Montfaucon-en-Velay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montfaucon-en-Velay (INSEE 43141) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Haut Pays du Velay. Population 1,158 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 60/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 13,431 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 13.03 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.39 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.34 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE DUPLAT · AU PAIN DELICE · BOULANGERIE TEYSSIER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE BONNEFOY). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LA-KNETT · LA SOURCE DE LA FONTAINE · CENTRAL PIZZA · DELICE PIZZ · LA FRITE BELGE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ABEL GRIMMER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CAMILLE HARMAND, MÉDECIN · JOCELINE MOURGUES, MÉDECIN · ARIANE JOUMARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU VELAY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE MONTFAUCON-EN-VELAY · RÉSEAU DES MÉDIATHÈQUES INTERCOMMUNALES HAUT PAYS DU VELAY COMMUNAUTÉ SIÈGE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES MAISONNETTES). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (TECHNIC COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | PATISSERIE DUPLAT · AU PAIN DELICE · BOULANGERIE TEYSSIER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE BONNEFOY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 5 | LA-KNETT · LA SOURCE DE LA FONTAINE · CENTRAL PIZZA · DELICE PIZZ · LA FRITE BELGE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ABEL GRIMMER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | CAMILLE HARMAND, MÉDECIN · JOCELINE MOURGUES, MÉDECIN · ARIANE JOUMARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU VELAY | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE MONTFAUCON-EN-VELAY · RÉSEAU DES MÉDIATHÈQUES INTERCOMMUNALES HAUT PAYS DU VELAY COMMUNAUTÉ SIÈGE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES MAISONNETTES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | TECHNIC COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,272 (2012) → 1,158 (2023): -9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,381 (1990) → 1,158 (2023): -16.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 732, of which 6.6 % second homes and 20.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montfaucon-en-Velay): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Montfaucon-en-Velay): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Montfaucon-en-Velay): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Dunières): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montfaucon-en-Velay): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 89 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-ROMAIN-LACHALM weather station, 8.5 km away at 902 m; the village itself is at 911 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE, 15.7 km away at 777 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 134 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 905 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TENCE, 8.2 km away at 848 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43141/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/a25e5663-3df9-325e-8c9e-348977c4968c— “Chaque mercredi matin, notre charmante commune se transforme en un lieu de convivialité avec son marché hebdomadaire.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43141/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43141/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43141/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43141
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43087
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamagistère | 82 | 300 km W | 1,218 | 47.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 30 % |
| Mercuès | 46 | 243 km W | 1,122 | 58.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 14 % · humidity 21 % |
| Villefranche-d'Albigeois | 81 | 213 km SW | 1,224 | 57.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 38 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ourville-en-Caux | 76 | 577 km NW | 1,088 | 47.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chambre | 73 | 157 km E | 1,221 | 58.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lempdes-sur-Allagnon | 43 | 85 km W | 1,293 | 52.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lempdes-sur-Allagnon | 43 | 85 km W | 1,293 | 52.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chambre | 73 | 157 km E | 1,221 | 58.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villefranche-d'Albigeois | 81 | 213 km SW | 1,224 | 57.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 38 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mercuès | 46 | 243 km W | 1,122 | 58.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 14 % · humidity 21 % |
| Lamagistère | 82 | 300 km W | 1,218 | 47.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 30 % |
| Ourville-en-Caux | 76 | 577 km NW | 1,088 | 47.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Montfaucon-en-Velay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomeny | 54 | 437 km N | 1,142 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neussargues-Moissac | 15 | 105 km W | 824 | 67.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corcieux | 88 | 386 km NE | 1,509 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp | 25 | 274 km NE | 1,762 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monestier-de-Clermont | 38 | 108 km E | 1,478 | 62.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laguiole | 12 | 128 km SW | 1,207 | 72.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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