Cayres
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cayres (INSEE 43042) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles. Population 674 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 45/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 16,579 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.49 | 20 | 9.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.47 | 5 | 2.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,3]
4 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT MARION-LASHERMES · LES PAPILLES FESTIVES DU DEVES · L'OUSTALET · LA CROISEE DES CHEMINS). [4,3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DOCTEUR VASILACHE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CAYRES AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (LP COIFFURE). [4,3]
1 × Campsite (LE CAMPING DU MOULIN). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | RESTAURANT MARION-LASHERMES · LES PAPILLES FESTIVES DU DEVES · L'OUSTALET · LA CROISEE DES CHEMINS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | DOCTEUR VASILACHE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CAYRES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LP COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LE CAMPING DU MOULIN | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 706 (2012) → 674 (2023): -4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 511 (1990) → 674 (2023): 31.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 505, of which 26.5 % second homes and 12.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Costaros): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas): 4.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Cayres): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Costaros): 4.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cayres): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 115 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LANDOS-CHARBON weather station, 8 km away at 1,148 m; the village itself is at 1,112 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LANDOS-CHARBON, 8 km away at 1,148 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 803 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE BOUCHET-ST-NICOLAS, 4.6 km away at 1,218 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 — 43042/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43042/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43042/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43042/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43077
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43037
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43042
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genouilly | 18 | 292 km NW | 657 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 19 % · humidity 57 % |
| Carlux | 24 | 193 km W | 671 | 48.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 20 % · humidity 64 % |
| Paraza | 11 | 202 km SW | 700 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Colombières-sur-Orb | 34 | 162 km SW | 498 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 3 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lanildut | 29 | 762 km NW | 1,013 | 35.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Issy-l'Évêque | 71 | 199 km N | 692 | 42.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombières-sur-Orb | 34 | 162 km SW | 498 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 3 % · humidity 71 % |
| Carlux | 24 | 193 km W | 671 | 48.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 20 % · humidity 64 % |
| Issy-l'Évêque | 71 | 199 km N | 692 | 42.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
| Paraza | 11 | 202 km SW | 700 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Genouilly | 18 | 292 km NW | 657 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 19 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lanildut | 29 | 762 km NW | 1,013 | 35.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · 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 Cayres'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Septmoncel les Molunes | 39 | 229 km NE | 812 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bessat | 42 | 74 km NE | 530 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-l'Herm | 63 | 63 km N | 482 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jeures | 43 | 37 km NE | 1,015 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oye-et-Pallet | 25 | 290 km NE | 709 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champdor-Corcelles | 01 | 185 km NE | 665 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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