Siaugues-Sainte-Marie
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Siaugues-Sainte-Marie (INSEE 43239) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC des Rives du Haut Allier. Population 839 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 66.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 15,354 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.96 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE AUX DELICES DES OLIVIERS · AU P'TIT FOURNIL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE SIBAUD). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA MAISON · LE RELAIS 43). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE GRATIN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NICOLETA DARIE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SIAUGUES SAINTE MARIE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (L'ETANG DU REPOS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE AUX DELICES DES OLIVIERS · AU P'TIT FOURNIL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE SIBAUD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | 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 | 2 | LA MAISON · LE RELAIS 43 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE GRATIN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 1 | NICOLETA DARIE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SIAUGUES SAINTE MARIE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | L'ETANG DU REPOS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Sunday dimanche matin marché aux veaux. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 792 (2012) → 839 (2023): 5.9 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 832 (1990) → 839 (2023): 0.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 651, of which 20.4 % second homes and 15.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Siaugues-Sainte-Marie): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Siaugues-Sainte-Marie): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Siaugues-Sainte-Marie): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Langeac): 10.7 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Siaugues-Sainte-Marie): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the FIX-ST-GENEYS weather station, 6.3 km away at 1,102 m; the village itself is at 906 m. [12]
The village sits 196 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at FIX-ST-GENEYS, 6.3 km away at 1,102 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 196 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 816 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SAINT-BERAIN, 5.4 km away at 1,025 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43239/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-siaugues-stemarie.fr/industrie-agriculture-mairie-43-hauteloire— “En moyenne, il draîne chaque dimanche matin une centaine d'agriculteurs venus des communes et cantons voisins soit pour vendre leur veau soit pour suivre les cours.”
- DATAtourisme 2025-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3a9d42eb-e689-3270-986e-81712db7631c— “Tous les dimanches matins : marché hebdomadaire en centre-bourg (producteurs locaux), et marché aux veaux au marché couvert.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43239/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43239/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43239/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43239
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43112
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saignes | 15 | 94 km W | 835 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montsalvy | 15 | 99 km SW | 842 | 70.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 77 % |
| Bélâbre | 36 | 251 km NW | 923 | 64.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champagne-en-Valromey | 01 | 183 km NE | 831 | 67.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allègre | 43 | 13 km NE | 922 | 63.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Daumazan-sur-Arize | 09 | 285 km SW | 804 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 13 % · winter 23 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allègre | 43 | 13 km NE | 922 | 63.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saignes | 15 | 94 km W | 835 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montsalvy | 15 | 99 km SW | 842 | 70.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 77 % |
| Champagne-en-Valromey | 01 | 183 km NE | 831 | 67.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bélâbre | 36 | 251 km NW | 923 | 64.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Daumazan-sur-Arize | 09 | 285 km SW | 804 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 13 % · winter 23 % |
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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 Siaugues-Sainte-Marie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tauves | 63 | 94 km NW | 684 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peyrelevade | 19 | 141 km NW | 824 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtillon-en-Bazois | 58 | 218 km N | 795 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaudes-Aigues | 15 | 56 km SW | 813 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Olby | 63 | 94 km NW | 857 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sornac | 19 | 129 km NW | 776 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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