Mazeyrat-d'Allier
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mazeyrat-d'Allier (INSEE 43132) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Rives du Haut Allier. Population 1,432 (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 27.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 11,982 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 | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DU PONT · LES DELICES DE CATHOU · LA BELLE ROULOTTE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LAFAYETTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE MAIRIE BIBLIOTHEQUE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LES RIVES D'ALLIER). [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, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 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 | 3 | AUBERGE DU PONT · LES DELICES DE CATHOU · LA BELLE ROULOTTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LAFAYETTE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 MAIRIE BIBLIOTHEQUE | 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 | 1 | LES RIVES D'ALLIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,536 (2012) → 1,432 (2023): -6.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,153 (1990) → 1,432 (2023): 24.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 906, of which 14.5 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Langeac): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Langeac): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Langeac): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Langeac): 2.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mazeyrat-d'Allier): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 94 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MAZEYRAT D'AL weather station, 1.6 km away at 538 m; the village itself is at 602 m. [10]
The village sits 64 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FIX-ST-GENEYS, 11.1 km away at 1,102 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 500 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 696 mm of rain a year, spread over 97 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MAZEYRAT D'AL, 1.6 km away at 538 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43132/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43132/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43132/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43132/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43112
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43132
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rives-du-Fougerais | 85 | 380 km NW | 1,500 | 25.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 26 % · humidity 79 % |
| Achères-la-Forêt | 77 | 366 km N | 1,191 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde | 13 | 236 km SE | 1,273 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roz-Landrieux | 35 | 557 km NW | 1,378 | 32.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Annesse-et-Beaulieu | 24 | 230 km W | 1,511 | 28.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 4 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Offenge | 73 | 205 km E | 1,179 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Offenge | 73 | 205 km E | 1,179 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Annesse-et-Beaulieu | 24 | 230 km W | 1,511 | 28.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 4 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde | 13 | 236 km SE | 1,273 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Achères-la-Forêt | 77 | 366 km N | 1,191 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rives-du-Fougerais | 85 | 380 km NW | 1,500 | 25.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 26 % · humidity 79 % |
| Roz-Landrieux | 35 | 557 km NW | 1,378 | 32.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 23 % · 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 Mazeyrat-d'Allier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moye | 74 | 204 km NE | 985 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montrodat | 48 | 65 km S | 1,174 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crandelles | 15 | 95 km W | 872 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Juvigny | 74 | 246 km NE | 639 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vignieu | 38 | 159 km E | 1,024 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouligney-Lusans | 25 | 320 km NE | 850 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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