Cussac-sur-Loire
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cussac-sur-Loire (INSEE 43084) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CA du Puy-en-Velay. Population 1,653 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/43084-cussac-sur-loire
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 10,901 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BARAQUE A PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VEGET'HALLES). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA VILLA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE VIADUC). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CUSSAC SUR LOIRE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (STEPH'HAIR COIFFURE · CONCEPT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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 | LA BARAQUE A PAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VEGET'HALLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LA VILLA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE VIADUC | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CUSSAC SUR LOIRE | 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 | 2 | STEPH'HAIR COIFFURE · CONCEPT | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | 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 1,715 (2012) → 1,653 (2023): -3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,358 (1990) → 1,653 (2023): 21.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 811, of which 3.5 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cussac-sur-Loire): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cussac-sur-Loire): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Solignac-sur-Loire): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Solignac-sur-Loire): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cussac-sur-Loire): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 93 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SOLIGNAC-SUR-LO weather station, 2 km away at 832 m; the village itself is at 834 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE PUY-CHADRAC, 7.4 km away at 714 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 120 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 746 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SOLIGNAC-SUR-LO, 2 km away at 832 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 — 43084/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43084/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43084/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43084/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43084
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43241
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trangé | 72 | 443 km NW | 1,637 | 43 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plaine-Haute | 22 | 640 km NW | 1,712 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dry | 45 | 353 km NW | 1,408 | 41.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 57 % |
| Croix-Chapeau | 17 | 400 km W | 1,418 | 40.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Craintilleux | 42 | 72 km NE | 1,342 | 43.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-sur-Chalaronne | 01 | 150 km NE | 1,637 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 41 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craintilleux | 42 | 72 km NE | 1,342 | 43.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-sur-Chalaronne | 01 | 150 km NE | 1,637 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 41 % |
| Dry | 45 | 353 km NW | 1,408 | 41.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 57 % |
| Croix-Chapeau | 17 | 400 km W | 1,418 | 40.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Trangé | 72 | 443 km NW | 1,637 | 43 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plaine-Haute | 22 | 640 km NW | 1,712 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · 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 Cussac-sur-Loire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancray | 25 | 308 km NE | 1,308 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gros-Réderching | 57 | 520 km NE | 1,266 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cuvat | 74 | 207 km NE | 1,665 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blavozy | 43 | 11 km NE | 1,724 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lantriac | 43 | 11 km E | 1,921 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Collonges | 01 | 203 km NE | 2,398 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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