Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 3.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 3 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle (INSEE 43182) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Brioude Sud Auvergne. Population 53 (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 3.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 3 % of the 5,200 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 | 0.17 | 10 | 1.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.28 | 5 | 1.39 |
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 52 (2012) → 53 (2023): 1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 79 (1990) → 53 (2023): -32.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 61, of which 36.1 % second homes and 18 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Blesle): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Blesle): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Blesle): 3.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Blesle): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Blesle): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the AUTRAC weather station, 1.9 km away at 807 m; the village itself is at 604 m. [9]
The village sits 203 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. [9]
An average of 703 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at AUTRAC, 1.9 km away at 807 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43182/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43182/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43182/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43182/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43033
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Neufour | 55 | 447 km N | 52 | 4.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 77 % |
| Rosières-sur-Mance | 70 | 346 km NE | 53 | 2.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 74 % |
| Lahitère | 31 | 287 km SW | 52 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 65 % |
| Le Mont | 88 | 454 km NE | 53 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 95 % |
| La Mazière-aux-Bons-Hommes | 23 | 84 km NW | 52 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 61 % |
| Prizy | 71 | 143 km NE | 56 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 88 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Mazière-aux-Bons-Hommes | 23 | 84 km NW | 52 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 61 % |
| Prizy | 71 | 143 km NE | 56 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 88 % |
| Lahitère | 31 | 287 km SW | 52 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 65 % |
| Rosières-sur-Mance | 70 | 346 km NE | 53 | 2.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 74 % |
| Le Neufour | 55 | 447 km N | 52 | 4.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 77 % |
| Le Mont | 88 | 454 km NE | 53 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 95 % |
Elsewhere
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