Solore-en-Forez
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Solore-en-Forez (INSEE 42084) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 507 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2025-01-01 from 2 former communes: L'Hôpital-sous-Rochefort (42109), Saint-Laurent-Rochefort (42252). [3]
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 18/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 17,761 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.63 | 5 | 3.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [4,5]
1 × Restaurant (LE SOLORE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (L HOPITAL SOUS ROCHEFORT AP). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LE SOLORE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | L HOPITAL SOUS ROCHEFORT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 530 (2012) → 507 (2023): -4.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 547 (1990) → 507 (2023): -7.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 355, of which 18.3 % second homes and 14.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sail-sous-Couzan): 2.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Georges-en-Couzan): 4.6 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Boën-sur-Lignon): 5 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Sail-sous-Couzan): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Sixte): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the BOEN SUR LIGNON weather station, 5.1 km away at 448 m; the village itself is at 438 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at BOEN SUR LIGNON, 5.1 km away at 448 m, over 19 summers. [13]
An average of 621 mm of rain a year, spread over 96 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at BOEN SUR LIGNON, 5.1 km away at 448 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42084/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42084/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42084/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42084/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42195
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42227
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42019
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42288
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marais-Vernier | 27 | 484 km NW | 469 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montpeyroux | 24 | 318 km W | 496 | 27.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
| Touillon | 21 | 214 km N | 461 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tuzaguet | 65 | 408 km SW | 440 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fouqueure | 16 | 300 km W | 429 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bailly-en-Rivière | 76 | 501 km N | 510 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touillon | 21 | 214 km N | 461 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fouqueure | 16 | 300 km W | 429 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montpeyroux | 24 | 318 km W | 496 | 27.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
| Tuzaguet | 65 | 408 km SW | 440 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marais-Vernier | 27 | 484 km NW | 469 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bailly-en-Rivière | 76 | 501 km N | 510 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Solore-en-Forez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preuilly | 18 | 201 km NW | 477 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saussignac | 24 | 302 km W | 407 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nonette-Orsonnette | 63 | 60 km SW | 625 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Trézy | 71 | 130 km N | 372 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochessauve | 07 | 132 km SE | 495 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaptuzat | 63 | 66 km NW | 485 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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