Saint-Paul-de-Tartas
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
No daily shops 16.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Paul-de-Tartas (INSEE 43215) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles. Population 204 (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 16.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 16,069 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.26 | 10 | 2.56 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA REGORDANE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AURAND MARIE-JOSEE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LACHAMP). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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) | 1 | LA REGORDANE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | AURAND MARIE-JOSEE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LACHAMP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 202 (2012) → 204 (2023): 1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 270 (1990) → 204 (2023): -24.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 282, of which 58.9 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pradelles): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Paul-de-Tartas): 3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Coucouron): 5.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Pradelles): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pradelles): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 129 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-PAUL-DE-TART weather station, 3 km away at 1,146 m; the village itself is at 1,205 m. [11]
The village sits 59 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 LANDOS-CHARBON, 7.8 km away at 1,148 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 57 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 786 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-PAUL-DE-TART, 3 km away at 1,146 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 — 43215/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43215/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43215/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43215/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43154
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43215
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07071
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Apollinaire | 05 | 196 km E | 209 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Espérausses | 81 | 165 km SW | 146 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lacourt | 09 | 301 km SW | 205 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Venanson | 06 | 278 km E | 195 | 22.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martial | 30 | 87 km S | 177 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aston | 09 | 288 km SW | 197 | 14.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martial | 30 | 87 km S | 177 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Espérausses | 81 | 165 km SW | 146 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 05 | 196 km E | 209 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Venanson | 06 | 278 km E | 195 | 22.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aston | 09 | 288 km SW | 197 | 14.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Lacourt | 09 | 301 km SW | 205 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
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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-Paul-de-Tartas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Targasonne | 66 | 299 km SW | 201 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontrabiouse | 66 | 282 km SW | 144 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Frasnois | 39 | 256 km NE | 170 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montbel | 48 | 28 km SW | 146 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Besse | 38 | 181 km E | 154 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Grangettes | 25 | 292 km NE | 334 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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