Saint-Pierre-Eynac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pierre-Eynac (INSEE 43218) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Mézenc-Loire-Meygal. Population 1,288 (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 38.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 12,763 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DE JESUS FERREIRA MANUEL · BOULANGERIE AUTREMENT). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LODGE LES JARDINS D'ESPALADOUS · AUX POINTS DU JOUR · L'AMUSE BOUCHE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE BOURG). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT PIERRE EYNAC AP). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | DE JESUS FERREIRA MANUEL · BOULANGERIE AUTREMENT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 4 | LODGE LES JARDINS D'ESPALADOUS · AUX POINTS DU JOUR · L'AMUSE BOUCHE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE BOURG | 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 PIERRE EYNAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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] | |
| 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 1,065 (2012) → 1,288 (2023): 20.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 775 (1990) → 1,288 (2023): 66.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 693, of which 11 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pierre-Eynac): 2.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil): 2.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Blavozy): 4.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Pierre-Eynac): 0.3 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 102 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-JULIEN-CHAP weather station, 2.2 km away at 810 m; the village itself is at 901 m. [11]
The village sits 91 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 PERTUIS_SAPC, 6.2 km away at 1,020 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 119 m above 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 925 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-JULIEN-CHAP, 2.2 km away at 810 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
54 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 159,000 € — 1,211 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Haute-Loire is 1,165 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
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 — 43218/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43218/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43218/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43218/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43218
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43200
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43032
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-sur-Loire | 37 | 382 km NW | 1,468 | 28.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 15 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ardon | 45 | 346 km NW | 1,203 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 45 % |
| Saint-Porquier | 82 | 254 km SW | 1,326 | 34.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 22 % · humidity 50 % |
| Ohain | 59 | 555 km N | 1,171 | 28.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine | 44 | 480 km NW | 1,251 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 11 % · humidity 79 % |
| Exideuil-sur-Vienne | 16 | 278 km W | 1,035 | 27.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 18 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Porquier | 82 | 254 km SW | 1,326 | 34.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 22 % · humidity 50 % |
| Exideuil-sur-Vienne | 16 | 278 km W | 1,035 | 27.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 18 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ardon | 45 | 346 km NW | 1,203 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 45 % |
| La Chapelle-sur-Loire | 37 | 382 km NW | 1,468 | 28.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 15 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine | 44 | 480 km NW | 1,251 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 11 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ohain | 59 | 555 km N | 1,171 | 28.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 38 % · 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-Pierre-Eynac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charbonnières-les-Vieilles | 63 | 133 km NW | 1,170 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pays-de-Montbenoît | 25 | 286 km NE | 1,923 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Menthonnex-en-Bornes | 74 | 201 km NE | 1,115 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaizon | 43 | 18 km W | 931 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent | 74 | 213 km NE | 841 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aveize | 69 | 79 km NE | 1,110 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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