Chilhac
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 23.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chilhac (INSEE 43070) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Rives du Haut Allier. Population 176 (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/43070-chilhac
Vitality score
Vitality score 23.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 15,200 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.72 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL AU POING LEVE · PAIN BANAL). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'EMBUSCADE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 2 | LE FOURNIL AU POING LEVE · PAIN BANAL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'EMBUSCADE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 195 (2012) → 176 (2023): -9.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 181 (1990) → 176 (2023): -2.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 249, of which 57 % second homes and 2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chilhac): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lavoûte-Chilhac): 3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Lavoûte-Chilhac): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lavoûte-Chilhac): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lavoûte-Chilhac): 2.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 93 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MAZEYRAT D'AL weather station, 8.6 km away at 538 m; the village itself is at 540 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FONTANNES, 16 km away at 435 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 105 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 631 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LAVOUTE-CHILHAC, 2.2 km away at 491 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43070/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43070/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43070/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43070/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43070
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43118
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pradelles-Cabardès | 11 | 210 km S | 160 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champcella | 05 | 251 km E | 181 | 30.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Besse | 38 | 215 km E | 154 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arfons | 81 | 217 km SW | 188 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Apchon | 15 | 59 km W | 177 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Albon-d'Ardèche | 07 | 86 km SE | 159 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apchon | 15 | 59 km W | 177 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Albon-d'Ardèche | 07 | 86 km SE | 159 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pradelles-Cabardès | 11 | 210 km S | 160 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Besse | 38 | 215 km E | 154 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arfons | 81 | 217 km SW | 188 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Champcella | 05 | 251 km E | 181 | 30.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Chilhac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigale | 06 | 314 km SE | 204 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Roche-Canillac | 19 | 115 km W | 126 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arnac | 15 | 95 km W | 174 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Unac | 09 | 298 km SW | 127 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bayons | 04 | 234 km E | 199 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Conségudes | 06 | 321 km SE | 103 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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