Saint-Vénérand
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 13.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Vénérand (INSEE 43225) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles. Population 65 (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 13.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 6,785 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.21 | 5 | 1.04 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA ROULOTTE DU PELERIN). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE MOULIN DE JO). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 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 | 1 | LA ROULOTTE DU PELERIN | 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 LE MOULIN DE JO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 51 (2012) → 65 (2023): 27.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 69 (1990) → 65 (2023): -5.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 53, of which 39.6 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance): 2.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Grandrieu): 10 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 100 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LANDOS-CHARBON weather station, 12.9 km away at 1,148 m; the village itself is at 1,024 m. [10]
The village sits 124 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LANDOS-CHARBON, 12.9 km away at 1,148 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 124 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 728 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at THORAS, 7.9 km away at 1,019 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43225/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43225/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43225/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43225/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48038
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48070
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fay | 61 | 490 km NW | 69 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Urbalacone | 2A | 543 km SE | 65 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Menétrux-en-Joux | 39 | 257 km NE | 76 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Vertu | 89 | 321 km N | 66 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 12 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lassur | 09 | 281 km SW | 82 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 16 % · humidity 100 % |
| Millevaches | 19 | 151 km NW | 79 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millevaches | 19 | 151 km NW | 79 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Menétrux-en-Joux | 39 | 257 km NE | 76 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lassur | 09 | 281 km SW | 82 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 16 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Vertu | 89 | 321 km N | 66 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 12 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fay | 61 | 490 km NW | 69 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Urbalacone | 2A | 543 km SE | 65 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
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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-Vénérand'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millevaches | 19 | 151 km NW | 79 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laroche-près-Feyt | 19 | 131 km NW | 80 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze | 23 | 143 km NW | 71 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courteix | 19 | 136 km NW | 63 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grandvals | 48 | 53 km W | 61 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aix-la-Fayette | 63 | 73 km N | 97 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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