Hures-la-Parade
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hures-la-Parade (INSEE 48074) is in Lozère (48), part of CC Gorges Causses Cévennes. Population 242 (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 39.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 17,081 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.21 | 5 | 1.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (COOP AGRICOLE CAUSSE LOZERE). [3]
3 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LES DOUZES · O GARAGE · PAUAYM). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (HYELZAS RP). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA JONTE - LES DOUZES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 1 | COOP AGRICOLE CAUSSE LOZERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 | 3 | RESTAURANT LES DOUZES · O GARAGE · PAUAYM | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | HYELZAS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | HOTEL DE LA JONTE - LES DOUZES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 257 (2012) → 242 (2023): -5.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 164 (1990) → 242 (2023): 47.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 216, of which 39.4 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Malène): 6.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Hures-la-Parade): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Meyrueis): 9.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Meyrueis): 9.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Hures-la-Parade): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 87 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST PIERRE-DES-TRIPIERS weather station, 3.8 km away at 929 m; the village itself is at 991 m. [11]
The village sits 62 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST PIERRE-DES-TRIPIERS, 3.8 km away at 929 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 62 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 874 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST PIERRE-DES-TRIPIERS, 3.8 km away at 929 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 — 48074/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48074/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48074/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48074/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48088
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48074
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48096
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnat-l'Étrange | 23 | 192 km NW | 236 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fondamente | 12 | 45 km SW | 318 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Penne | 06 | 289 km E | 254 | 29.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rivel | 11 | 181 km SW | 219 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 4 % · humidity 36 % |
| Échandelys | 63 | 145 km N | 248 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Nouaille | 23 | 205 km NW | 224 | 21.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fondamente | 12 | 45 km SW | 318 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Échandelys | 63 | 145 km N | 248 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rivel | 11 | 181 km SW | 219 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 4 % · humidity 36 % |
| Magnat-l'Étrange | 23 | 192 km NW | 236 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Nouaille | 23 | 205 km NW | 224 | 21.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Penne | 06 | 289 km E | 254 | 29.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 12 % · 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 Hures-la-Parade'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnat-l'Étrange | 23 | 192 km NW | 236 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Échandelys | 63 | 145 km N | 248 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-Saint-Jean | 21 | 349 km N | 267 | 27.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Davignac | 19 | 170 km NW | 235 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Victor-la-Rivière | 63 | 149 km N | 239 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vazeilles-Limandre | 43 | 101 km N | 268 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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