Les Villettes
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 33.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Villettes (INSEE 43265) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Marches du Velay-Rochebaron. Population 1,450 (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 33.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 11,910 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 | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE P'TIT BISTROT). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LES VILLETTES AP). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE L'ÉVASION). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (MJ COIFF'). [4,3]
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, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE P'TIT BISTROT | INSEE SIRENE 2 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LES VILLETTES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE L'ÉVASION | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | MJ COIFF' | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,239 (2012) → 1,450 (2023): 17 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 592 (1990) → 1,450 (2023): 144.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 683, of which 10.8 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Sigolène): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Les Villettes): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE weather station, 9.5 km away at 777 m; the village itself is at 722 m. [11]
The village sits 55 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE, 9.5 km away at 777 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 55 m above 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 770 mm of rain a year, spread over 104 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-MAURICE-DE-L, 2.9 km away at 480 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 — 43265/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43265/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43265/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43265/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43211
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43224
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43265
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinet | 85 | 480 km W | 1,229 | 28.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 45 % |
| Parné-sur-Roc | 53 | 482 km NW | 1,378 | 29 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Prouant | 85 | 431 km NW | 1,666 | 29.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Moissat | 63 | 88 km NW | 1,253 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montilliers | 49 | 420 km NW | 1,222 | 24.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villemontais | 42 | 85 km N | 1,042 | 27.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villemontais | 42 | 85 km N | 1,042 | 27.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 29 % |
| Moissat | 63 | 88 km NW | 1,253 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montilliers | 49 | 420 km NW | 1,222 | 24.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Prouant | 85 | 431 km NW | 1,666 | 29.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Martinet | 85 | 480 km W | 1,229 | 28.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 45 % |
| Parné-sur-Roc | 53 | 482 km NW | 1,378 | 29 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · 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 Les Villettes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art-sur-Meurthe | 54 | 412 km N | 1,700 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Illtal | 68 | 352 km NE | 1,203 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| May-en-Multien | 77 | 436 km N | 877 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moigny-sur-École | 91 | 379 km N | 1,294 | 35 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jebsheim | 68 | 408 km NE | 1,360 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chanteau | 45 | 347 km NW | 1,590 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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