Saint-Étienne-du-Vigan
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 4.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 2 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Étienne-du-Vigan (INSEE 43180) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles. Population 95 (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 4.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 2 % of the 10,121 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 | 0.36 | 10 | 3.64 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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 107 (2012) → 95 (2023): -11.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 110 (1990) → 95 (2023): -13.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 116, of which 50 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pradelles): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Paul-de-Tartas): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Langogne): 6.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Pradelles): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pradelles): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 101 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-PAUL-DE-TART weather station, 3.8 km away at 1,146 m; the village itself is at 955 m. [11]
The village sits 191 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LANDOS-CHARBON, 8.7 km away at 1,148 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 193 m above 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 786 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-PAUL-DE-TART, 3.8 km away at 1,146 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 — 43180/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43180/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43180/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43180/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43154
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43215
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48080
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menestreau | 58 | 297 km N | 96 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 24 % · humidity 79 % |
| Doucy-en-Bauges | 73 | 209 km NE | 94 | 7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bailleul-la-Vallée | 27 | 555 km NW | 96 | 3.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bérain | 43 | 32 km NW | 95 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esmoulières | 70 | 403 km NE | 95 | 1.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Capelle-Bonance | 12 | 75 km SW | 95 | 2.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 20 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bérain | 43 | 32 km NW | 95 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Capelle-Bonance | 12 | 75 km SW | 95 | 2.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 20 % · humidity 93 % |
| Doucy-en-Bauges | 73 | 209 km NE | 94 | 7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Menestreau | 58 | 297 km N | 96 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 24 % · humidity 79 % |
| Esmoulières | 70 | 403 km NE | 95 | 1.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bailleul-la-Vallée | 27 | 555 km NW | 96 | 3.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 12 % · 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-Étienne-du-Vigan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanterelle | 15 | 104 km NW | 99 | 1.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alleyrat | 19 | 155 km NW | 98 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Fage-Montivernoux | 48 | 54 km W | 131 | 1.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lafarre | 43 | 14 km NE | 86 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hippolyte | 15 | 102 km NW | 99 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brion | 48 | 61 km W | 88 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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