Raucoules
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Raucoules (INSEE 43159) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Haut Pays du Velay. Population 948 (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/43159-raucoules
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 14,641 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.14 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.89 | 10 | 8.86 |
| Housing mix | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SALAISONS PICHON). [4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE D'OUMEY). [4,3]
4 × Café / bar (LES CIMES PLUS · LA DETENTE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE RAUCOULES). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER COIFFURE). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SALAISONS PICHON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | AUBERGE D'OUMEY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LES CIMES PLUS · LA DETENTE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE RAUCOULES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | L'ATELIER COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 897 (2012) → 948 (2023): 5.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 684 (1990) → 948 (2023): 38.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 511, of which 18.4 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montfaucon-en-Velay): 1.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Raucoules): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Montfaucon-en-Velay): 1.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Dunières): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Raucoules): 0.2 km to the north-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, 8.6 km away at 902 m; the village itself is at 887 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 km away at 777 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 110 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 km away at 848 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 — 43159/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43159/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43159/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43159/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43141
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43159
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohal | 56 | 591 km NW | 873 | 47.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Andouillé-Neuville | 35 | 566 km NW | 1,017 | 36.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alex | 74 | 170 km NE | 1,139 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Prénessaye | 22 | 625 km NW | 885 | 37.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Victor-Malescours | 43 | 12 km N | 798 | 39.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meyrannes | 30 | 102 km S | 792 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Victor-Malescours | 43 | 12 km N | 798 | 39.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meyrannes | 30 | 102 km S | 792 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 71 % |
| Alex | 74 | 170 km NE | 1,139 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Andouillé-Neuville | 35 | 566 km NW | 1,017 | 36.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bohal | 56 | 591 km NW | 873 | 47.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Prénessaye | 22 | 625 km NW | 885 | 37.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 22 % · 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 Raucoules'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Victor-Malescours | 43 | 12 km N | 798 | 39.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roffiac | 15 | 100 km W | 561 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Romain-les-Atheux | 42 | 20 km N | 956 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Romain-Lachalm | 43 | 9.2 km N | 1,154 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chapdes-Beaufort | 63 | 136 km NW | 1,140 | 41.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prunet | 15 | 150 km W | 683 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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