Chevrières
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chevrières (INSEE 42062) is in Loire (42), part of CC des Monts du Lyonnais. Population 1,150 (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 34.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 13,506 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA RENAISSANCE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHEVRIERES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (C COMME COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA RENAISSANCE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE | 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 | CHEVRIERES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | 3 | C COMME COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 1,065 (2012) → 1,150 (2023): 8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 633 (1990) → 1,150 (2023): 81.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 520, of which 6.5 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chevrières): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Médard-en-Forez): 2.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Médard-en-Forez): 3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chazelles-sur-Lyon): 5.6 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Chevrières): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GRAMMOND - MAN weather station, 4.3 km away at 803 m; the village itself is at 613 m. [11]
The village sits 190 m below 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 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GRAMMOND_SAPC, 4.3 km away at 803 m, over 11 summers. [11]
That station sits 190 m above 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 874 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GRAMMOND - MAN, 4.3 km away at 803 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 — 42062/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42062/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42062/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42062/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42062
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42264
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42059
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teillay | 35 | 516 km NW | 1,117 | 34.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bazouge-du-Désert | 35 | 524 km NW | 1,095 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montrem | 24 | 303 km W | 1,208 | 30.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pouldergat | 29 | 717 km NW | 1,213 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hombleux | 80 | 473 km N | 1,111 | 26.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Domfront-en-Champagne | 72 | 435 km NW | 1,069 | 29.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrem | 24 | 303 km W | 1,208 | 30.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
| Domfront-en-Champagne | 72 | 435 km NW | 1,069 | 29.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hombleux | 80 | 473 km N | 1,111 | 26.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Teillay | 35 | 516 km NW | 1,117 | 34.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bazouge-du-Désert | 35 | 524 km NW | 1,095 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouldergat | 29 | 717 km NW | 1,213 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Chevrières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domfront-en-Champagne | 72 | 435 km NW | 1,069 | 29.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Doue | 77 | 376 km N | 1,122 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Farges-en-Septaine | 18 | 213 km NW | 1,023 | 29.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valsonne | 69 | 40 km N | 1,005 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Royères | 87 | 232 km W | 951 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel | 67 | 423 km NE | 1,059 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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