Bussy-Albieux
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 31.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bussy-Albieux (INSEE 42030) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 547 (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 31.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 17,533 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.21 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FLAMBEE DU KROAZ-HENT). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOURG). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - BUSSY-ALBIEUX). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA FLAMBEE DU KROAZ-HENT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOURG | INSEE BPE 1 [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 - BUSSY-ALBIEUX | 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 483 (2012) → 547 (2023): 13.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 448 (1990) → 547 (2023): 22.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 270, of which 6.7 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bussy-Albieux): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Germain-Laval): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Germain-Laval): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-Laval): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bussy-Albieux): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BOEN SUR LIGNON weather station, 4.7 km away at 448 m; the village itself is at 379 m. [10]
The village sits 69 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 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BOEN SUR LIGNON, 4.7 km away at 448 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 69 m above 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 621 mm of rain a year, spread over 96 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BOEN SUR LIGNON, 4.7 km away at 448 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 — 42030/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42030/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42030/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42030/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42030
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42230
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nompatelize | 88 | 353 km NE | 547 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle | 87 | 203 km W | 540 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hellier | 76 | 487 km NW | 521 | 32.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Fresne-le-Plan | 76 | 452 km NW | 554 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc | 79 | 346 km W | 558 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lahontan | 64 | 469 km SW | 536 | 28.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle | 87 | 203 km W | 540 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc | 79 | 346 km W | 558 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nompatelize | 88 | 353 km NE | 547 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fresne-le-Plan | 76 | 452 km NW | 554 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lahontan | 64 | 469 km SW | 536 | 28.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Hellier | 76 | 487 km NW | 521 | 32.6 | Few services | no figures |
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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 Bussy-Albieux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brangues | 38 | 117 km E | 614 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice-en-Rivière | 71 | 140 km NE | 532 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trèves | 69 | 57 km SE | 712 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gennetines | 03 | 105 km NW | 615 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Ouen-sur-Loire | 58 | 134 km NW | 475 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Contrevoz | 01 | 124 km E | 494 | 35 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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