Altier
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 23/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Altier (INSEE 48004) is in Lozère (48), part of CC Mont Lozère. Population 213 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 23/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 16,342 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.77 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ALTIER AP). [3]
1 × Library (DÉPÔT LECTURE D'ALTIER). [3]
1 × Hotel (L'ARBRE À PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (PARC RESIDENTIEL). [3,4]
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 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 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE 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 | 1 | ALTIER AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | DÉPÔT LECTURE D'ALTIER | 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 | 1 | L'ARBRE À PAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | PARC RESIDENTIEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 207 (2012) → 213 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 243 (1990) → 213 (2023): -12.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 318, of which 61.6 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villefort): 6.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villefort): 6.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Villefort): 7.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villefort): 6.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Altier): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ALTIER weather station, 2.4 km away at 900 m; the village itself is at 743 m. [10]
The village sits 157 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.7 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ALTIER, 2.4 km away at 900 m, over 25 summers. [10]
That station sits 157 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,159 mm of rain a year, spread over 100 days — about 11.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ALTIER, 2.4 km away at 900 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 — 48004/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48004/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48004/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48004/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48198
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48004
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc | 48 | 20 km N | 208 | 24.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 9 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Plantiers | 30 | 41 km S | 228 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Donat | 63 | 143 km NW | 198 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint Bonnet-Laval | 48 | 40 km N | 258 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ascros | 06 | 259 km E | 174 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mhère | 58 | 304 km N | 226 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc | 48 | 20 km N | 208 | 24.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 9 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint Bonnet-Laval | 48 | 40 km N | 258 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Plantiers | 30 | 41 km S | 228 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Donat | 63 | 143 km NW | 198 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ascros | 06 | 259 km E | 174 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mhère | 58 | 304 km N | 226 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 65 % · 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 Altier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pardoux-la-Croisille | 19 | 171 km NW | 176 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marigny-l'Église | 58 | 321 km N | 294 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy-le-Meil | 07 | 68 km NE | 201 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontanges | 15 | 129 km NW | 213 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Moreil | 23 | 229 km NW | 229 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eppe-Sauvage | 59 | 628 km N | 237 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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