Esplantas-Vazeilles
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 3 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Esplantas-Vazeilles (INSEE 43090) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Rives du Haut Allier. Population 126 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Vazeilles-près-Saugues (43255). [3]
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 5.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 3 % of the 12,633 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.01 | 5 | 0.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [4,5]
1 × Library (MAIRIE BIBLIOTHEQUE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 1 | MAIRIE BIBLIOTHEQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 139 (2012) → 126 (2023): -9.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 151 (1990) → 126 (2023): -16.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 156, of which 49.4 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saugues): 5.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saugues): 6.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saugues): 5.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance): 10.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saugues): 5.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 137 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAUGUES weather station, 5.5 km away at 940 m; the village itself is at 1,048 m. [11]
The village sits 108 m above 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 SAUGUES-SA, 6.4 km away at 945 m, over 26 summers. [11]
That station sits 103 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 728 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at THORAS, 4.5 km away at 1,019 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 — 43090/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43090/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43090/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43090/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43234
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48038
- 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 Guillermie | 03 | 120 km N | 123 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laprade | 11 | 193 km SW | 122 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 9 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lajo | 48 | 12 km SW | 114 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 53 % |
| Chaliers | 15 | 26 km W | 139 | 3.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Faugères | 07 | 67 km SE | 123 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soustelle | 30 | 90 km SE | 119 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lajo | 48 | 12 km SW | 114 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 53 % |
| Chaliers | 15 | 26 km W | 139 | 3.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Faugères | 07 | 67 km SE | 123 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soustelle | 30 | 90 km SE | 119 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Guillermie | 03 | 120 km N | 123 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laprade | 11 | 193 km SW | 122 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 9 % · 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 Esplantas-Vazeilles'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-Jean-la-Fouillouse | 48 | 26 km SE | 125 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Novacelles | 63 | 60 km N | 155 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavaldens | 38 | 184 km E | 165 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ally | 43 | 34 km NW | 123 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Connangles | 43 | 44 km N | 131 | 5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Just | 63 | 65 km N | 144 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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