Chalain-d'Uzore
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 36.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chalain-d'Uzore (INSEE 42037) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 696 (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 36.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 16,408 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA ROTISSERIE DU PIC · TRUCKTACO'S). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE - CHALAIN-D'UZORE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 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] | |
| 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 | 2 | LA ROTISSERIE DU PIC · TRUCKTACO'S | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE - CHALAIN-D'UZORE | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 539 (2012) → 696 (2023): 29.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 375 (1990) → 696 (2023): 85.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 302, of which 2.3 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Champdieu): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pralong): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Champdieu): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montbrison): 6.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Chalain-d'Uzore): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 82 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SAVIGNEUX weather station, 5.4 km away at 370 m; the village itself is at 394 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BOEN SUR LIGNON, 10.5 km away at 448 m, over 19 summers. [12]
That station sits 54 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 653 mm of rain a year, spread over 95 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SAVIGNEUX, 5.4 km away at 370 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42037/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42037/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42037/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42037/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42046
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42179
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42147
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42037
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audincthun | 62 | 565 km N | 684 | 30.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brancourt-en-Laonnois | 02 | 430 km N | 702 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Cours | 56 | 551 km NW | 697 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Haies | 69 | 56 km E | 723 | 30.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caurel | 51 | 404 km N | 693 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gouy-Saint-André | 62 | 547 km N | 659 | 33.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 55 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Haies | 69 | 56 km E | 723 | 30.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caurel | 51 | 404 km N | 693 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brancourt-en-Laonnois | 02 | 430 km N | 702 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gouy-Saint-André | 62 | 547 km N | 659 | 33.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 55 % |
| Le Cours | 56 | 551 km NW | 697 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Audincthun | 62 | 565 km N | 684 | 30.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Chalain-d'Uzore'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berzé-la-Ville | 71 | 91 km NE | 708 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Juvigny | 74 | 182 km E | 639 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mûres | 74 | 153 km E | 870 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Clément-les-Places | 69 | 29 km E | 684 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Izier | 21 | 198 km NE | 783 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lignerolles | 03 | 134 km NW | 760 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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