Le Coteau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Coteau (INSEE 42071) is in Loire (42), part of CA Roannais Agglomération. Population 6,845 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42071-le-coteau
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 82 % of the 3,506 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 | 0.58 | 25 | 14.48 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.13 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
12 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ASPAR · SARL VIAL · PIERRE CLARISSOU PATISSERIE · LE FESTIVAL DE LA DRAGEE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL GOUTTEBARON · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR BARN). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (POM' BANANA RIOM · DABOL 2). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE MELOT). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (CAFE RESTAURANT LE GARDE MANGER · LUCA). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE SYMPA · LE CALIFORNIE · BAR DU CENTRE · LE PETIT COTEAU). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CENTRE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GALLET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST MARC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LES ETINES). [3]
20 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MOHAMED WAFI, MÉDECIN · STÉPHANE RIEU, MÉDECIN · YOHANN PERRILLAT-CHARLAZ, MÉDECIN · CAGLAR AYDIN, MÉDECIN · MARC ALIX, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PARC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE ROANNAIS AGGLOMÉRATION - LE COTEAU). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES PLAINES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF A BECOT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES ETINES). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU SUD-EST). [3]
16 × Hairdresser (SARL DENIS · LA SUITE · DE PAOLIS ALEXANDRA). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL IBIS ROANNE · LEMON HOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 12 | ASPAR · SARL VIAL · PIERRE CLARISSOU PATISSERIE · LE FESTIVAL DE LA DRAGEE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SARL GOUTTEBARON · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR BARN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | POM' BANANA RIOM · DABOL 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE MELOT | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 11 | CAFE RESTAURANT LE GARDE MANGER · LUCA | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE SYMPA · LE CALIFORNIE · BAR DU CENTRE · LE PETIT COTEAU | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GALLET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST MARC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LES ETINES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 20 | MOHAMED WAFI, MÉDECIN · STÉPHANE RIEU, MÉDECIN · YOHANN PERRILLAT-CHARLAZ, MÉDECIN · CAGLAR AYDIN, MÉDECIN · MARC ALIX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 20 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU PARC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE ROANNAIS AGGLOMÉRATION - LE COTEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES PLAINES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF A BECOT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES ETINES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU SUD-EST | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | SARL DENIS · LA SUITE · DE PAOLIS ALEXANDRA | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL IBIS ROANNE · LEMON HOTEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday rue Jules Massenet et place Aucey. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 6,815 (2012) → 6,845 (2023): 0.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 7,469 (1990) → 6,845 (2023): -8.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,220, of which 1.6 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Coteau): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Perreux): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [11]
GP (Le Coteau): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Coteau): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Le Coteau): 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 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the PERREUX weather station, 1.6 km away at 297 m; the village itself is at 278 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at PERREUX, 1.6 km away at 297 m, over 16 summers. [12]
An average of 699 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at PERREUX, 1.6 km away at 297 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42071/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.lecoteau.fr/marche-hebdomadaire/— “Le marché (alimentaire et produits de revente) a lieu chaque mercredi rue Jules Massenet et place Aucey.”
- DATAtourisme 2025-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/accf61bb-64b7-39c8-9ab0-98297ab03f7d— “Le marché du Coteau vous propose de se retrouver tous les mercredis matin, avec une trentaine d'exposants.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42071/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42071/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42071/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42071
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42170
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutterbach | 68 | 310 km NE | 6,851 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Alban-Leysse | 73 | 153 km E | 6,734 | 65.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saulx-les-Chartreux | 91 | 326 km NW | 6,733 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beuvrages | 59 | 486 km N | 6,796 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bétheny | 51 | 362 km N | 6,975 | 54.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes | 59 | 480 km N | 7,080 | 52.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Alban-Leysse | 73 | 153 km E | 6,734 | 65.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lutterbach | 68 | 310 km NE | 6,851 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saulx-les-Chartreux | 91 | 326 km NW | 6,733 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bétheny | 51 | 362 km N | 6,975 | 54.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes | 59 | 480 km N | 7,080 | 52.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beuvrages | 59 | 486 km N | 6,796 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · 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 Le Coteau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutterbach | 68 | 310 km NE | 6,851 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Huningue | 68 | 318 km NE | 7,487 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villars | 42 | 66 km S | 7,664 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas | 10 | 250 km N | 6,760 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cognin | 73 | 149 km E | 6,954 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Priest-en-Jarez | 42 | 66 km S | 6,471 | 68.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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