Apinac
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 17 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Apinac (INSEE 42006) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 437 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42006-apinac
Vitality score
Vitality score 16.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 17 % of the 17,936 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.46 | 5 | 2.3 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (APINAC AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE- APINAC). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (UN H'AIR FASHION). [4,3]
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. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | APINAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE- APINAC | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | UN H'AIR FASHION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 418 (2012) → 437 (2023): 4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 330 (1990) → 437 (2023): 32.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 367, of which 27 % second homes and 11.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Usson-en-Forez): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 86 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-BONNET-LE-CHATEAU_SAPC weather station, 8.6 km away at 822 m; the village itself is at 936 m. [10]
The village sits 114 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-BONNET-LE-CHATEAU_SAPC, 8.6 km away at 822 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 114 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 936 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-B-CHAT - MAN, 7.4 km away at 861 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42006/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42006/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42006/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42006/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42318
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43212
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theneuille | 03 | 160 km NW | 340 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Moussac | 86 | 275 km NW | 436 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Naussac | 12 | 178 km SW | 434 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Régis-du-Coin | 42 | 37 km E | 408 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Folles | 87 | 213 km NW | 439 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 70 % |
| Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec | 42 | 8.5 km E | 437 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec | 42 | 8.5 km E | 437 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Régis-du-Coin | 42 | 37 km E | 408 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Theneuille | 03 | 160 km NW | 340 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Naussac | 12 | 178 km SW | 434 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Folles | 87 | 213 km NW | 439 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 70 % |
| Moussac | 86 | 275 km NW | 436 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 51 % · 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 Apinac'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-Régis-du-Coin | 42 | 37 km E | 408 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-Cusson-la-Valmitte | 42 | 3.8 km E | 340 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Merle-Leignec | 42 | 1.8 km E | 324 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gumières | 42 | 17 km N | 325 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chazelles-sur-Lavieu | 42 | 18 km N | 261 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estivareilles | 42 | 4.1 km N | 721 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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