Saint-Didier-sur-Doulon
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
No daily shops 16.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Didier-sur-Doulon (INSEE 43178) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Rives du Haut Allier. Population 197 (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 16.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 15,879 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.22 | 10 | 2.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.1 | 5 | 0.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DU DOULON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | AUBERGE DU DOULON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 204 (2012) → 197 (2023): -3.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 274 (1990) → 197 (2023): -28.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 245, of which 44.9 % second homes and 14.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Didier-sur-Doulon): 1.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Champagnac-le-Vieux): 6.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Paulhaguet): 10.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Paulhaguet): 10.5 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vals-le-Chastel): 3.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 78 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SAINT DIDIER SUR DOULON weather station, 2.2 km away at 675 m; the village itself is at 608 m. [12]
The village sits 67 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at FONTANNES, 9.4 km away at 435 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 173 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 807 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SAINT DIDIER SUR DOULON, 2.2 km away at 675 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43178/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43178/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43178/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43178/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43178
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43052
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43148
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43250
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyzac-le-Moustier | 24 | 196 km W | 201 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 82 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Belvès | 24 | 203 km W | 180 | 26.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 39 % · humidity 71 % |
| Champclause | 43 | 55 km SE | 201 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Poët-Célard | 26 | 146 km SE | 148 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blanot | 71 | 160 km NE | 203 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Roc | 46 | 172 km W | 207 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champclause | 43 | 55 km SE | 201 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Poët-Célard | 26 | 146 km SE | 148 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blanot | 71 | 160 km NE | 203 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Roc | 46 | 172 km W | 207 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Peyzac-le-Moustier | 24 | 196 km W | 201 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 82 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Belvès | 24 | 203 km W | 180 | 26.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 39 % · humidity 71 % |
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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-Didier-sur-Doulon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanot | 71 | 160 km NE | 203 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Baudille-et-Pipet | 38 | 184 km E | 256 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouvante | 26 | 141 km E | 210 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Combret | 12 | 176 km SW | 263 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belcastel | 12 | 139 km SW | 189 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarrogna | 39 | 206 km NE | 228 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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