Moissac-Vallée-Française
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 32.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Moissac-Vallée-Française (INSEE 48097) is in Lozère (48), part of CC des Cévennes au Mont Lozère. Population 216 (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 32.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 16,448 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| 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 × Restaurant (LE RELAIS DE LA FORGE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (RELAIS DU COL DE L'EXIL). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (LA BIBLIO DU CLOCHER MOISSAC-BM 3). [3]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE LA PATACHE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA PELUCARIE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | LE RELAIS DE LA FORGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | RELAIS DU COL DE L'EXIL | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | LA BIBLIO DU CLOCHER MOISSAC-BM 3 | 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 | AUBERGE LA PATACHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA PELUCARIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 223 (2012) → 216 (2023): -3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 178 (1990) → 216 (2023): 21.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 263, of which 53.2 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Croix-Vallée-Française): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saumane): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française): 4.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française): 4.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Moissac-Vallée-Française): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 43 days a year at or above 30 °C and 13 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST MARTIN DE LANSUSCLE weather station, 5 km away at 643 m; the village itself is at 287 m. [12]
The village sits 356 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST MARTIN DE LANSUSCLE, 5 km away at 643 m, over 16 summers. [12]
That station sits 356 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,480 mm of rain a year, spread over 95 days — about 15.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST MARTIN DE LANSUSCLE, 5 km away at 643 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 — 48097/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48097/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48097/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48097/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48144
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30310
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48148
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48097
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | 07 | 52 km NE | 262 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 39 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cros | 63 | 173 km NW | 171 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 26 % · humidity 64 % |
| Arrigas | 30 | 31 km SW | 219 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Larrau | 64 | 402 km W | 179 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Serralongue | 66 | 220 km SW | 244 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Méolans-Revel | 04 | 219 km E | 321 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrigas | 30 | 31 km SW | 219 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beaumont | 07 | 52 km NE | 262 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 39 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cros | 63 | 173 km NW | 171 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 26 % · humidity 64 % |
| Méolans-Revel | 04 | 219 km E | 321 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Serralongue | 66 | 220 km SW | 244 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Larrau | 64 | 402 km W | 179 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 66 % · 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 Moissac-Vallée-Française'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognocoli-Monticchi | 2A | 491 km SE | 172 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chambon | 30 | 24 km NE | 260 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pézènes-les-Mines | 34 | 77 km SW | 237 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pila-Canale | 2A | 492 km SE | 271 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cros | 30 | 19 km S | 265 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soustelle | 30 | 18 km E | 119 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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