Bellegarde-en-Forez
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bellegarde-en-Forez (INSEE 42013) is in Loire (42), part of CC de Forez-Est. Population 2,019 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 52.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 9,564 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MOULIN DYLAN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (S.L.N. BOUCHER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU P'TIT MARCHE BELLEGARDOIS). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PIZZ' A MAX). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE MUST). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BOURG · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LE MONTILLET). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARC LEVRAT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BELLEGARDE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BELLEGARDE EN FOREZ RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE - BELLEGARDE-EN-FOREZ). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE PAULINE · LE COCON BY CHARLENE · L'ATELIER CANOPEE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MOULIN DYLAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | S.L.N. BOUCHER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AU P'TIT MARCHE BELLEGARDOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | PIZZ' A MAX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE MUST | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BOURG · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LE MONTILLET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | MARC LEVRAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE BELLEGARDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | BELLEGARDE EN FOREZ RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE - BELLEGARDE-EN-FOREZ | 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 | 5 | COIFFURE PAULINE · LE COCON BY CHARLENE · L'ATELIER CANOPEE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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]
Trajectory
Population 2,004 (2012) → 2,019 (2023): 0.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,283 (1990) → 2,019 (2023): 57.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 868, of which 3.6 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bellegarde-en-Forez): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bellegarde-en-Forez): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bellegarde-en-Forez): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bellegarde-en-Forez): 0.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bellegarde-en-Forez): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHAZELLES-LYON weather station, 7.5 km away at 632 m; the village itself is at 415 m. [10]
The village sits 217 m below 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 15 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FEURS, 11.3 km away at 347 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 68 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 756 mm of rain a year, spread over 100 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHAZELLES-LYON, 7.5 km away at 632 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 — 42013/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/8c3d9d07-8b83-30a2-a701-f06bf408be4c— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42013/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42013/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42013/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42013
- 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-Laurent-de-Chamousset | 69 | 16 km NE | 2,017 | 62.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Bâtie-Montgascon | 38 | 96 km E | 2,035 | 54.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 54 % · humidity 7 % |
| Marmagne | 18 | 224 km NW | 1,963 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bonneuil-Matours | 86 | 309 km NW | 2,081 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 14 % |
| Roquefort | 40 | 406 km SW | 1,990 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Brain-sur-Allonnes | 49 | 373 km NW | 2,056 | 49.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 74 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset | 69 | 16 km NE | 2,017 | 62.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Bâtie-Montgascon | 38 | 96 km E | 2,035 | 54.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 54 % · humidity 7 % |
| Marmagne | 18 | 224 km NW | 1,963 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bonneuil-Matours | 86 | 309 km NW | 2,081 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 14 % |
| Brain-sur-Allonnes | 49 | 373 km NW | 2,056 | 49.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 74 % |
| Roquefort | 40 | 406 km SW | 1,990 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Bellegarde-en-Forez'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-André-d'Apchon | 42 | 51 km NW | 1,966 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lentigny | 42 | 46 km NW | 1,794 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Renaison | 42 | 53 km NW | 3,231 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ambierle | 42 | 60 km NW | 1,865 | 47.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Pacaudière | 42 | 68 km NW | 1,088 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jarnac-Champagne | 17 | 366 km W | 878 | 60 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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