · B'BARBER · AUDREY CHASSAGNE COIFFEUSE CREATRICE · SANDY COIFF · STUDIO'COIF). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DELTOUR). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL D AUDINET). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LA BRIVOISE · LA BRIVOISE CORSAC · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · DROLE DE B | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LA FERME PONOTE · MAG AUV | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | FVMG | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | AUCHAN HYPERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 15 | CAFE RESTAURANT DE LA LOIRE · NAF PIZZA · SARL FIDELIO - PIZZA · NGUYEN MINH · PARIS-SAIGON | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | BAR BRASSERIE DE BRIVES · L'ESCAPADE · DRINK AND PLAY · LE BABYLONE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE ANNE FRANK · COLLEGE PRIVE LA CHARTREUSE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | ALINE MOUGIN, MÉDECIN · LOUIS XAVIER, MÉDECIN · HELOISE BOISSIER, MÉDECIN · LAURENE TACK, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE GAMBARELLI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE SOLELHAC | 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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LE MOULIN AUX LIVRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE CORSAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BRIVES CHARENSAC · BANQUE POPULAIRE RHONE ALPES · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU SUD-EST | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | HAIR 2000 · B'BARBER · AUDREY CHASSAGNE COIFFEUSE CREATRICE · SANDY COIFF · STUDIO'COIF | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DELTOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL D AUDINET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Friday de 8 h à 12 h Place de l'Église. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 4,275 (2012) → 4,244 (2023): -0.7 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 4,399 (1990) → 4,244 (2023): -3.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,496, of which 2.3 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brives-Charensac): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Brives-Charensac): 0.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Brives-Charensac): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Brives-Charensac): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Brives-Charensac): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE PUY-CHADRAC weather station, 2.7 km away at 714 m; the village itself is at 598 m. [11]
The village sits 116 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LE PUY-CHADRAC, 2.7 km away at 714 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 116 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 615 mm of rain a year, spread over 87 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE PUY-CHADRAC, 2.7 km away at 714 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43041/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.brives-charensac.fr/marche/— “tous les vendredis matin , de 8 h à 12 h, Place de l'Église”
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/e79d4f79-b7bf-3914-99d1-49797349f3b9— “Venez à la rencontre des forains, tous les vendredis, de 8h à 12h, Place de l’église, pour consommer local !”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43041/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43041/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43041/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43041
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montarnaud | 34 | 157 km S | 4,208 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
| Ecquevilly | 78 | 460 km N | 4,279 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Destrousse | 13 | 229 km SE | 4,133 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Labège | 31 | 255 km SW | 4,392 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 39 % · humidity 43 % |
| Gondecourt | 59 | 615 km N | 4,148 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avermes | 03 | 178 km N | 4,074 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montarnaud | 34 | 157 km S | 4,208 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
| Avermes | 03 | 178 km N | 4,074 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Destrousse | 13 | 229 km SE | 4,133 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Labège | 31 | 255 km SW | 4,392 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 39 % · humidity 43 % |
| Ecquevilly | 78 | 460 km N | 4,279 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gondecourt | 59 | 615 km N | 4,148 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 50 % · 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 Brives-Charensac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozac | 63 | 114 km NW | 3,957 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel | 43 | 4.6 km W | 3,585 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Benfeld | 67 | 463 km NE | 5,973 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villieu-Loyes-Mollon | 01 | 140 km NE | 3,849 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 71 | 206 km N | 6,267 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lentilly | 69 | 103 km NE | 6,623 | 47.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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