Sainte-Hélène
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Hélène (INSEE 48157) is in Lozère (48), part of CC Mont Lozère. Population 97 (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 13/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 10,303 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 | 0.21 | 5 | 1.03 |
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 71 (2012) → 97 (2023): 36.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 47 (1990) → 97 (2023): 106.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 68, of which 39.7 % second homes and 1.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mont Lozère et Goulet): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lanuéjols): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Badaroux): 4.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Mont Lozère et Goulet): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lanuéjols): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 87 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MENDE-BRENOUX weather station, 6.2 km away at 1,019 m; the village itself is at 847 m. [11]
The village sits 172 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, 6.2 km away at 1,019 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 172 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 994 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BAGNOLS, 5.3 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 — 48157/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48157/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48157/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48157/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48027
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48081
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48013
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thèbe | 65 | 297 km SW | 97 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 47 % |
| Erloy | 02 | 600 km N | 98 | 3.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lastic | 63 | 155 km NW | 98 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cerniébaud | 39 | 314 km NE | 91 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gembrie | 65 | 297 km SW | 89 | 13 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 47 % |
| Serécourt | 88 | 429 km NE | 100 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lastic | 63 | 155 km NW | 98 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gembrie | 65 | 297 km SW | 89 | 13 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 47 % |
| Thèbe | 65 | 297 km SW | 97 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 47 % |
| Cerniébaud | 39 | 314 km NE | 91 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Serécourt | 88 | 429 km NE | 100 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Erloy | 02 | 600 km N | 98 | 3.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 38 % · 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 Sainte-Hélène'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mas-d'Artige | 23 | 174 km NW | 92 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Innimond | 01 | 209 km NE | 95 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ilhet | 65 | 311 km SW | 122 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Eugénie-de-Villeneuve | 43 | 69 km N | 103 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vauclusotte | 25 | 391 km NE | 74 | 3.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savilly | 21 | 295 km N | 79 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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