Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaizon
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaizon (INSEE 43174) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CA du Puy-en-Velay. Population 931 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 29.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 34 % of the 14,771 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (POZ'TONSAC). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST CHRISTOPHE SUR DOLAISON AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | POZ'TONSAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | ST CHRISTOPHE SUR DOLAISON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 960 (2012) → 931 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 919 (1990) → 931 (2023): 1.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 493, of which 5.1 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bains): 2.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cussac-sur-Loire): 3.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bains): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bains): 3.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaizon): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 100 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SOLIGNAC-SUR-LO weather station, 5.5 km away at 832 m; the village itself is at 912 m. [11]
The village sits 80 m above 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 LE PUY-CHADRAC, 8.6 km away at 714 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 198 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 746 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SOLIGNAC-SUR-LO, 5.5 km away at 832 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43174/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43174/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43174/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43174/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43018
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43084
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43174
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longes | 69 | 88 km NE | 938 | 38.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 49 % · humidity 79 % |
| Conilhac-Corbières | 11 | 220 km SW | 954 | 35.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Chambon | 17 | 384 km W | 983 | 33.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 28 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pujols-sur-Ciron | 33 | 333 km W | 945 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 3 % · humidity 21 % |
| Gennes-sur-Seiche | 35 | 504 km NW | 938 | 36.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 11 % · humidity 86 % |
| Réaumur | 85 | 406 km NW | 857 | 31.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longes | 69 | 88 km NE | 938 | 38.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 49 % · humidity 79 % |
| Conilhac-Corbières | 11 | 220 km SW | 954 | 35.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Pujols-sur-Ciron | 33 | 333 km W | 945 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 3 % · humidity 21 % |
| Chambon | 17 | 384 km W | 983 | 33.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 28 % · humidity 57 % |
| Réaumur | 85 | 406 km NW | 857 | 31.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gennes-sur-Seiche | 35 | 504 km NW | 938 | 36.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 11 % · 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 Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaizon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieu-d'Izenave | 01 | 180 km NE | 719 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nurieux-Volognat | 01 | 187 km NE | 965 | 40.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Naisey-les-Granges | 25 | 309 km NE | 835 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaspinhac | 43 | 14 km NE | 875 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Sure en Chartreuse | 38 | 150 km E | 1,072 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sanssac-l'Église | 43 | 6.7 km NW | 1,080 | 30.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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