Dunières
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dunières (INSEE 43087) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Haut Pays du Velay. Population 2,670 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/43087-dunieres
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 7,862 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX 3 EPIS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (L'EPOPEE VIEUX ZEBRES · KEBAB DUNIEROIS · L'INSOUCIANTE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (UNIVERR' CAFE · LE B'OBAR). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE LE SACRE COEUR). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARION PHILLIT, MÉDECIN · JULIEN FORTANÉ, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE NARO, MÉDECIN · GILLES PEYRARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE REGIONALE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (DUNIERES LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE DUNIÈRES). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE MAUBOURG). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (HISTOIRES DE COIFFURES · MC COIFFURE · MB COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LA TOUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AUX 3 EPIS | 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] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | L'EPOPEE VIEUX ZEBRES · KEBAB DUNIEROIS · L'INSOUCIANTE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | UNIVERR' CAFE · LE B'OBAR | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE LE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | MARION PHILLIT, MÉDECIN · JULIEN FORTANÉ, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE NARO, MÉDECIN · GILLES PEYRARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE REGIONALE | 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 | DUNIERES LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE DUNIÈRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE MAUBOURG | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | HISTOIRES DE COIFFURES · MC COIFFURE · MB COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,898 (2012) → 2,670 (2023): -7.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,009 (1990) → 2,670 (2023): -11.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,515, of which 6.5 % second homes and 14.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dunières): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Dunières): 0.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Dunières): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Dunières): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Dunières): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-ROMAIN-LACHALM weather station, 5 km away at 902 m; the village itself is at 758 m. [10]
The village sits 144 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE, 13.8 km away at 777 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 907 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-ROMAIN-LACHALM, 5 km away at 902 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43087/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/584fd6c1-8e10-32bb-a3be-60bedffff33b— “Tous les vendredis les commerçants vous proposent des produits frais et locaux.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43087/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43087/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43087/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43087
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martigné-Ferchaud | 35 | 521 km NW | 2,688 | 52.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plouénan | 29 | 737 km NW | 2,610 | 57 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 11 % · humidity 93 % |
| Magné | 79 | 398 km W | 2,728 | 50.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Péron | 01 | 164 km NE | 2,916 | 53.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Châtaigneraie | 85 | 424 km NW | 2,600 | 57 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron | 85 | 504 km NW | 2,727 | 53.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Péron | 01 | 164 km NE | 2,916 | 53.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Magné | 79 | 398 km W | 2,728 | 50.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Châtaigneraie | 85 | 424 km NW | 2,600 | 57 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron | 85 | 504 km NW | 2,727 | 53.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Martigné-Ferchaud | 35 | 521 km NW | 2,688 | 52.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plouénan | 29 | 737 km NW | 2,610 | 57 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 11 % · 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 Dunières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fumay | 08 | 532 km N | 3,086 | 41.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mouzon | 08 | 491 km N | 2,229 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Donchery | 08 | 500 km N | 1,989 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fère-en-Tardenois | 02 | 448 km N | 2,836 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt | 02 | 479 km N | 1,697 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel | 02 | 523 km N | 3,199 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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