La Séauve-sur-Semène
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Séauve-sur-Semène (INSEE 43236) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Loire et Semène. Population 1,456 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 53.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 11,859 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.48 | 10 | 4.75 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.56 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CORNILLON). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (DINE AMI TABLE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LA P'TITE ESCALE · L'ABREUVOIR 43140). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CECILE ROCHE, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE RIBEYRON, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN GIRE, MÉDECIN · EMERIC PAGES, MÉDECIN · LUCIE POULAIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA SEAUVE SUR SEMENE RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE LOU LIBRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE DE MONTBRISON). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (STEPH' COIFFURE · D'MEL COIFFURE · MAIMAI). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | CORNILLON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | DINE AMI TABLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LA P'TITE ESCALE · L'ABREUVOIR 43140 | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | CECILE ROCHE, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE RIBEYRON, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN GIRE, MÉDECIN · EMERIC PAGES, MÉDECIN · LUCIE POULAIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [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 | LA SEAUVE SUR SEMENE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE LOU LIBRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE DE MONTBRISON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | STEPH' COIFFURE · D'MEL COIFFURE · MAIMAI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| 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 1,453 (2012) → 1,456 (2023): 0.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,074 (1990) → 1,456 (2023): 35.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 782, of which 5.2 % second homes and 15.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Séauve-sur-Semène): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Séauve-sur-Semène): 0.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (La Séauve-sur-Semène): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pont-Salomon): 4.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Séauve-sur-Semène): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE weather station, 2.9 km away at 777 m; the village itself is at 740 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE, 2.9 km away at 777 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 804 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE, 2.9 km away at 777 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 — 43236/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43236/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43236/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43236/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43236
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43153
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermonville | 51 | 450 km N | 1,419 | 47.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Vraie-Croix | 56 | 585 km NW | 1,495 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moussac | 30 | 146 km S | 1,564 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pernay | 37 | 374 km NW | 1,609 | 50 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Échelles | 73 | 118 km E | 1,286 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mareau-aux-Prés | 45 | 340 km NW | 1,669 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Échelles | 73 | 118 km E | 1,286 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moussac | 30 | 146 km S | 1,564 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mareau-aux-Prés | 45 | 340 km NW | 1,669 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pernay | 37 | 374 km NW | 1,609 | 50 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hermonville | 51 | 450 km N | 1,419 | 47.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Vraie-Croix | 56 | 585 km NW | 1,495 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 La Séauve-sur-Semène'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bétheniville | 51 | 444 km N | 1,259 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étalans | 25 | 258 km NE | 1,643 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nomeny | 54 | 426 km N | 1,142 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Perrecy-les-Forges | 71 | 147 km N | 1,542 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rilly-la-Montagne | 51 | 431 km N | 1,003 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bouxières-aux-Chênes | 54 | 415 km N | 1,415 | 29.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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