Pelouse
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pelouse (INSEE 48111) is in Lozère (48), part of CC Coeur de Lozère. Population 231 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 12.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 16,792 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser. [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 212 (2012) → 231 (2023): 9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 151 (1990) → 231 (2023): 53 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 193, of which 41.5 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Badaroux): 6.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mont Lozère et Goulet): 7.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Badaroux): 6.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mont Lozère et Goulet): 7.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Laubert): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 110 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATEAUNEUF-DE-RANDON weather station, 9.2 km away at 1,247 m; the village itself is at 1,155 m. [11]
The village sits 92 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MENDE-BRENOUX, 9.9 km away at 1,019 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 136 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 994 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BAGNOLS, 8.1 km away at 918 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 — 48111/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48111/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48111/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48111/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48013
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48027
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48082
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Housseau-Brétignolles | 53 | 537 km NW | 231 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-Crillat | 39 | 282 km NE | 247 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Termes | 48 | 45 km NW | 214 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| Verdun | 09 | 251 km SW | 209 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 0 % |
| Vignale | 2B | 516 km SE | 222 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Branville | 14 | 590 km NW | 238 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Termes | 48 | 45 km NW | 214 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| Verdun | 09 | 251 km SW | 209 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Maurice-Crillat | 39 | 282 km NE | 247 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vignale | 2B | 516 km SE | 222 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Le Housseau-Brétignolles | 53 | 537 km NW | 231 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Branville | 14 | 590 km NW | 238 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Pelouse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Motte-en-Champsaur | 05 | 195 km E | 207 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buissard | 05 | 200 km E | 187 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Born | 48 | 4.5 km W | 156 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Marie-du-Mont | 38 | 206 km NE | 243 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chapois | 39 | 311 km NE | 219 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cadéac | 65 | 322 km SW | 309 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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