Chadron
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chadron (INSEE 43047) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Mézenc-Loire-Meygal. Population 346 (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 16/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 18,035 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.41 | 5 | 2.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 271 (2012) → 346 (2023): 27.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 204 (1990) → 346 (2023): 69.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 222, of which 29.7 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Solignac-sur-Loire): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Coubon): 4.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Solignac-sur-Loire): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Coubon): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Arsac-en-Velay): 3.6 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 87 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SOLIGNAC-SUR-LO weather station, 4.3 km away at 832 m; the village itself is at 771 m. [11]
The village sits 61 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, 10.9 km away at 714 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 57 m below 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 879 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONASTIER(LE), 4 km away at 940 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 — 43047/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43047/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43047/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43047/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43241
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43078
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crozon-sur-Vauvre | 36 | 234 km NW | 335 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gaillac-d'Aveyron | 12 | 104 km SW | 322 | 9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lorigné | 79 | 327 km NW | 303 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 41 % |
| Virlet | 63 | 164 km NW | 270 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fleurat | 23 | 226 km NW | 311 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Triqueville | 27 | 554 km NW | 350 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaillac-d'Aveyron | 12 | 104 km SW | 322 | 9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Virlet | 63 | 164 km NW | 270 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fleurat | 23 | 226 km NW | 311 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crozon-sur-Vauvre | 36 | 234 km NW | 335 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lorigné | 79 | 327 km NW | 303 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 41 % |
| Triqueville | 27 | 554 km NW | 350 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 15 % · 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 Chadron'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virlet | 63 | 164 km NW | 270 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Janaillat | 23 | 210 km NW | 317 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chenereilles | 43 | 32 km NE | 287 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Juéry | 12 | 153 km SW | 256 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Crouzille | 63 | 164 km NW | 262 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château | 71 | 171 km N | 229 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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