Le Chambon-sur-Lignon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Chambon-sur-Lignon (INSEE 43051) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC du Haut Lignon. Population 2,501 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 63.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 8,239 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 | 15.75 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.46 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.28 | 5 | 1.4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA PETITE BOULANGERIE · MARIE ET JULIEN REYMOND · PCM). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA PIECE DU BOUCHER). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (PIZZISSIMA · LE SNACK DE LA PLAGE · L'EPICURIEN · LA TABLE DU GOLF · LA PAILLOTTE PIZZERIA). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LA GARGOUILLE · BARBACANE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVE L'ESCALE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ONESCHOOL GLOBAL LE CHAMBON CAMPUS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × Collège (COURS PRIVE COLLEGE ONESCHOOL GLOBAL LE CHAMBON CAMPUS · COLLEGE L'ESCALE · COLLEGE DU LIGNON). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE PREBET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CEVENOLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMASCOOP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE INTERCOMMUNAL DES BRETCHS). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (L'ART DE PL'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (LE BEL O · CLAIR MATIN · HOTEL DE LA PLAGE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LES HIRONDELLES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LA PETITE BOULANGERIE · MARIE ET JULIEN REYMOND · PCM | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA PIECE DU BOUCHER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SPAR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | 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 | 11 | PIZZISSIMA · LE SNACK DE LA PLAGE · L'EPICURIEN · LA TABLE DU GOLF · LA PAILLOTTE PIZZERIA | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LA GARGOUILLE · BARBACANE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVE L'ESCALE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ONESCHOOL GLOBAL LE CHAMBON CAMPUS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COURS PRIVE COLLEGE ONESCHOOL GLOBAL LE CHAMBON CAMPUS · COLLEGE L'ESCALE · COLLEGE DU LIGNON | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PHILIPPE PREBET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE CEVENOLE | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMASCOOP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE INTERCOMMUNAL DES BRETCHS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BAIGNADE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | L'ART DE PL'HAIR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | LE BEL O · CLAIR MATIN · HOTEL DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | LES HIRONDELLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A seasonal market is recorded here: the source last advertised it for a period that has now ended, and gives no weekday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 2,609 (2012) → 2,501 (2023): -4.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,854 (1990) → 2,501 (2023): -12.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,298, of which 36 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Chambon-sur-Lignon): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Le Chambon-sur-Lignon): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Le Chambon-sur-Lignon): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Chambon-sur-Lignon): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Le Chambon-sur-Lignon): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 81 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MAZET-VOLAMONT weather station, 6.4 km away at 1,130 m; the village itself is at 963 m. [11]
The village sits 167 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 MAZET-VOLAMONT, 6.4 km away at 1,130 m, over 26 summers. [11]
That station sits 167 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 1,030 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MAZET-ST-VOY, 2.1 km away at 905 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 — 43051/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9e88844f-701e-3f89-9514-2a201e8da2c4— “Marché de producteurs”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/901037a4-7618-3edc-851d-1b2d31d19a63— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43051/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43051/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43051/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43051
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallon-Pont-d'Arc | 07 | 73 km S | 2,403 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 38 | 136 km E | 2,617 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Modane | 73 | 187 km E | 2,849 | 63.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aups | 83 | 221 km SE | 2,192 | 69.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bédoin | 84 | 125 km SE | 3,106 | 53.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Argelès-Gazost | 65 | 420 km SW | 2,761 | 64.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 34 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallon-Pont-d'Arc | 07 | 73 km S | 2,403 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bédoin | 84 | 125 km SE | 3,106 | 53.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 38 | 136 km E | 2,617 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Modane | 73 | 187 km E | 2,849 | 63.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aups | 83 | 221 km SE | 2,192 | 69.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Argelès-Gazost | 65 | 420 km SW | 2,761 | 64.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 34 % |
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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 Le Chambon-sur-Lignon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tence | 43 | 6.0 km N | 3,111 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morzine | 74 | 225 km NE | 2,658 | 77.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saillagouse | 66 | 342 km SW | 1,155 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Sigolène | 43 | 21 km N | 6,097 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orcines | 63 | 129 km NW | 3,609 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tende | 06 | 282 km E | 1,775 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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