Saint-Georges-d'Aurac
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 41/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Georges-d'Aurac (INSEE 43188) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Rives du Haut Allier. Population 469 (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 41/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 17,908 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 5.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES TILLEULS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE 102). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LIONEL LEOTOING, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT GEORGES D AURAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | LES TILLEULS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE 102 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 1 | LIONEL LEOTOING, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | SAINT GEORGES D AURAC 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 458 (2012) → 469 (2023): 2.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 427 (1990) → 469 (2023): 9.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 292, of which 14.4 % second homes and 12.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Paulhaguet): 6.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chavaniac-Lafayette): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Georges-d'Aurac): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Paulhaguet): 6.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Georges-d'Aurac): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHAVANIAC-LAFAYETTE weather station, 3.2 km away at 715 m; the village itself is at 627 m. [11]
The village sits 88 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 FIX-ST-GENEYS, 9.8 km away at 1,102 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 475 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 756 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHAVANIAC-LAFAYETTE, 3.2 km away at 715 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 — 43188/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43188/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43188/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43188/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43148
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43067
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43188
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nauviale | 12 | 113 km SW | 577 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Canaules-et-Argentières | 30 | 137 km S | 475 | 40.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 55 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Joux | 01 | 205 km NE | 507 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Daon | 53 | 431 km NW | 543 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Alet-les-Bains | 11 | 261 km SW | 379 | 39.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 47 % · humidity 50 % |
| Espalais | 82 | 241 km SW | 373 | 36.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 46 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nauviale | 12 | 113 km SW | 577 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Canaules-et-Argentières | 30 | 137 km S | 475 | 40.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 55 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Joux | 01 | 205 km NE | 507 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Espalais | 82 | 241 km SW | 373 | 36.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 46 % · humidity 50 % |
| Alet-les-Bains | 11 | 261 km SW | 379 | 39.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 47 % · humidity 50 % |
| Daon | 53 | 431 km NW | 543 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 53 % · 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-Georges-d'Aurac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Égleny | 89 | 295 km N | 457 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montgardin | 05 | 223 km E | 481 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Choux | 45 | 301 km N | 530 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jarjayes | 05 | 215 km E | 465 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Campuac | 12 | 99 km SW | 449 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Claveisolles | 69 | 129 km NE | 577 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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