Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 20.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit (INSEE 48158) is in Lozère (48), part of CC des Cévennes au Mont Lozère. Population 104 (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 20.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 10,940 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.94 | 10 | 9.44 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DES AYRES). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE ST HILAIRE DE LAVIT ASSOCIATION ESPERLUETTE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DES AYRES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE ST HILAIRE DE LAVIT ASSOCIATION ESPERLUETTE | 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 | 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 120 (2012) → 104 (2023): -13.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 72 (1990) → 104 (2023): 44.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 135, of which 56.3 % second homes and 1.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Germain-de-Calberte): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Michel-de-Dèze): 3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Collet-de-Dèze): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Collet-de-Dèze): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Michel-de-Dèze): 3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE COLLET-SAUVEPLANE weather station, 5.5 km away at 490 m; the village itself is at 545 m. [11]
The village sits 55 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 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST MARTIN DE LANSUSCLE, 9.2 km away at 643 m, over 16 summers. [11]
That station sits 98 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 1,610 mm of rain a year, spread over 93 days — about 17.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE COLLET-SAUVEPLANE, 5.5 km away at 490 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 — 48158/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48158/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48158/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 48158/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48155
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48173
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48051
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulon | 65 | 327 km SW | 99 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Freycenet-la-Cuche | 43 | 73 km N | 105 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gorniès | 34 | 45 km SW | 103 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 10 % · winter 86 % |
| Saint-Vert | 43 | 127 km N | 108 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Présailles | 43 | 73 km N | 108 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 38 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonnefond | 19 | 205 km NW | 115 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorniès | 34 | 45 km SW | 103 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 10 % · winter 86 % |
| Présailles | 43 | 73 km N | 108 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 38 % · humidity 86 % |
| Freycenet-la-Cuche | 43 | 73 km N | 105 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Vert | 43 | 127 km N | 108 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonnefond | 19 | 205 km NW | 115 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aulon | 65 | 327 km SW | 99 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · 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 Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont-en-Diois | 26 | 133 km E | 103 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castellet-lès-Sausses | 04 | 233 km E | 143 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dunet | 36 | 318 km NW | 103 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arrigas | 30 | 42 km SW | 219 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouzic | 24 | 216 km W | 160 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arpavon | 26 | 113 km E | 73 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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