Coubon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Coubon (INSEE 43078) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CA du Puy-en-Velay. Population 3,140 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/43078-coubon
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 30 % of the 6,862 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 | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES GOURMANDISES D'EVELYNE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE ET SALAISON DE COUBON). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SOCIETE BOUSSIT). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (CAFE DE LA LOIRE · LA CABALE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAMPING DE COUBON 46 · RESTAURANT BEAUSEJOUR). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE LE MONT MAURICE - ORZILHAC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LES PRIMEVERES). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PASCAL MONANGE, MÉDECIN · CLEMENCE FEUR, MÉDECIN · EDWIGE POMOGIER, MÉDECIN · FABIEN TEYSSONNEYRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE COUBON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (L'HAIR DU TEMPS · CHLOCOIFF). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE COUBON). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle).
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES GOURMANDISES D'EVELYNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | CHARCUTERIE ET SALAISON DE COUBON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SOCIETE BOUSSIT | 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 | 2 | CAFE DE LA LOIRE · LA CABALE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAMPING DE COUBON 46 · RESTAURANT BEAUSEJOUR | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE LE MONT MAURICE - ORZILHAC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LES PRIMEVERES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | PASCAL MONANGE, MÉDECIN · CLEMENCE FEUR, MÉDECIN · EDWIGE POMOGIER, MÉDECIN · FABIEN TEYSSONNEYRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE COUBON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE 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 | 4 | L'HAIR DU TEMPS · CHLOCOIFF | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | CAMPING DE COUBON | 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 3,075 (2012) → 3,140 (2023): 2.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,562 (1990) → 3,140 (2023): 22.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,582, of which 4.4 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Coubon): 1.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Coubon): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Coubon): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Coubon): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Coubon): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SOLIGNAC-SUR-LO weather station, 3.8 km away at 832 m; the village itself is at 632 m. [9]
The village sits 200 m below 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LE PUY-CHADRAC, 6.7 km away at 714 m, over 29 summers. [9]
That station sits 82 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 746 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SOLIGNAC-SUR-LO, 3.8 km away at 832 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
118 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 179,200 € — 1,399 € per m² of built surface. [10]
12 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 110,000 € — 1,224 € per m². [10]
The median across Haute-Loire is 1,165 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
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
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43078/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43078/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43078/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43078/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43078
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavanod | 74 | 194 km NE | 3,135 | 50.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lecelles | 59 | 611 km N | 3,046 | 39.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Malo-de-Guersac | 44 | 537 km NW | 3,203 | 35.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Baldoph | 73 | 170 km E | 2,949 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chasselay | 69 | 118 km NE | 2,973 | 69.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 38 | 143 km E | 3,335 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 18 % · winter 73 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasselay | 69 | 118 km NE | 2,973 | 69.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 38 | 143 km E | 3,335 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 18 % · winter 73 % |
| Saint-Baldoph | 73 | 170 km E | 2,949 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chavanod | 74 | 194 km NE | 3,135 | 50.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Malo-de-Guersac | 44 | 537 km NW | 3,203 | 35.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lecelles | 59 | 611 km N | 3,046 | 39.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 57 % · 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 Coubon'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-Pierre-la-Palud | 69 | 104 km NE | 2,616 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hésingue | 68 | 399 km NE | 2,972 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux | 03 | 135 km N | 3,205 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vals-près-le-Puy | 43 | 4.9 km NW | 3,395 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mercury | 73 | 204 km NE | 3,495 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel | 43 | 6.7 km NW | 3,585 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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