Salzuit
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Salzuit (INSEE 43232) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Rives du Haut Allier. Population 330 (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 32.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 18,033 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4.01 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHEZ ANTONIN). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PATE A CRAQUE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DOMAINE SAINT ROCH). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | CHEZ ANTONIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | PATE A CRAQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | HOTEL DOMAINE SAINT ROCH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 359 (2012) → 330 (2023): -8.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 354 (1990) → 330 (2023): -6.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 213, of which 9.9 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Salzuit): 0.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Paulhaguet): 1.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Paulhaguet): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Paulhaguet): 2.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Salzuit): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHAVANIAC-LAFAYETTE weather station, 9.5 km away at 715 m; the village itself is at 576 m. [10]
The village sits 139 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 FONTANNES, 11.3 km away at 435 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 141 m below 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 696 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PAULHAGUET, 2.7 km away at 544 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 — 43232/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43232/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43232/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43232/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43232
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43148
- 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-Rémy | 12 | 145 km SW | 310 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Agoulin | 63 | 96 km N | 310 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 97 % |
| Créon-d'Armagnac | 40 | 315 km SW | 331 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pasques | 21 | 262 km NE | 290 | 34.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Couzon | 03 | 164 km N | 328 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oëlleville | 88 | 398 km NE | 266 | 33.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Agoulin | 63 | 96 km N | 310 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 97 % |
| Saint-Rémy | 12 | 145 km SW | 310 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Couzon | 03 | 164 km N | 328 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pasques | 21 | 262 km NE | 290 | 34.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Créon-d'Armagnac | 40 | 315 km SW | 331 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Oëlleville | 88 | 398 km NE | 266 | 33.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 100 % · 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 Salzuit'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Capelle-Balaguier | 12 | 149 km SW | 346 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mars | 42 | 121 km NE | 555 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chambornay-lès-Pin | 70 | 301 km NE | 393 | 31.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Leigneux | 42 | 71 km NE | 359 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villard-Sallet | 73 | 210 km E | 310 | 30.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jarjayes | 05 | 221 km E | 465 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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