Le Crozet
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 32.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Crozet (INSEE 42078) is in Loire (42), part of CA Roannais Agglomération. Population 252 (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/42078-le-crozet
Vitality score
Vitality score 32.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 17,272 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'AUBERGE DU VIEUX CROZET). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (THE MYSTIC CAFE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (E.E.PU PHILIPPE MONNET). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - LE CROZET). [3]
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 | 1 | L'AUBERGE DU VIEUX CROZET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | THE MYSTIC CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | E.E.PU PHILIPPE MONNET | 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 - LE CROZET | 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 | 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 293 (2012) → 252 (2023): -14 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 292 (1990) → 252 (2023): -13.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 179, of which 14.5 % second homes and 12.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Pacaudière): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Pacaudière): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (La Pacaudière): 1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Pacaudière): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Crozet): 0.1 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 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA PACAUDIERE weather station, 1 km away at 351 m; the village itself is at 406 m. [10]
The village sits 55 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-MARTIN-D'EST, 4.8 km away at 470 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 64 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 823 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA PACAUDIERE, 1 km away at 351 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42078/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42078/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42078/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42078/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42163
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42078
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauzy | 41 | 229 km NW | 270 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 21 % |
| Leschaux | 74 | 181 km E | 328 | 39.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · humidity 7 % |
| Monze | 11 | 353 km S | 243 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 39 % · humidity 79 % |
| Amponville | 77 | 255 km NW | 349 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Cierge-la-Serre | 07 | 166 km SE | 243 | 36.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 14 % |
| Logrian-Florian | 30 | 247 km S | 270 | 32.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cierge-la-Serre | 07 | 166 km SE | 243 | 36.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 14 % |
| Leschaux | 74 | 181 km E | 328 | 39.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · humidity 7 % |
| Bauzy | 41 | 229 km NW | 270 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 21 % |
| Logrian-Florian | 30 | 247 km S | 270 | 32.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
| Amponville | 77 | 255 km NW | 349 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 14 % |
| Monze | 11 | 353 km S | 243 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 39 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Crozet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinay | 42 | 40 km SE | 286 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Croizet-sur-Gand | 42 | 40 km SE | 320 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jodard | 42 | 39 km SE | 393 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chenereilles | 42 | 78 km S | 560 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vivans | 42 | 7.1 km E | 242 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vendranges | 42 | 34 km SE | 390 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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