Chaniat
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chaniat (INSEE 43055) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Brioude Sud Auvergne. Population 164 (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 17.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 14,769 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.54 | 5 | 2.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE CHANIAT). [3,4]
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, Library. [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 | 1 | AUBERGE DE CHANIAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 159 (2012) → 164 (2023): 3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 153 (1990) → 164 (2023): 7.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 131, of which 22.9 % second homes and 17.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Didier-sur-Doulon): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Champagnac-le-Vieux): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Brioude): 8.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Brioude): 8.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Javaugues): 3 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 86 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SAINT DIDIER SUR DOULON weather station, 2.4 km away at 675 m; the village itself is at 651 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at FONTANNES, 5.4 km away at 435 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 216 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 807 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SAINT DIDIER SUR DOULON, 2.4 km away at 675 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43055/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43055/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43055/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43055/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43178
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43052
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43040
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43105
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plieux | 32 | 265 km SW | 159 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 26 % · humidity 36 % |
| Vannecrocq | 27 | 500 km NW | 164 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laféline | 03 | 117 km N | 173 | 16 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lésignac-Durand | 16 | 228 km W | 167 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 22 % · humidity 71 % |
| Les Costes-Gozon | 12 | 154 km S | 163 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aubazat | 43 | 20 km S | 175 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubazat | 43 | 20 km S | 175 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laféline | 03 | 117 km N | 173 | 16 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Costes-Gozon | 12 | 154 km S | 163 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lésignac-Durand | 16 | 228 km W | 167 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 22 % · humidity 71 % |
| Plieux | 32 | 265 km SW | 159 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 26 % · humidity 36 % |
| Vannecrocq | 27 | 500 km NW | 164 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 41 % · 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 Chaniat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornillon-en-Trièves | 38 | 184 km E | 173 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Agnat | 43 | 4.1 km NW | 170 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marnans | 38 | 137 km E | 132 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Celle-sous-Gouzon | 23 | 140 km NW | 162 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellaffaire | 04 | 234 km SE | 159 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thianges | 58 | 177 km N | 165 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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