Vergezac
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vergezac (INSEE 43257) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CA du Puy-en-Velay. Population 470 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/43257-vergezac
Vitality score
Vitality score 29.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 17,934 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (POP DU PRE O PLAT). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 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 | POP DU PRE O PLAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | 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 | 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 423 (2012) → 470 (2023): 11.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 391 (1990) → 470 (2023): 20.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 284, of which 11.3 % second homes and 17.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chaspuzac): 5.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bains): 4.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bains): 4.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bains): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vergezac): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 123 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE PUY-LOUDES weather station, 5.4 km away at 831 m; the village itself is at 1,033 m. [11]
The village sits 202 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 PUY-LOUDES, 5.4 km away at 831 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 202 m below 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 682 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE PUY-LOUDES, 5.4 km away at 831 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43257/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43257/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43257/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43257/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43062
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43018
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43257
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bongheat | 63 | 81 km N | 465 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Angel | 63 | 124 km NW | 467 | 30.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jouvençon | 71 | 200 km NE | 461 | 29 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 22 % · humidity 57 % |
| Essertines-en-Donzy | 42 | 94 km NE | 477 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 11 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cassagnoles | 30 | 117 km S | 457 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Fontenoy | 02 | 488 km N | 483 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bongheat | 63 | 81 km N | 465 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Essertines-en-Donzy | 42 | 94 km NE | 477 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 11 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cassagnoles | 30 | 117 km S | 457 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Angel | 63 | 124 km NW | 467 | 30.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jouvençon | 71 | 200 km NE | 461 | 29 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 22 % · humidity 57 % |
| Fontenoy | 02 | 488 km N | 483 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 0 % |
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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 Vergezac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remoray-Boujeons | 25 | 274 km NE | 466 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Thuile | 73 | 190 km E | 353 | 35 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Engins | 38 | 149 km E | 422 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arith | 73 | 199 km NE | 456 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-en-Montagne | 39 | 259 km NE | 390 | 29.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montandon | 25 | 348 km NE | 371 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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