Jax
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Jax (INSEE 43106) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Rives du Haut Allier. Population 145 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 17.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 13,841 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.41 | 5 | 2.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 MUNICIPALE | 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 139 (2012) → 145 (2023): 4.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 131 (1990) → 145 (2023): 10.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 126, of which 29.4 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fix-Saint-Geneys): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chavaniac-Lafayette): 3.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Georges-d'Aurac): 6.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Allègre): 7.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Chavaniac-Lafayette): 3.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 113 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CHAVANIAC-LAFAYETTE weather station, 3 km away at 715 m; the village itself is at 1,006 m. [12]
The village sits 291 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at FIX-ST-GENEYS, 4.5 km away at 1,102 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 96 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 756 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHAVANIAC-LAFAYETTE, 3 km away at 715 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43106/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43106/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43106/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43106/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43095
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43067
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43188
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercœur | 43 | 26 km W | 146 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meljac | 12 | 148 km SW | 141 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 14 % |
| Avrilly | 03 | 132 km N | 144 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 31 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marcy | 58 | 240 km N | 139 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 30 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Paracol | 11 | 276 km SW | 139 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Arboussols | 66 | 293 km S | 130 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercœur | 43 | 26 km W | 146 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avrilly | 03 | 132 km N | 144 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 31 % · humidity 79 % |
| Meljac | 12 | 148 km SW | 141 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 14 % |
| Marcy | 58 | 240 km N | 139 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 30 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Paracol | 11 | 276 km SW | 139 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Arboussols | 66 | 293 km S | 130 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Jax'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercœur | 43 | 26 km W | 146 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grèzes | 48 | 76 km S | 195 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire | 43 | 28 km NW | 157 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Égliseneuve-des-Liards | 63 | 47 km N | 157 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soubrebost | 23 | 164 km NW | 139 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gabrias | 48 | 73 km S | 158 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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