Chambles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chambles (INSEE 42042) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 1,075 (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/42042-chambles
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 13,902 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.47 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE MARCHE DU BOURG · SAS MORLEVAT · LA MITONNIERE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (SERVICE RESTAURATION DOMAINE D'ESSALOIS · ESS'FOLIES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (MA CHAUMIERE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - CHAMBLES). [3]
1 × Campsite (FERME DE BIESSE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 3 | LE MARCHE DU BOURG · SAS MORLEVAT · LA MITONNIERE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 3 | SERVICE RESTAURATION DOMAINE D'ESSALOIS · ESS'FOLIES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | MA CHAUMIERE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - CHAMBLES | 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 | 1 | FERME DE BIESSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 967 (2012) → 1,075 (2023): 11.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 624 (1990) → 1,075 (2023): 72.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 533, of which 12 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Étienne): 4.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chambles): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Étienne): 2.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Unieux): 4.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Chambles): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 80 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FIRMINY weather station, 8 km away at 515 m; the village itself is at 634 m. [11]
The village sits 119 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 FIRMINY, 8 km away at 515 m, over 13 summers. [11]
That station sits 119 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 790 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at FIRMINY, 8 km away at 515 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 — 42042/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42042/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42042/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42042/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42218
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42042
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42316
- 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-Paul-les-Fonts | 30 | 154 km S | 1,056 | 36.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 14 % · humidity 36 % |
| Nieul-lès-Saintes | 17 | 388 km W | 1,186 | 33.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Jean-la-Bussière | 69 | 63 km N | 1,163 | 42.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rosnoën | 29 | 714 km NW | 1,012 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Tholome | 74 | 183 km NE | 1,180 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vatteville-la-Rue | 76 | 523 km NW | 1,103 | 28.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-la-Bussière | 69 | 63 km N | 1,163 | 42.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul-les-Fonts | 30 | 154 km S | 1,056 | 36.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 14 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Tholome | 74 | 183 km NE | 1,180 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nieul-lès-Saintes | 17 | 388 km W | 1,186 | 33.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vatteville-la-Rue | 76 | 523 km NW | 1,103 | 28.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosnoën | 29 | 714 km NW | 1,012 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 34 % · 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 Chambles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vers | 74 | 156 km NE | 975 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Thibaud-de-Couz | 73 | 125 km E | 1,107 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pomeys | 69 | 28 km NE | 1,126 | 34.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arceau | 21 | 228 km N | 980 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Igny-de-Roche | 71 | 83 km N | 789 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verzé | 71 | 111 km N | 875 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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