Céaux-d'Allègre
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Céaux-d'Allègre (INSEE 43043) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CA du Puy-en-Velay. Population 487 (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 19.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 17,829 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.49 | 5 | 2.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 466 (2012) → 487 (2023): 4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 428 (1990) → 487 (2023): 13.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 373, of which 25.5 % second homes and 13.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Allègre): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Allègre): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Allègre): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Allègre): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Céaux-d'Allègre): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 101 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ALLEGRE weather station, 3.3 km away at 1,035 m; the village itself is at 911 m. [10]
The village sits 124 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FIX-ST-GENEYS, 7.6 km away at 1,102 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 191 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 911 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ALLEGRE, 3.3 km away at 1,035 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43043/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43043/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43043/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43043/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43043
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roches | 23 | 183 km NW | 371 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Attignat-Oncin | 73 | 163 km E | 574 | 24 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montereau | 45 | 311 km N | 645 | 21.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bézancourt | 76 | 500 km N | 358 | 23.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 38 % |
| Sérénac | 81 | 176 km SW | 504 | 25.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 20 % · humidity 79 % |
| Coubisou | 12 | 106 km SW | 462 | 24.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coubisou | 12 | 106 km SW | 462 | 24.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Attignat-Oncin | 73 | 163 km E | 574 | 24 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sérénac | 81 | 176 km SW | 504 | 25.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 20 % · humidity 79 % |
| Roches | 23 | 183 km NW | 371 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montereau | 45 | 311 km N | 645 | 21.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bézancourt | 76 | 500 km N | 358 | 23.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 38 % |
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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 Céaux-d'Allègre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vabres | 15 | 46 km W | 244 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Brignon | 43 | 29 km S | 617 | 36.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Alpinien | 23 | 147 km NW | 290 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champoly | 42 | 75 km N | 311 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-la-Croix | 63 | 111 km NW | 374 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buxières-sous-Montaigut | 63 | 133 km NW | 244 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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