Saint-Arcons-d'Allier
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Arcons-d'Allier (INSEE 43167) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Rives du Haut Allier. Population 189 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 8.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 15,632 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.43 | 5 | 2.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 202 (2012) → 189 (2023): -6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 187 (1990) → 189 (2023): 1.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 152, of which 28.3 % second homes and 12.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chanteuges): 1.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Langeac): 5.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Langeac): 5.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Langeac): 5.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Langeac): 5.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 93 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MAZEYRAT D'AL weather station, 4.7 km away at 538 m; the village itself is at 515 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SAUGUES-SA, 11.4 km away at 945 m, over 26 summers. [10]
That station sits 430 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 696 mm of rain a year, spread over 97 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MAZEYRAT D'AL, 4.7 km away at 538 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43167/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43167/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43167/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43167/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43056
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lolme | 24 | 217 km W | 191 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 26 % · humidity 57 % |
| Giry | 58 | 240 km N | 187 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-Maumont | 19 | 145 km W | 184 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 45 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Agnant-près-Crocq | 23 | 124 km NW | 193 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Lanterne-et-les-Armonts | 70 | 379 km NE | 185 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arfeuille-Châtain | 23 | 141 km NW | 193 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Agnant-près-Crocq | 23 | 124 km NW | 193 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arfeuille-Châtain | 23 | 141 km NW | 193 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-Maumont | 19 | 145 km W | 184 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 45 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lolme | 24 | 217 km W | 191 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 26 % · humidity 57 % |
| Giry | 58 | 240 km N | 187 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Lanterne-et-les-Armonts | 70 | 379 km NE | 185 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 97 % · 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 Saint-Arcons-d'Allier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellaffaire | 04 | 220 km E | 159 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aubazat | 43 | 12 km NW | 175 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-Cantalès | 15 | 105 km W | 127 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hautefage | 19 | 122 km W | 313 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blassac | 43 | 16 km NW | 126 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Truinas | 26 | 133 km SE | 145 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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