Chanac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chanac (INSEE 48039) is in Lozère (48), part of CC Aubrac Lot Causses Tarn. Population 1,404 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/48039-chanac
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 12,085 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.52 | 5 | 2.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (TRADI VIANDES LOZERE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PIZZAROCK). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MARIE RIVIER). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARC LEROUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES CAUSSES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHANAC SNC LE TRIASOLO RAYNAL RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHANAC). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (RELAIS DES CAUSSES · HOTEL LOU CANTOU). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING COMMUNE DE CHANAC). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | TRADI VIANDES LOZERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SPAR | 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 | 1 | PIZZAROCK | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MARIE RIVIER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | MARC LEROUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES CAUSSES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CHANAC SNC LE TRIASOLO RAYNAL RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHANAC | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | RELAIS DES CAUSSES · HOTEL LOU CANTOU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING COMMUNE DE CHANAC | 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 1,444 (2012) → 1,404 (2023): -2.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,035 (1990) → 1,404 (2023): 35.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 913, of which 24 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Barjac): 6.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chanac): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Chanac): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chanac): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chanac): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 83 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTRODAT weather station, 9.1 km away at 746 m; the village itself is at 670 m. [10]
The village sits 76 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 MENDE, 11.7 km away at 932 m, over 16 summers. [10]
That station sits 262 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 894 mm of rain a year, spread over 105 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHANAC, 0.1 km away at 672 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 — 48039/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48039/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48039/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48039/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48018
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48039
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mens | 38 | 195 km E | 1,415 | 62.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abreschviller | 57 | 545 km NE | 1,428 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Theillay | 41 | 332 km N | 1,258 | 44 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 69 % |
| Ébreuil | 03 | 184 km N | 1,306 | 55.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saillans | 26 | 149 km E | 1,460 | 62.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Alboussière | 07 | 122 km NE | 1,048 | 50.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alboussière | 07 | 122 km NE | 1,048 | 50.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saillans | 26 | 149 km E | 1,460 | 62.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ébreuil | 03 | 184 km N | 1,306 | 55.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mens | 38 | 195 km E | 1,415 | 62.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Theillay | 41 | 332 km N | 1,258 | 44 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 69 % |
| Abreschviller | 57 | 545 km NE | 1,428 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · 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 Chanac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-de-Virieu | 38 | 203 km NE | 1,528 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roulans | 25 | 388 km NE | 1,125 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marnay | 70 | 366 km NE | 1,528 | 57.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Victor-de-Cessieu | 38 | 201 km NE | 2,148 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orgelet | 39 | 289 km NE | 1,554 | 47.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reillanne | 04 | 196 km E | 1,730 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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