Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure (INSEE 43184) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Loire et Semène. Population 2,441 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/43184-saint-ferreol-d-auroure
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 8,384 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.75 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LECLERE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE PICHON). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CNC.LR). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE SAN FERROIS). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LES CHATAIGNIERS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIBAUT SOULIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT FERREOL D AUROURE RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE LIS-LÀ). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU MONT). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (LE PETIT INSTITUT · MADAME MOUSTACHE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LECLERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE PICHON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CNC.LR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE SAN FERROIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LES CHATAIGNIERS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | THIBAUT SOULIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT FERREOL D AUROURE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE LIS-LÀ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU MONT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | LE PETIT INSTITUT · MADAME MOUSTACHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 2,432 (2012) → 2,441 (2023): 0.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,775 (1990) → 2,441 (2023): 37.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,105, of which 1.7 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pont-Salomon): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE weather station, 5 km away at 777 m; the village itself is at 725 m. [10]
The village sits 52 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE, 5 km away at 777 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 52 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 804 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE, 5 km away at 777 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 — 43184/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43184/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43184/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43184/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43184
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43153
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathieu | 14 | 556 km NW | 2,331 | 51 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or | 69 | 70 km NE | 2,619 | 58.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 65 % · humidity 36 % |
| Gestel | 56 | 648 km NW | 2,601 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cepoy | 45 | 321 km N | 2,332 | 58.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cubzac-les-Ponts | 33 | 372 km W | 2,693 | 54 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 47 % · humidity 50 % |
| Contamine-sur-Arve | 74 | 183 km NE | 2,403 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or | 69 | 70 km NE | 2,619 | 58.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 65 % · humidity 36 % |
| Contamine-sur-Arve | 74 | 183 km NE | 2,403 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cepoy | 45 | 321 km N | 2,332 | 58.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cubzac-les-Ponts | 33 | 372 km W | 2,693 | 54 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 47 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mathieu | 14 | 556 km NW | 2,331 | 51 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gestel | 56 | 648 km NW | 2,601 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 41 % · 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-Ferréol-d'Auroure'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Salomon | 43 | 1.9 km SW | 1,875 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Locon | 62 | 592 km N | 2,324 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| École-Valentin | 25 | 251 km NE | 2,579 | 65.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Floing | 08 | 488 km N | 2,270 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Réding | 57 | 434 km NE | 2,280 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Danjoutin | 90 | 321 km NE | 3,519 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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