Saint Bonnet-Laval
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint Bonnet-Laval (INSEE 48139) is in Lozère (48), part of CC du Haut Allier Margeride. Population 258 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 1 former commune: Laval-Atger (48084). [3]
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/48139-saint-bonnet-laval
Vitality score
Vitality score 14.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 17,323 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.75 | 5 | 3.74 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.39 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [4,5]
1 × Café / bar. [5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHAPEAUROUX AP). [4]
2 × Library (DÉPÔT LECTURE DE AGENCE POSTALE CHAPEAUROUX · DÉPÔT DE CONDRES). [4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL ST BONNET DE MONTAUROUX · CAMPING LES EAUX VIVES). [4,5]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CHAPEAUROUX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 2 | DÉPÔT LECTURE DE AGENCE POSTALE CHAPEAUROUX · DÉPÔT DE CONDRES | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL ST BONNET DE MONTAUROUX · CAMPING LES EAUX VIVES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 278 (2012) → 258 (2023): -7.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 349 (1990) → 258 (2023): -26.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 252, of which 64.7 % second homes and 1.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance): 6.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance): 5.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Grandrieu): 7.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance): 6.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance): 6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 88 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GRANDRIEU weather station, 7.7 km away at 1,163 m; the village itself is at 862 m. [11]
The village sits 301 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 NAUSSAC, 11.5 km away at 967 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 105 m above 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 855 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GRANDRIEU, 7.7 km away at 1,163 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 — 48139/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48139/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48139/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48139/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48038
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48070
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Setiers | 19 | 158 km NW | 252 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mhère | 58 | 266 km N | 226 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Haon | 43 | 4.6 km NE | 276 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malarce-sur-la-Thines | 07 | 50 km SE | 268 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
| Altier | 48 | 40 km S | 213 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marigny-l'Église | 58 | 283 km N | 294 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Haon | 43 | 4.6 km NE | 276 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Altier | 48 | 40 km S | 213 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malarce-sur-la-Thines | 07 | 50 km SE | 268 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Setiers | 19 | 158 km NW | 252 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mhère | 58 | 266 km N | 226 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marigny-l'Église | 58 | 283 km N | 294 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 43 % · 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 Saint Bonnet-Laval'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Setiers | 19 | 158 km NW | 252 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Haon | 43 | 4.6 km NE | 276 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mars | 07 | 53 km NE | 243 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Laubies | 48 | 27 km SW | 151 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel | 63 | 71 km N | 211 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martial | 07 | 44 km E | 269 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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