Saint-Hostien
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 37.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Hostien (INSEE 43194) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CA du Puy-en-Velay. Population 697 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/43194-saint-hostien
Vitality score
Vitality score 37.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 16,420 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GRAP - LA CLE DE SOLE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT HOSTIEN AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LE MEYGAL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | GRAP - LA CLE DE SOLE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | 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) | 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 | 1 | SAINT HOSTIEN 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LE MEYGAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 703 (2012) → 697 (2023): -0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 578 (1990) → 697 (2023): 20.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 434, of which 14.1 % second homes and 16.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Hostien): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Pertuis): 2.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Blavozy): 5.5 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Hostien): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 73 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LE PERTUIS_SAPC weather station, 3 km away at 1,020 m; the village itself is at 831 m. [12]
The village sits 189 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 LE PERTUIS_SAPC, 3 km away at 1,020 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 189 m above 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 919 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LE PERTUIS_SAPC, 3 km away at 1,020 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 — 43194/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43194/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43194/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43194/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43194
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43150
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43200
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43032
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmanhac | 15 | 123 km W | 667 | 33.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bussy-en-Othe | 89 | 330 km N | 698 | 32.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Massérac | 44 | 541 km NW | 665 | 38.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 51 % |
| Poyanne | 40 | 413 km W | 693 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 46 % |
| Challonges | 74 | 174 km NE | 610 | 41.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Muids | 27 | 506 km NW | 861 | 35.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmanhac | 15 | 123 km W | 667 | 33.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Challonges | 74 | 174 km NE | 610 | 41.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bussy-en-Othe | 89 | 330 km N | 698 | 32.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poyanne | 40 | 413 km W | 693 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 46 % |
| Muids | 27 | 506 km NW | 861 | 35.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Massérac | 44 | 541 km NW | 665 | 38.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 51 % |
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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-Hostien'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieuvillers | 60 | 503 km N | 718 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bauzile | 48 | 79 km SW | 585 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haraucourt | 08 | 510 km N | 699 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yermenonville | 28 | 429 km NW | 621 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Faverolles | 28 | 443 km NW | 820 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montaignac-sur-Doustre | 19 | 165 km W | 633 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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