Pont-Salomon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pont-Salomon (INSEE 43153) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Loire et Semène. Population 1,875 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/43153-pont-salomon
Vitality score
Vitality score 50/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 10,028 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SAUCISSONS PAYSANS DE LA HAUTE LOIRE). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE D'AUTREFOIS). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE HUM C BON). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ST EXUPERY). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ESTELLE JOUVE, MÉDECIN · AMANDINE DELEBARRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE PONT-SALOMON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PONT SALOMON AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE PIERRE ANDRÈS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (LE SALON DE SANDRA · LAUR@'HOME). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SAUCISSONS PAYSANS DE LA HAUTE LOIRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPICERIE D'AUTREFOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | LE HUM C BON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ST EXUPERY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ESTELLE JOUVE, MÉDECIN · AMANDINE DELEBARRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE PONT-SALOMON | 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 | PONT SALOMON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE PIERRE ANDRÈS | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | LE SALON DE SANDRA · LAUR@'HOME | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 1,927 (2012) → 1,875 (2023): -2.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,637 (1990) → 1,875 (2023): 14.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 908, of which 1 % second homes and 10.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pont-Salomon): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pont-Salomon): 0.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Pont-Salomon): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pont-Salomon): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pont-Salomon): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE weather station, 3.1 km away at 777 m; the village itself is at 610 m. [9]
The village sits 167 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE, 3.1 km away at 777 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 167 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 804 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE, 3.1 km away at 777 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 — 43153/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43153/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43153/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43153/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43153
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Murette | 38 | 102 km E | 1,836 | 60.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sarry | 51 | 398 km N | 2,044 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clairoix | 60 | 468 km N | 2,208 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouafle | 78 | 440 km NW | 2,234 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bezouce | 30 | 163 km S | 2,348 | 66.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 53 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saultain | 59 | 558 km N | 2,499 | 51.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Murette | 38 | 102 km E | 1,836 | 60.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bezouce | 30 | 163 km S | 2,348 | 66.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 53 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sarry | 51 | 398 km N | 2,044 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bouafle | 78 | 440 km NW | 2,234 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clairoix | 60 | 468 km N | 2,208 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saultain | 59 | 558 km N | 2,499 | 51.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 85 % · 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 Pont-Salomon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarry | 51 | 398 km N | 2,044 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bouafle | 78 | 440 km NW | 2,234 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Longueville | 77 | 361 km N | 1,804 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fléville-devant-Nancy | 54 | 394 km N | 2,171 | 42.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cepoy | 45 | 322 km N | 2,332 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin | 45 | 336 km NW | 3,261 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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