Chavaniac-Lafayette
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chavaniac-Lafayette (INSEE 43067) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Rives du Haut Allier. Population 273 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 23.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 17,545 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.61 |
| Housing mix | 0.33 | 5 | 1.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE BISTROT DE L'EDEN). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHAVANIAC LAFAYETTE LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE MULTIPLE RURAL). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | LE BISTROT DE L'EDEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | CHAVANIAC LAFAYETTE LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE MULTIPLE RURAL | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 275 (2012) → 273 (2023): -0.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 317 (1990) → 273 (2023): -13.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 238, of which 33.6 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fix-Saint-Geneys): 7.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chavaniac-Lafayette): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Georges-d'Aurac): 3.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Paulhaguet): 7.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Chavaniac-Lafayette): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 89 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CHAVANIAC-LAFAYETTE weather station, 0.1 km away at 715 m; the village itself is at 707 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at FIX-ST-GENEYS, 6.8 km away at 1,102 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 395 m above 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 756 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHAVANIAC-LAFAYETTE, 0.1 km away at 715 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 — 43067/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43067/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43067/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43067/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43095
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43067
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43188
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43148
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas | 43 | 34 km SE | 267 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Barrou | 11 | 252 km S | 272 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 9 % · humidity 14 % |
| Ribaute | 11 | 240 km S | 262 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 8 % · humidity 14 % |
| Molesme | 21 | 314 km N | 278 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montouliers | 34 | 210 km S | 242 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Arbas | 31 | 322 km SW | 285 | 37.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas | 43 | 34 km SE | 267 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montouliers | 34 | 210 km S | 242 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Ribaute | 11 | 240 km S | 262 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 8 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Barrou | 11 | 252 km S | 272 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 9 % · humidity 14 % |
| Molesme | 21 | 314 km N | 278 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arbas | 31 | 322 km SW | 285 | 37.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 43 % |
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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 Chavaniac-Lafayette'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vimenet | 12 | 99 km SW | 248 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouligney | 70 | 366 km NE | 401 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cerzat | 43 | 8.0 km W | 220 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monestier-du-Percy | 38 | 168 km E | 254 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vignols | 19 | 173 km W | 536 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Belleroche | 42 | 130 km NE | 313 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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