Couteuges
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 33.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Couteuges (INSEE 43079) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Rives du Haut Allier. Population 286 (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 33.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 17,713 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.09 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ ANTONIN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (KIMOUNE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE COUTEUGES). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 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 | CHEZ ANTONIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | KIMOUNE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 DE COUTEUGES | 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 304 (2012) → 286 (2023): -5.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 313 (1990) → 286 (2023): -8.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 143, of which 9.1 % second homes and 15.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Salzuit): 2.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Paulhaguet): 2.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Paulhaguet): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Paulhaguet): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Couteuges): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 34 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHAVANIAC-LAFAYETTE weather station, 7.4 km away at 715 m; the village itself is at 548 m. [11]
The village sits 167 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FONTANNES, 13.9 km away at 435 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 113 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 696 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PAULHAGUET, 2.6 km away at 544 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 — 43079/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43079/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43079/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43079/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43232
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43148
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43079
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bruère-sur-Loir | 72 | 365 km NW | 250 | 35.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 68 % |
| Rauwiller | 67 | 487 km NE | 232 | 42 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vandenesse-en-Auxois | 21 | 242 km N | 298 | 42.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haselbourg | 57 | 480 km NE | 295 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaumont | 43 | 18 km NW | 268 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Titre | 80 | 570 km N | 332 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | 43 | 18 km NW | 268 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vandenesse-en-Auxois | 21 | 242 km N | 298 | 42.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bruère-sur-Loir | 72 | 365 km NW | 250 | 35.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 68 % |
| Haselbourg | 57 | 480 km NE | 295 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rauwiller | 67 | 487 km NE | 232 | 42 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Titre | 80 | 570 km N | 332 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 82 % · 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 Couteuges'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | 43 | 18 km NW | 268 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Félix | 03 | 116 km N | 279 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Pradeaux | 63 | 39 km NW | 351 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nevy-lès-Dole | 39 | 255 km NE | 288 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Didier-la-Forêt | 03 | 116 km N | 399 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Médière | 25 | 347 km NE | 281 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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