Cezay
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cezay (INSEE 42035) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 211 (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/42035-cezay
Vitality score
Vitality score 13.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 16,263 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 200 (2012) → 211 (2023): 5.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 171 (1990) → 211 (2023): 23.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 130, of which 12.3 % second homes and 13.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Germain-Laval): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Germain-Laval): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté): 4.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-Laval): 5.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Sixte): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 73 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST GERMAIN LAVA weather station, 5.5 km away at 435 m; the village itself is at 603 m. [11]
The village sits 168 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BOEN SUR LIGNON, 6 km away at 448 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 155 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 721 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST GERMAIN LAVA, 5.5 km away at 435 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42035/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42035/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42035/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42035/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42260
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42288
- 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-Pardoult | 17 | 342 km W | 211 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brainville | 50 | 550 km NW | 214 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Amenucourt | 95 | 407 km NW | 212 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frémonville | 54 | 381 km NE | 211 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boutencourt | 60 | 422 km N | 213 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nanclars | 16 | 290 km W | 211 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanclars | 16 | 290 km W | 211 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Pardoult | 17 | 342 km W | 211 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Frémonville | 54 | 381 km NE | 211 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Amenucourt | 95 | 407 km NW | 212 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boutencourt | 60 | 422 km N | 213 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brainville | 50 | 550 km NW | 214 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Cezay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amenucourt | 95 | 407 km NW | 212 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frémonville | 54 | 381 km NE | 211 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savennes | 23 | 164 km W | 209 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Membrey | 70 | 241 km NE | 208 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grenant-lès-Sombernon | 21 | 173 km N | 216 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lavaqueresse | 02 | 462 km N | 203 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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