Chaulhac
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 2.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 2 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chaulhac (INSEE 48046) is in Lozère (48), part of CC des Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac. Population 58 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/48046-chaulhac
Vitality score
Vitality score 2.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 2 % of the 5,903 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.14 | 10 | 1.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.16 | 5 | 0.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 79 (2012) → 58 (2023): -26.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 91 (1990) → 58 (2023): -36.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 74, of which 41.9 % second homes and 17.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Clavières): 7.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Albaret-Sainte-Marie): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Ruynes-en-Margeride): 9.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Ruynes-en-Margeride): 9.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Val d'Arcomie): 4 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the PAULHAC EN MARGERIDE_SAPC weather station, 10.1 km away at 1,170 m; the village itself is at 906 m. [12]
The village sits 264 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. [12]
An average of 844 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LE MALZIEU, 9.5 km away at 859 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48046/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48046/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48046/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48046/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15051
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48002
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15168
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15108
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authon | 04 | 240 km E | 57 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 0 % |
| Desges | 43 | 19 km NE | 57 | 4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 % |
| Saint-Aquilin-de-Corbion | 61 | 463 km NW | 60 | 3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 45 % |
| Saint-Austremoine | 43 | 24 km N | 58 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 74 % |
| Chalancon | 26 | 171 km E | 59 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 49 % |
| Tailhac | 43 | 21 km NE | 59 | 5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 72 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desges | 43 | 19 km NE | 57 | 4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 % |
| Tailhac | 43 | 21 km NE | 59 | 5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 72 % |
| Saint-Austremoine | 43 | 24 km N | 58 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 74 % |
| Chalancon | 26 | 171 km E | 59 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 49 % |
| Authon | 04 | 240 km E | 57 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Aquilin-de-Corbion | 61 | 463 km NW | 60 | 3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 45 % |
Elsewhere
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