Malvalette
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 15.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 3 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Malvalette (INSEE 43127) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Marches du Velay-Rochebaron. Population 887 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 15.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 3 % of the 15,051 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (CONSTANCE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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, Library. [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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] | |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | CONSTANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 782 (2012) → 887 (2023): 13.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 345 (1990) → 887 (2023): 157.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 466, of which 15.2 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aurec-sur-Loire): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aurec-sur-Loire): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Aurec-sur-Loire): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Aurec-sur-Loire): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Aurec-sur-Loire): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 101 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BAS-EN-BASSET weather station, 4.5 km away at 446 m; the village itself is at 571 m. [9]
The village sits 125 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE, 7.2 km away at 777 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 206 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 750 mm of rain a year, spread over 101 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BAS-EN-BASSET, 4.5 km away at 446 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 — 43127/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43127/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43127/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43127/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43012
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Trois-Châteaux | 39 | 151 km NE | 772 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Éliph | 28 | 419 km NW | 828 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noyers | 45 | 311 km NW | 755 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arboys en Bugey | 01 | 123 km E | 710 | 15 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rigarda | 66 | 330 km SW | 698 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 35 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Gauzens | 81 | 253 km SW | 905 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 22 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arboys en Bugey | 01 | 123 km E | 710 | 15 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Trois-Châteaux | 39 | 151 km NE | 772 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gauzens | 81 | 253 km SW | 905 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 22 % · humidity 57 % |
| Noyers | 45 | 311 km NW | 755 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rigarda | 66 | 330 km SW | 698 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 35 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Éliph | 28 | 419 km NW | 828 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 39 % · 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 Malvalette'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amagney | 25 | 265 km NE | 934 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Ondras | 38 | 110 km E | 668 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grilly | 01 | 187 km NE | 889 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montrodat | 48 | 111 km SW | 1,174 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crandelles | 15 | 149 km W | 872 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mazeyrat-d'Allier | 43 | 56 km SW | 1,432 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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