Saint-Pal-de-Mons
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pal-de-Mons (INSEE 43213) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Marches du Velay-Rochebaron. Population 2,358 (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 2026-10-24.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 52.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 8,588 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.09 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MOULIN JULIEN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (SAN PALOU'S KNETT · LES FEUILLANTINES · RIBEIRO SERODIO PATRICE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR DE LA MAIRIE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MURIEL PEZET, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME LHOSTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT PAL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (PAUZE FRANCINE · MADEMOISELLE PAULE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL RESTAURANT LES FEUILLANTINES). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MOULIN JULIEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | 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 | 4 | SAN PALOU'S KNETT · LES FEUILLANTINES · RIBEIRO SERODIO PATRICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR DE LA MAIRIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | MURIEL PEZET, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME LHOSTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE SAINT PAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | PAUZE FRANCINE · MADEMOISELLE PAULE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL RESTAURANT LES FEUILLANTINES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 2,173 (2012) → 2,358 (2023): 8.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,542 (1990) → 2,358 (2023): 52.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,189, of which 9.1 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pal-de-Mons): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pal-de-Mons): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Pal-de-Mons): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Pal-de-Mons): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Pal-de-Mons): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 80 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST-ROMAIN-LACHALM weather station, 4.5 km away at 902 m; the village itself is at 827 m. [9]
The village sits 75 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE, 8.2 km away at 777 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 907 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-ROMAIN-LACHALM, 4.5 km away at 902 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
92 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 182,700 € — 1,405 € per m² of built surface. [10]
12 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 69,000 € — 785 € per m². [10]
The median across Haute-Loire is 1,165 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43213/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43213/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43213/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43213/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43213
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guégon | 56 | 602 km NW | 2,365 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monnetier-Mornex | 74 | 183 km NE | 2,362 | 49 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corseul | 22 | 607 km NW | 2,331 | 45.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gambais | 78 | 439 km NW | 2,574 | 51.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
| Loretz-d'Argenton | 79 | 402 km NW | 2,575 | 60.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 49 % |
| Plounévez-Lochrist | 29 | 745 km NW | 2,281 | 47.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monnetier-Mornex | 74 | 183 km NE | 2,362 | 49 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loretz-d'Argenton | 79 | 402 km NW | 2,575 | 60.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 49 % |
| Gambais | 78 | 439 km NW | 2,574 | 51.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
| Guégon | 56 | 602 km NW | 2,365 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corseul | 22 | 607 km NW | 2,331 | 45.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plounévez-Lochrist | 29 | 745 km NW | 2,281 | 47.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 9 % · 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-Pal-de-Mons'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Paul-en-Chablais | 74 | 222 km NE | 2,613 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dabo | 57 | 441 km NE | 2,361 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hadol | 88 | 358 km NE | 2,311 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat | 15 | 160 km W | 1,527 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Premiers Sapins | 25 | 260 km NE | 1,587 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Riotord | 43 | 10 km E | 1,195 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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