Paulhaguet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Paulhaguet (INSEE 43148) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Rives du Haut Allier. Population 853 (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 69.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 15,259 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 | 0.79 | 25 | 19.68 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (F.G. CUIR · LE DELICE PAULHAGUETOIS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE BISTROT). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE GRAND BLEU · BAR DU COMMERCE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE VAL DE SENOUIRE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DANIEL LAURENTIU DALEA, MÉDECIN · LEOPOLDO BELLERIN-FLORES, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE COUDERT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PAULHAGUET LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE DES SPORTS HENRI BATHIARD). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (UN TEMPS POUR SOI). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING Ô BORD DE L'EAU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | F.G. CUIR · LE DELICE PAULHAGUETOIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LE BISTROT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE GRAND BLEU · BAR DU COMMERCE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE VAL DE SENOUIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | DANIEL LAURENTIU DALEA, MÉDECIN · LEOPOLDO BELLERIN-FLORES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE COUDERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | PAULHAGUET LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | HALLE DES SPORTS HENRI BATHIARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | UN TEMPS POUR SOI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING Ô BORD DE L'EAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 916 (2012) → 853 (2023): -6.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 921 (1990) → 853 (2023): -7.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 644, of which 14.4 % second homes and 20.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Paulhaguet): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Paulhaguet): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Paulhaguet): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Paulhaguet): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Paulhaguet): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHAVANIAC-LAFAYETTE weather station, 7.4 km away at 715 m; the village itself is at 550 m. [10]
The village sits 165 m below 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 FONTANNES, 12.8 km away at 435 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 115 m below 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 99 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PAULHAGUET, 0.3 km away at 544 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43148/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/fbec622e-300d-3692-8ff0-560bb69e36f0— “Tous les lundis de 6h à 13h en centre-bourg.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43148/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43148/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43148/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43148
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefort | 15 | 62 km SW | 868 | 70.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castéra-Verduzan | 32 | 290 km SW | 1,041 | 59 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 7 % |
| Thoirette-Coisia | 39 | 196 km NE | 809 | 72.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espinasses | 05 | 229 km E | 777 | 65.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fauquembergues | 62 | 609 km N | 932 | 76.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Riceys | 10 | 316 km N | 1,174 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefort | 15 | 62 km SW | 868 | 70.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thoirette-Coisia | 39 | 196 km NE | 809 | 72.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espinasses | 05 | 229 km E | 777 | 65.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castéra-Verduzan | 32 | 290 km SW | 1,041 | 59 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 7 % |
| Les Riceys | 10 | 316 km N | 1,174 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fauquembergues | 62 | 609 km N | 932 | 76.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 55 % · 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 Paulhaguet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermenton | 89 | 274 km N | 1,303 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lurcy-Lévis | 03 | 175 km N | 1,821 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salornay-sur-Guye | 71 | 168 km NE | 864 | 64.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ydes | 15 | 86 km W | 1,641 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chambre | 73 | 219 km E | 1,221 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champs-sur-Yonne | 89 | 282 km N | 1,513 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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