Le Cergne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Cergne (INSEE 42033) is in Loire (42), part of CC Charlieu-Belmont. Population 622 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42033-le-cergne
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 16,876 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.13 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (DANIERE ELLIOTT). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE COIN DE LA RUE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE AU BOURG). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE CERGNE AP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE ROGER DUPRE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER CAPILLAIRE BY ALEXIA). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LE BEL VUE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | DANIERE ELLIOTT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE COIN DE LA RUE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE AU 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 | 1 | LE CERGNE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE ROGER DUPRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | L'ATELIER CAPILLAIRE BY ALEXIA | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LE BEL VUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 694 (2012) → 622 (2023): -10.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 650 (1990) → 622 (2023): -4.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 358, of which 8.7 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Cergne): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cours): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Cours): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cours): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Cergne): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the NANDAX weather station, 9.2 km away at 374 m; the village itself is at 662 m. [10]
The village sits 288 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHARLIEU, 11.2 km away at 278 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 384 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 909 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NANDAX, 9.2 km away at 374 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 — 42033/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42033/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42033/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42033/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42033
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69066
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ance Féas | 64 | 514 km SW | 624 | 40.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 49 % · humidity 21 % |
| Mouzay | 55 | 378 km N | 651 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angle | 17 | 407 km W | 699 | 48.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 32 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Marcel | 73 | 188 km E | 611 | 38 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 33 % · winter 99 % |
| Mézières-sur-Ponthouin | 72 | 381 km NW | 725 | 43.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 70 % |
| Villiers-au-Bouin | 37 | 344 km NW | 727 | 42.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marcel | 73 | 188 km E | 611 | 38 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 33 % · winter 99 % |
| Villiers-au-Bouin | 37 | 344 km NW | 727 | 42.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mouzay | 55 | 378 km N | 651 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mézières-sur-Ponthouin | 72 | 381 km NW | 725 | 43.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angle | 17 | 407 km W | 699 | 48.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 32 % · humidity 43 % |
| Ance Féas | 64 | 514 km SW | 624 | 40.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 49 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Le Cergne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouzay | 55 | 378 km N | 651 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bauzile | 48 | 193 km S | 585 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Francheval | 08 | 402 km N | 590 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esquéhéries | 02 | 432 km N | 847 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Bordes | 89 | 231 km N | 551 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vy-lès-Lure | 70 | 235 km NE | 704 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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