Chalain-le-Comtal
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 44.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chalain-le-Comtal (INSEE 42038) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 743 (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 44.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 16,085 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (SNACK DU LIGNON · PIZZA DON PEPPINO). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE GALILEO). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU BOURG). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - CHALAIN-LE-COMTAL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 2 | SNACK DU LIGNON · PIZZA DON PEPPINO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE GALILEO | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU 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 - CHALAIN-LE-COMTAL | 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 693 (2012) → 743 (2023): 7.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 385 (1990) → 743 (2023): 93 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 337, of which 1.2 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montrond-les-Bains): 4.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Magneux-Haute-Rive): 3.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Montrond-les-Bains): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montrond-les-Bains): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Chalain-le-Comtal): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the SAVIGNEUX weather station, 7.4 km away at 370 m; the village itself is at 373 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 19 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FEURS, 11.5 km away at 347 m, over 10 summers. [11]
An average of 653 mm of rain a year, spread over 95 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAVIGNEUX, 7.4 km away at 370 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 — 42038/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42038/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42038/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42038/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42149
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42130
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42038
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wirwignes | 62 | 588 km N | 768 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 24 % · humidity 0 % |
| Épercieux-Saint-Paul | 42 | 17 km N | 732 | 44.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Faust | 64 | 452 km SW | 738 | 37 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 24 % · humidity 21 % |
| Sandouville | 76 | 516 km NW | 799 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
| Oudezeele | 59 | 590 km N | 690 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
| Auzouville-sur-Ry | 76 | 474 km NW | 683 | 37.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 43 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épercieux-Saint-Paul | 42 | 17 km N | 732 | 44.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Faust | 64 | 452 km SW | 738 | 37 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 24 % · humidity 21 % |
| Auzouville-sur-Ry | 76 | 474 km NW | 683 | 37.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 43 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sandouville | 76 | 516 km NW | 799 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
| Wirwignes | 62 | 588 km N | 768 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 24 % · humidity 0 % |
| Oudezeele | 59 | 590 km N | 690 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
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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-le-Comtal'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mornand-en-Forez | 42 | 5.1 km NW | 427 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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