Prades
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 24.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Prades (INSEE 43155) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Rives du Haut Allier. Population 77 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/43155-prades
Vitality score
Vitality score 24.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 8,160 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.51 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE BAR DES 3 RIVIERES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE PRADES). [3]
1 × Campsite. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | LE BAR DES 3 RIVIERES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | PLAGE DE PRADES | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 66 (2012) → 77 (2023): 16.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 57 (1990) → 77 (2023): 35.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 134, of which 64.9 % second homes and 3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chanteuges): 6.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Siaugues-Sainte-Marie): 7.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Siaugues-Sainte-Marie): 7.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Langeac): 11.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Siaugues-Sainte-Marie): 7.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 84 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAUGUES-SA weather station, 8 km away at 945 m; the village itself is at 546 m. [11]
The village sits 399 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SAUGUES-SA, 8 km away at 945 m, over 26 summers. [11]
That station sits 399 m above 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 816 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAINT-BERAIN, 3.3 km away at 1,025 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43155/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43155/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43155/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43155/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43056
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43239
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43112
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castillon-de-Larboust | 31 | 348 km SW | 84 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Argiusta-Moriccio | 2A | 566 km SE | 75 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Betpouey | 65 | 372 km SW | 78 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 55 % |
| Châteauneuf | 21 | 257 km N | 81 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viella | 65 | 373 km SW | 83 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 38 % |
| Pioggiola | 2B | 515 km SE | 87 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf | 21 | 257 km N | 81 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castillon-de-Larboust | 31 | 348 km SW | 84 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Betpouey | 65 | 372 km SW | 78 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 55 % |
| Viella | 65 | 373 km SW | 83 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 38 % |
| Pioggiola | 2B | 515 km SE | 87 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Argiusta-Moriccio | 2A | 566 km SE | 75 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · 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 Prades'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melles | 31 | 330 km SW | 95 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Méailles | 04 | 266 km SE | 124 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arrien-en-Bethmale | 09 | 313 km SW | 134 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mayres-Savel | 38 | 169 km E | 94 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontenu | 39 | 251 km NE | 72 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Salles-et-Pratviel | 31 | 342 km SW | 129 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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