Saint-Julien-Chapteuil
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Julien-Chapteuil (INSEE 43200) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Mézenc-Loire-Meygal. Population 2,019 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 56.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 87 % of the 9,564 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.58 | 5 | 2.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (UN BRIN GOURMAND). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON BENOIT-FAISANDIER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ADT MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (MAISON VIDAL · L'ESTAMINET · FERME DU BIEN ETRE · CHEZ OLIVE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE SAINT JULIEN). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JULES ROMAINS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE FERTE, MÉDECIN · CABINET DU DOCTEUR LAGER). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE HENRI DUBOIS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (PARC DES SPORTS). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE MARILYNE · LES CISEAUX DE VALENTINE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (FERME DU BIEN ETRE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | UN BRIN GOURMAND | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON BENOIT-FAISANDIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ADT MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | MAISON VIDAL · L'ESTAMINET · FERME DU BIEN ETRE · CHEZ OLIVE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE SAINT JULIEN | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JULES ROMAINS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | MARIE FERTE, MÉDECIN · CABINET DU DOCTEUR LAGER | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE HENRI DUBOIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | PARC DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | COIFFURE MARILYNE · LES CISEAUX DE VALENTINE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | FERME DU BIEN ETRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,873 (2012) → 2,019 (2023): 7.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,664 (1990) → 2,019 (2023): 21.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,363, of which 21.2 % second homes and 11.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Hostien): 4.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Lantriac): 5.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 96 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-JULIEN-CHAP weather station, 0.3 km away at 810 m; the village itself is at 820 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LE PERTUIS_SAPC, 7 km away at 1,020 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 200 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 925 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-JULIEN-CHAP, 0.3 km away at 810 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43200/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/a69b7ddd-c342-3eb6-b4f6-d4ed8b72e3cc— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43200/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43200/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43200/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43194
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43200
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43113
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mareuil en Périgord | 24 | 286 km W | 2,326 | 56.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 46 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pleine-Fougères | 35 | 578 km NW | 2,002 | 54.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 22 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lalbenque | 46 | 213 km W | 1,899 | 64 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 26 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Bégude-de-Mazenc | 26 | 88 km SE | 1,779 | 61.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 9 % · humidity 71 % |
| Peyre en Aubrac | 48 | 70 km SW | 2,296 | 71 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lombez | 32 | 305 km SW | 2,233 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyre en Aubrac | 48 | 70 km SW | 2,296 | 71 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bégude-de-Mazenc | 26 | 88 km SE | 1,779 | 61.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 9 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lalbenque | 46 | 213 km W | 1,899 | 64 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 26 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mareuil en Périgord | 24 | 286 km W | 2,326 | 56.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 46 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lombez | 32 | 305 km SW | 2,233 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Pleine-Fougères | 35 | 578 km NW | 2,002 | 54.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 22 % · 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-Julien-Chapteuil'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornimont | 88 | 389 km NE | 3,027 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lapte | 43 | 21 km NE | 1,806 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Manzat | 63 | 135 km NW | 1,426 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Murat | 15 | 94 km W | 1,770 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sancey | 25 | 318 km NE | 1,385 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Riom-ès-Montagnes | 15 | 113 km W | 2,405 | 67.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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