Cuinzier
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cuinzier (INSEE 42079) is in Loire (42), part of CC Charlieu-Belmont. Population 707 (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/42079-cuinzier
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 16,367 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (MANO LESTA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'AUBERGE D'ALEX). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE RUE DU 8 MAI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST PAUL). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CUINZIER AP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORTS ET TENNIS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LA NATURE DU CHEVEU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [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) | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 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 | MANO LESTA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'AUBERGE D'ALEX | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE RUE DU 8 MAI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST PAUL | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | CUINZIER AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE SPORTS ET TENNIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LA NATURE DU CHEVEU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 685 (2012) → 707 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 583 (1990) → 707 (2023): 21.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 376, of which 11.7 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arcinges): 1.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cours): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Cours): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cours): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cuinzier): 0.1 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 85 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST DENIS DE CAB weather station, 6.6 km away at 287 m; the village itself is at 478 m. [11]
The village sits 191 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 CHARLIEU, 8.2 km away at 278 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 200 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 890 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST DENIS DE CAB, 6.6 km away at 287 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 — 42079/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42079/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42079/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42079/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42007
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69066
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42079
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ris | 63 | 60 km W | 718 | 46.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moustey | 40 | 440 km SW | 798 | 50.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 58 % |
| Antully | 71 | 87 km N | 789 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rébénacq | 64 | 495 km SW | 639 | 43.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 47 % · humidity 21 % |
| Seraucourt-le-Grand | 02 | 414 km N | 706 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marcilly-lès-Buxy | 71 | 70 km N | 704 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ris | 63 | 60 km W | 718 | 46.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcilly-lès-Buxy | 71 | 70 km N | 704 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Antully | 71 | 87 km N | 789 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seraucourt-le-Grand | 02 | 414 km N | 706 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moustey | 40 | 440 km SW | 798 | 50.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 58 % |
| Rébénacq | 64 | 495 km SW | 639 | 43.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 47 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Cuinzier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendenesse-lès-Charolles | 71 | 35 km N | 729 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thiéfosse | 88 | 277 km NE | 593 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verzé | 71 | 46 km NE | 875 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lamontgie | 63 | 103 km SW | 643 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ferdrupt | 88 | 271 km NE | 738 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nonette-Orsonnette | 63 | 105 km SW | 625 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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