Vézézoux
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 26/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vézézoux (INSEE 43261) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Auzon Communauté. Population 635 (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 26/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 16,821 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE MAIRIE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 MAIRIE | 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 554 (2012) → 635 (2023): 14.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 386 (1990) → 635 (2023): 64.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 325, of which 8 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brassac-les-Mines): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brassac-les-Mines): 1.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Brassac-les-Mines): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Brassac-les-Mines): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vézézoux): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 78 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FONTANNES weather station, 12.8 km away at 435 m; the village itself is at 445 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FONTANNES, 12.8 km away at 435 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 670 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at STE-FLORINE, 2.1 km away at 450 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 — 43261/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43261/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43261/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43261/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63050
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43261
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villy-le-Bouveret | 74 | 230 km E | 653 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Siccieu-Saint-Julien-et-Carisieu | 38 | 158 km E | 609 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chalautre-la-Grande | 77 | 349 km N | 644 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Eusèbe | 74 | 212 km E | 633 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Virigneux | 42 | 85 km E | 618 | 26.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 80 % · humidity 14 % |
| Calleville | 27 | 464 km NW | 665 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virigneux | 42 | 85 km E | 618 | 26.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 80 % · humidity 14 % |
| Siccieu-Saint-Julien-et-Carisieu | 38 | 158 km E | 609 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Eusèbe | 74 | 212 km E | 633 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villy-le-Bouveret | 74 | 230 km E | 653 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chalautre-la-Grande | 77 | 349 km N | 644 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Calleville | 27 | 464 km NW | 665 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 66 % · 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 Vézézoux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siccieu-Saint-Julien-et-Carisieu | 38 | 158 km E | 609 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lornay | 74 | 207 km E | 588 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boussy | 74 | 211 km E | 506 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brenat | 63 | 17 km N | 629 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Varambon | 01 | 169 km NE | 675 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 73 | 216 km E | 437 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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