Chanaleilles
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chanaleilles (INSEE 43054) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Rives du Haut Allier. Population 173 (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 15/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 15,096 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.15 | 10 | 1.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.21 | 5 | 1.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DU SAUVAGE EN GEVAUDAN). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE MAIRIE BIBLIOTHEQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 2 | AUBERGE DU SAUVAGE EN GEVAUDAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| 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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE MAIRIE BIBLIOTHEQUE | 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 195 (2012) → 173 (2023): -11.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 268 (1990) → 173 (2023): -35.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 213, of which 39.4 % second homes and 16.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saugues): 11.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Malzieu-Ville): 11.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole): 11.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole): 11.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saugues): 11.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 148 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAUGUES weather station, 11.5 km away at 940 m; the village itself is at 1,158 m. [11]
The village sits 218 m above 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 SAUGUES-SA, 12.3 km away at 945 m, over 26 summers. [11]
That station sits 213 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 841 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GREZES, 6.6 km away at 1,106 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 — 43054/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43054/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43054/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43054/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43234
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48090
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48132
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ternant | 58 | 212 km N | 166 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Mas-de-Tence | 43 | 74 km NE | 167 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 15 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moutier-d'Ahun | 23 | 177 km NW | 160 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Méallet | 15 | 94 km NW | 153 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maigner | 63 | 150 km NW | 162 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien | 34 | 151 km S | 228 | 21.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mas-de-Tence | 43 | 74 km NE | 167 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 15 % · humidity 100 % |
| Méallet | 15 | 94 km NW | 153 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maigner | 63 | 150 km NW | 162 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien | 34 | 151 km S | 228 | 21.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Moutier-d'Ahun | 23 | 177 km NW | 160 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ternant | 58 | 212 km N | 166 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Chanaleilles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoras | 43 | 5.9 km E | 243 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grèzes | 43 | 6.5 km N | 182 | 1.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Venteuges | 43 | 14 km N | 341 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esplantas-Vazeilles | 43 | 7.0 km NE | 126 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontans | 48 | 16 km SW | 218 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Monestier | 63 | 79 km N | 242 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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