Ambierle
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ambierle (INSEE 42003) is in Loire (42), part of CA Roannais Agglomération. Population 1,865 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 47.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 10,062 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.58 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DU PRIEURE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LE PRIEURE · SARL COTTIN-RENAUDIN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE PRIEURE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE BOURG). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-YVES MONTERNIER, MÉDECIN · DJAMEL BERDJEGHLOUL, MÉDECIN · PASCAL PHILIBERT, MÉDECIN · AURÉLIE JANDARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (AMBIERLE RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - AMBIERLE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (SALON JEAN-LUC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE FOURNIL DU PRIEURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 3 | RESTAURANT LE PRIEURE · SARL COTTIN-RENAUDIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE PRIEURE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE BOURG | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | JEAN-YVES MONTERNIER, MÉDECIN · DJAMEL BERDJEGHLOUL, MÉDECIN · PASCAL PHILIBERT, MÉDECIN · AURÉLIE JANDARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [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 | 1 | AMBIERLE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - AMBIERLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | SALON JEAN-LUC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 1,806 (2012) → 1,865 (2023): 3.3 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,763 (1990) → 1,865 (2023): 5.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 965, of which 7.3 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ambierle): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Ambierle): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Ambierle): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-Lespinasse): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Ambierle): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LA PACAUDIERE weather station, 8.2 km away at 351 m; the village itself is at 418 m. [12]
The village sits 67 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °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 13 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-ANDRE-APCHON, 9.3 km away at 380 m, over 10 summers. [12]
An average of 964 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at RENAISON, 6.9 km away at 443 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 — 42003/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2017-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/19ff4263-5e89-32ca-bdce-34d3668d50a4— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/4524fc8b-dd8f-3504-9890-a4fb8288716e— “Marché Paysan”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42003/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42003/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42003/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42231
- 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-Maurice-en-Gourgois | 42 | 81 km S | 1,827 | 54.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Jouin-Bruneval | 76 | 482 km NW | 1,816 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · humidity 14 % |
| Hanvec | 29 | 656 km NW | 2,025 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 58 % · humidity 14 % |
| Loyat | 56 | 520 km NW | 1,750 | 41.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 64 % · humidity 14 % |
| Villeneuve-en-Perseigne | 72 | 379 km NW | 2,174 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| Les Portes du Coglais | 35 | 471 km NW | 2,208 | 47.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 65 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois | 42 | 81 km S | 1,827 | 54.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 7 % |
| Villeneuve-en-Perseigne | 72 | 379 km NW | 2,174 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| Les Portes du Coglais | 35 | 471 km NW | 2,208 | 47.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 65 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Jouin-Bruneval | 76 | 482 km NW | 1,816 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · humidity 14 % |
| Loyat | 56 | 520 km NW | 1,750 | 41.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 64 % · humidity 14 % |
| Hanvec | 29 | 656 km NW | 2,025 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 58 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Ambierle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Périgneux | 42 | 76 km S | 1,621 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire | 42 | 17 km SE | 1,147 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luriecq | 42 | 74 km S | 1,238 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-André-d'Apchon | 42 | 8.6 km S | 1,966 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellegarde-en-Forez | 42 | 60 km SE | 2,019 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Pacaudière | 42 | 8.3 km N | 1,088 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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