Langeac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Langeac (INSEE 43112) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Rives du Haut Allier. Population 3,499 (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/43112-langeac
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 70 % of the 6,283 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 | 0.46 | 25 | 11.6 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.71 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FOURNEE LANGEADOISE · L'ATELIER DES GOURMETS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SAS BOUCHERIE VALLON). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AVEC MESURE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · LANGEAC DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (LE TREFLE A QUATRE FEUILLES · CAN THO · MILOU PIZZA · LE VOLTAIRE · LE PINOCCHIO). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE VOLCAN · AU PATIO · LE SAINT-GAL). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LA REPUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LA PRESENTATION). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DU HAUT ALLIER). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SEBASTIEN BRUN, MÉDECIN · MARTINE ECHAUBARD, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE DE RANCOURT, MÉDECIN · MAXENCE PITHON, MÉDECIN · NOLWENN BOUCHET, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BESSON KUNTZMANN · PHARMACIE DUMAS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (AIR COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DE L'ILE D'AMOUR). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL GORGES DE L'ALLIER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Collège, 1 × Hairdresser, 3 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LA FOURNEE LANGEADOISE · L'ATELIER DES GOURMETS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SAS BOUCHERIE VALLON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AVEC MESURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · LANGEAC DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 9 | LE TREFLE A QUATRE FEUILLES · CAN THO · MILOU PIZZA · LE VOLTAIRE · LE PINOCCHIO | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE VOLCAN · AU PATIO · LE SAINT-GAL | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LA REPUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LA PRESENTATION | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DU HAUT ALLIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | SEBASTIEN BRUN, MÉDECIN · MARTINE ECHAUBARD, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE DE RANCOURT, MÉDECIN · MAXENCE PITHON, MÉDECIN · NOLWENN BOUCHET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE BESSON KUNTZMANN · PHARMACIE DUMAS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | AIR COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DE L'ILE D'AMOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL GORGES DE L'ALLIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Tuesday, Thursday 8h à 12h centre-ville. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 3,906 (2012) → 3,499 (2023): -10.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 4,195 (1990) → 3,499 (2023): -16.6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,665, of which 12 % second homes and 20.3 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Langeac): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Langeac): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Langeac): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Langeac): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Langeac): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 93 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MAZEYRAT D'AL weather station, 2.3 km away at 538 m; the village itself is at 506 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FIX-ST-GENEYS, 14.4 km away at 1,102 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 596 m above 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 696 mm of rain a year, spread over 97 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MAZEYRAT D'AL, 2.3 km away at 538 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43112/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.langeac.fr/les-marches/— “Le marché a lieu les mardis et les jeudis de chaque semaine, de 8h à 12h en centre-ville.”
- DATAtourisme 2023-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/2dec06c7-be2c-38bd-8eda-fec87cf0398d— “Marchés hebdomadaires les mardis et jeudis de 9h à 12h, en centre-ville.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43112/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43112/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43112/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43112
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caromb | 84 | 168 km SE | 3,479 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moûtiers | 73 | 242 km E | 3,487 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 73 % |
| Rochechouart | 87 | 224 km W | 3,603 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 39 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gramat | 46 | 144 km W | 3,512 | 58.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
| Azay-le-Rideau | 37 | 335 km NW | 3,438 | 55.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montrichard Val de Cher | 41 | 306 km NW | 3,611 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gramat | 46 | 144 km W | 3,512 | 58.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caromb | 84 | 168 km SE | 3,479 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochechouart | 87 | 224 km W | 3,603 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 39 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moûtiers | 73 | 242 km E | 3,487 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 73 % |
| Montrichard Val de Cher | 41 | 306 km NW | 3,611 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 43 % |
| Azay-le-Rideau | 37 | 335 km NW | 3,438 | 55.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Langeac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bas-en-Basset | 43 | 54 km NE | 4,638 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Retournac | 43 | 44 km E | 3,007 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cessieu | 38 | 156 km E | 3,259 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coteaux du Lizon | 39 | 230 km NE | 2,130 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour | 38 | 164 km E | 3,628 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jussac | 15 | 85 km W | 2,040 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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