Espaly-Saint-Marcel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Espaly-Saint-Marcel (INSEE 43089) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CA du Puy-en-Velay. Population 3,585 (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/43089-espaly-saint-marcel
Vitality score
Vitality score 42/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 6,164 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.62 | 20 | 12.41 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MALLET). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COMPTOIR DU SUD HAUTE LOIRE · L'EPICERIE D'ESPALY). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (PROXI). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (AU PETIT CABANON · BCET · PRESTO PIZZA · L'AUBERGE DE SERVILLE · PIZZA DE LA TOUR). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (BAR CHARLES VII · BAR DU ROCHER · LE METRO). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NICOLETA DARIE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL VERTIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE D'ESPALY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ESPALY SAINT MARCEL AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE MASSOT · GYMNASE · SALLE MULTI ACTIVITES LES ORGUES). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (ISA'CHRIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MALLET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | COMPTOIR DU SUD HAUTE LOIRE · L'EPICERIE D'ESPALY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | PROXI | 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 | 5 | AU PETIT CABANON · BCET · PRESTO PIZZA · L'AUBERGE DE SERVILLE · PIZZA DE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR CHARLES VII · BAR DU ROCHER · LE METRO | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | NICOLETA DARIE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL VERTIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE D'ESPALY | 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 | ESPALY SAINT MARCEL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE MASSOT · GYMNASE · SALLE MULTI ACTIVITES LES ORGUES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | ISA'CHRIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 3,511 (2012) → 3,585 (2023): 2.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,516 (1990) → 3,585 (2023): 2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,032, of which 2.4 % second homes and 12.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Espaly-Saint-Marcel): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Espaly-Saint-Marcel): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Espaly-Saint-Marcel): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Espaly-Saint-Marcel): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Espaly-Saint-Marcel): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PUY-VILLE weather station, 1.8 km away at 620 m; the village itself is at 641 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LE PUY-CHADRAC, 2.3 km away at 714 m, over 29 summers. [9]
That station sits 73 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 666 mm of rain a year, spread over 90 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PUY-VILLE, 1.8 km away at 620 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43089/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43089/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43089/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43089/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43089
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fargues-Saint-Hilaire | 33 | 340 km W | 3,543 | 54.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour | 38 | 139 km NE | 3,628 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Veyre-Monton | 63 | 89 km NW | 3,721 | 43.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Latresne | 33 | 345 km W | 3,714 | 50.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 39 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Ferté-Alais | 91 | 399 km N | 3,731 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buchelay | 78 | 468 km N | 3,360 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veyre-Monton | 63 | 89 km NW | 3,721 | 43.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour | 38 | 139 km NE | 3,628 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fargues-Saint-Hilaire | 33 | 340 km W | 3,543 | 54.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
| Latresne | 33 | 345 km W | 3,714 | 50.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 39 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Ferté-Alais | 91 | 399 km N | 3,731 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buchelay | 78 | 468 km N | 3,360 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 49 % · 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 Espaly-Saint-Marcel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozac | 63 | 112 km NW | 3,957 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brives-Charensac | 43 | 4.6 km E | 4,244 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chadrac | 43 | 3.3 km NE | 2,542 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villieu-Loyes-Mollon | 01 | 144 km NE | 3,849 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin | 45 | 350 km NW | 3,261 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres | 10 | 362 km N | 3,223 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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