Le Puy-en-Velay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 77.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Puy-en-Velay (INSEE 43157) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CA du Puy-en-Velay. Population 18,540 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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 77.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 1,296 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 | 0.8 | 25 | 20.07 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.9 |
| Education | 0.83 | 10 | 8.26 |
| Health | 0.83 | 10 | 8.26 |
| Public & culture | 0.35 | 5 | 1.77 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
20 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOCIETE D EXPLOITATION LA CABOSSE · LA FLUTE ENCHANTEE · RANCON). [3,4]
10 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE JEAN LUC VALETTE · PALAIS DES VIANDES BIO · AUX PLAISIRS DU GOUT). [3,4]
12 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CASINO SHOPP · CASINO SHOP · OUALILI · AMBASSADE DU VELAY). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CITY · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE FARGEAU). [3,4]
98 × Restaurant (FERNANDES GONDAR MARIA · HOTEL IBIS STYLES ET LA TAVERNE · TAVERNE ME KANTER · STATION LAVAGE SERVICES · LA BODEGA). [3,4]
37 × Café / bar (EMA&MOKA · LE GAINSBAR · BAR DES SPORTS · LE 46 · BRASSERIE LA TRIFOLLE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MICHELET). [3]
14 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE COURS CLOVIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEANNE D'ARC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MICHELET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES FRAISSES). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE LA FAYETTE · COLLEGE JULES VALLES · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT REGIS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-LOUIS). [3]
30 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARC JACQUET, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL SULMON, MÉDECIN · CLÉMENT THEURET-MARTIN, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE URBAIN, MÉDECIN · ELIE NASSAR, MÉDECIN). [3]
9 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PELISSIER · PHARMACIE VILLEVIEILLE POUZET · GRANDE PHARMACIE DU VELAY · GRANDE PHARMACIE DU BREUIL · PHARMACIE CHAMARD). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (LE PUY EN VELAY GUITARD RP · LE PUY EN VELAY MAIRIE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE · 43 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE PRET DE LA HAUTE LOIRE · COMMUNAUTÉ D'AGGLOMÉRATION DU PUY EN VELAY). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE DYKE). [3]
8 × Gym / sports hall (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · IME LES CEVENNES · COLLEGE JULES VALLES · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL JEAN MONNET · COMPLEXE DE ROCHE ARNAUD). [3]
12 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL LE PUY EN VELAY · CREDIT COOPERATIF · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALP). [3]
48 × Hairdresser (LE SAINT LAURENT DE LA COUR DE DIANE · CAMILLE ALBANE · AFFIRMATIF COIFFURE · HAIR 2000). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (LE BILBOQUET · IBIS BUDGET LE PUY EN VELAY · HOTEL IBIS STYLES ET LA TAVERNE · APPART'HÔTEL DES CAPUCINS · IBIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 33 × Restaurant, 1 × Collège, 2 × GP (médecin généraliste), 1 × Bank, 5 × Hairdresser, 3 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 20 | SOCIETE D EXPLOITATION LA CABOSSE · LA FLUTE ENCHANTEE · RANCON | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 10 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE JEAN LUC VALETTE · PALAIS DES VIANDES BIO · AUX PLAISIRS DU GOUT | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 12 | CASINO SHOPP · CASINO SHOP · OUALILI · AMBASSADE DU VELAY | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | CARREFOUR CITY · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE FARGEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 98 | FERNANDES GONDAR MARIA · HOTEL IBIS STYLES ET LA TAVERNE · TAVERNE ME KANTER · STATION LAVAGE SERVICES · LA BODEGA | INSEE BPE 98 / INSEE SIRENE 157 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 37 | EMA&MOKA · LE GAINSBAR · BAR DES SPORTS · LE 46 · BRASSERIE LA TRIFOLLE | INSEE SIRENE 37 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MICHELET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 14 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE COURS CLOVIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEANNE D'ARC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MICHELET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES FRAISSES | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE LA FAYETTE · COLLEGE JULES VALLES · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT REGIS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-LOUIS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 30 | MARC JACQUET, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL SULMON, MÉDECIN · CLÉMENT THEURET-MARTIN, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE URBAIN, MÉDECIN · ELIE NASSAR, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 30 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 9 | PHARMACIE PELISSIER · PHARMACIE VILLEVIEILLE POUZET · GRANDE PHARMACIE DU VELAY · GRANDE PHARMACIE DU BREUIL · PHARMACIE CHAMARD | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | LE PUY EN VELAY GUITARD RP · LE PUY EN VELAY MAIRIE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 3 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE · 43 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE PRET DE LA HAUTE LOIRE · COMMUNAUTÉ D'AGGLOMÉRATION DU PUY EN VELAY | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE DYKE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 8 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · IME LES CEVENNES · COLLEGE JULES VALLES · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL JEAN MONNET · COMPLEXE DE ROCHE ARNAUD | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 12 | CREDIT MUTUEL LE PUY EN VELAY · CREDIT COOPERATIF · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALP | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 48 | LE SAINT LAURENT DE LA COUR DE DIANE · CAMILLE ALBANE · AFFIRMATIF COIFFURE · HAIR 2000 | INSEE BPE 48 / INSEE SIRENE 58 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | LE BILBOQUET · IBIS BUDGET LE PUY EN VELAY · HOTEL IBIS STYLES ET LA TAVERNE · APPART'HÔTEL DES CAPUCINS · IBIS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 18,599 (2012) → 18,540 (2023): -0.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 21,743 (1990) → 18,540 (2023): -14.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 12,826, of which 5.9 % second homes and 11.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Puy-en-Velay): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Puy-en-Velay): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Puy-en-Velay): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Puy-en-Velay): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Puy-en-Velay): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PUY-VILLE weather station, 0.5 km away at 620 m; the village itself is at 632 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE PUY-CHADRAC, 1.5 km away at 714 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 82 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 666 mm of rain a year, spread over 90 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PUY-VILLE, 0.5 km away at 620 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 — 43157/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/57725334-6437-3a95-94ac-e5dd1bee4a91— “Le traditionnel marché du samedi matin est incontournable au Puy-en-Velay.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43157/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43157/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43157/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43157
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognac | 16 | 337 km W | 18,532 | 67.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 42 % · humidity 71 % |
| Moulins | 03 | 175 km N | 19,206 | 68.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Riom | 63 | 112 km NW | 18,820 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pontarlier | 25 | 282 km NE | 18,067 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cahors | 46 | 204 km W | 20,050 | 76.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 46 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ducos | 972 | 6,900 km W | 18,105 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 3 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riom | 63 | 112 km NW | 18,820 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moulins | 03 | 175 km N | 19,206 | 68.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cahors | 46 | 204 km W | 20,050 | 76.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 46 % · humidity 64 % |
| Pontarlier | 25 | 282 km NE | 18,067 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cognac | 16 | 337 km W | 18,532 | 67.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 42 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ducos | 972 | 6,900 km W | 18,105 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 3 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Le Puy-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riom | 63 | 112 km NW | 18,820 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sélestat | 67 | 450 km NE | 19,589 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Firminy | 42 | 50 km NE | 17,060 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montceau-les-Mines | 71 | 185 km N | 17,064 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontainebleau | 77 | 385 km N | 15,583 | 69.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montbrison | 42 | 64 km N | 16,123 | 69.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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