Saint-Jean-Lachalm
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-Lachalm (INSEE 43198) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles. Population 306 (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 22.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 17,889 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.32 | 5 | 1.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | 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 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 280 (2012) → 306 (2023): 9.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 336 (1990) → 306 (2023): -8.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 260, of which 33.8 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Privat-d'Allier): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-Lachalm): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Bains): 7.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Bains): 7.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-Lachalm): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 125 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SOLIGNAC-SUR-LO weather station, 12.9 km away at 832 m; the village itself is at 1,162 m. [11]
The village sits 330 m above 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 LE PUY-LOUDES, 13.5 km away at 831 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 331 m below 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 803 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE BOUCHET-ST-NICOLAS, 9.8 km away at 1,218 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 — 43198/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43198/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43198/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43198/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43221
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43198
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43018
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurel | 26 | 128 km E | 271 | 25.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Chamant | 15 | 102 km W | 237 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 8 % · humidity 100 % |
| Salvagnac-Cajarc | 12 | 157 km W | 372 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bézancourt | 76 | 523 km N | 358 | 23.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 5 % |
| Gréalou | 46 | 152 km W | 312 | 24.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Concorès | 46 | 186 km W | 312 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Chamant | 15 | 102 km W | 237 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 8 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aurel | 26 | 128 km E | 271 | 25.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gréalou | 46 | 152 km W | 312 | 24.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Salvagnac-Cajarc | 12 | 157 km W | 372 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Concorès | 46 | 186 km W | 312 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bézancourt | 76 | 523 km N | 358 | 23.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 5 % |
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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-Jean-Lachalm'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monlet | 43 | 29 km N | 402 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Félines | 43 | 35 km N | 298 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sembadel | 43 | 35 km N | 247 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaune-sur-Arzon | 43 | 37 km N | 227 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Muret | 48 | 57 km SW | 193 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aix | 19 | 128 km NW | 352 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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