Chaspuzac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chaspuzac (INSEE 43062) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CA du Puy-en-Velay. Population 876 (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/43062-chaspuzac
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 15,122 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 | 15.8 |
| 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 | 0.8 | 5 | 4.01 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE D'HELICE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SALAISON TORRILHON). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SILVESTRI - LES HALLES DU GOUT). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CASINO). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE MIRAGE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (UN TEMPS POUR SOI). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE D'HELICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SALAISON TORRILHON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SILVESTRI - LES HALLES DU GOUT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CASINO | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE MIRAGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | UN TEMPS POUR SOI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 714 (2012) → 876 (2023): 22.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 480 (1990) → 876 (2023): 82.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 413, of which 9.9 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chaspuzac): 1.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chaspuzac): 0.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Loudes): 1.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bains): 6.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Chaspuzac): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 102 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE PUY-LOUDES weather station, 1.3 km away at 831 m; the village itself is at 869 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LE PUY-LOUDES, 1.3 km away at 831 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 682 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE PUY-LOUDES, 1.3 km away at 831 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
32 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 199,000 € — 1,445 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Haute-Loire is 1,165 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43062/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43062/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43062/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43062/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43062
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43124
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43018
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charmeil | 03 | 125 km N | 947 | 53.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bruailles | 71 | 205 km NE | 984 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 50 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cohade | 43 | 42 km NW | 893 | 53.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pradines | 42 | 109 km N | 918 | 46.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Vieux | 64 | 448 km SW | 900 | 52.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 7 % · humidity 14 % |
| Lieuron | 35 | 535 km NW | 811 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohade | 43 | 42 km NW | 893 | 53.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pradines | 42 | 109 km N | 918 | 46.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charmeil | 03 | 125 km N | 947 | 53.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bruailles | 71 | 205 km NE | 984 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 50 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Vieux | 64 | 448 km SW | 900 | 52.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 7 % · humidity 14 % |
| Lieuron | 35 | 535 km NW | 811 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · 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 Chaspuzac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Romain-les-Atheux | 42 | 59 km NE | 956 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oye-et-Pallet | 25 | 282 km NE | 709 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cremeaux | 42 | 94 km N | 914 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent | 74 | 230 km NE | 841 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flangebouche | 25 | 312 km NE | 850 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nayemont-les-Fosses | 88 | 437 km NE | 778 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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