Chaspinhac
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 33.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chaspinhac (INSEE 43061) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CA du Puy-en-Velay. Population 875 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/43061-chaspinhac
Vitality score
Vitality score 33.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 15,155 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.14 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE CHARDON BLEU). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
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), 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 | 1 | LE CHARDON BLEU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 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 764 (2012) → 875 (2023): 14.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 484 (1990) → 875 (2023): 80.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 394, of which 8.6 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Blavozy): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chadrac): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Blavozy): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Blavozy): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Chaspinhac): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 96 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE PUY-CHADRAC weather station, 5.4 km away at 714 m; the village itself is at 878 m. [11]
The village sits 164 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 LE PUY-CHADRAC, 5.4 km away at 714 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 164 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 615 mm of rain a year, spread over 87 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE PUY-CHADRAC, 5.4 km away at 714 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 — 43061/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43061/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43061/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43061/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43032
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43046
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43061
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsangy | 89 | 341 km N | 870 | 33.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 32 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crandelles | 15 | 127 km W | 872 | 36.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Mesme | 78 | 412 km N | 904 | 31.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boismorand | 45 | 315 km N | 860 | 36.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Arnoult-des-Bois | 28 | 430 km NW | 897 | 32.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Léaz | 01 | 188 km NE | 912 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crandelles | 15 | 127 km W | 872 | 36.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Léaz | 01 | 188 km NE | 912 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boismorand | 45 | 315 km N | 860 | 36.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marsangy | 89 | 341 km N | 870 | 33.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 32 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Mesme | 78 | 412 km N | 904 | 31.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Arnoult-des-Bois | 28 | 430 km NW | 897 | 32.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 36 % · 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 Chaspinhac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léaz | 01 | 188 km NE | 912 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Doissin | 38 | 124 km E | 876 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Héry-sur-Alby | 74 | 180 km NE | 979 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Combe-de-Lancey | 38 | 154 km E | 745 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Sure en Chartreuse | 38 | 138 km E | 1,072 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chainaz-les-Frasses | 74 | 177 km NE | 681 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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