La Fouillouse
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Fouillouse (INSEE 42097) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 4,630 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42097-la-fouillouse
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 74 % of the 4,984 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 12.94 |
| Social | 0.8 | 20 | 16.08 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU COEUR FIDELE · L'ARBRE A CHOC · BOULANGERIE LA FOUILLOUSE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA FERME BERTHOLET · L.B). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PRE DE CHEZ VOUS, CIRCUIT COURT · LE MARCHE DE CHLOE · SABTI 24 LA FOUILLOUSE · S3A DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
2 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (GERENTES LE FROMAGER · LE GRENIER DU FROMAGE). [4]
9 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · FOUILLOUSE · BRASSERIE LE 5 · LA ROUTE BLEUE · NEW CANARD LAQUE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE FEUILLANTIN). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CEDRES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE BEL AIR). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DOMINIQUE PISANU-GIRARD, MÉDECIN · MURIEL BARROU-GIRAUD, MÉDECIN · LAURENT DE MATOS, MÉDECIN · ÉLODIE SEBASTIANI, MÉDECIN · LYDIA SCHAFF-DERIES, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA FOUILLOUSE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA FOUILLOUSE LPR ESS RP). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE DE ST JUST · CENTRE SOCIO SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (VERONIQUE'V · COURT FREDERIC · PIETRACITO IRENE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Supermarket, 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | AU COEUR FIDELE · L'ARBRE A CHOC · BOULANGERIE LA FOUILLOUSE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LA FERME BERTHOLET · L.B | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | PRE DE CHEZ VOUS, CIRCUIT COURT · LE MARCHE DE CHLOE · SABTI 24 LA FOUILLOUSE · S3A DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 2 | GERENTES LE FROMAGER · LE GRENIER DU FROMAGE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 9 | BUFFALO GRILL · FOUILLOUSE · BRASSERIE LE 5 · LA ROUTE BLEUE · NEW CANARD LAQUE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE FEUILLANTIN | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CEDRES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE BEL AIR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | DOMINIQUE PISANU-GIRARD, MÉDECIN · MURIEL BARROU-GIRAUD, MÉDECIN · LAURENT DE MATOS, MÉDECIN · ÉLODIE SEBASTIANI, MÉDECIN · LYDIA SCHAFF-DERIES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA FOUILLOUSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA FOUILLOUSE LPR ESS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE POLYVALENTE DE ST JUST · CENTRE SOCIO SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | VERONIQUE'V · COURT FREDERIC · PIETRACITO IRENE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,314 (2012) → 4,630 (2023): 7.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,035 (1990) → 4,630 (2023): 14.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,287, of which 1.3 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Fouillouse): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Fouillouse): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Fouillouse): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Fouillouse): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Fouillouse): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST ETIENNE-BOUTHEON weather station, 5.4 km away at 395 m; the village itself is at 410 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST ETIENNE-BOUTHEON, 5.4 km away at 395 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 708 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST ETIENNE-BOUTHEON, 5.4 km away at 395 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42097/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/94bdc12e-dc88-3d26-bdba-53d454cb1ede— “Marché de La Fouillouse”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42097/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42097/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42097/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42097
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locmaria-Plouzané | 29 | 751 km NW | 5,130 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| Milizac-Guipronvel | 29 | 751 km NW | 4,816 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Iffendic | 35 | 565 km NW | 4,609 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Séguinière | 49 | 440 km NW | 4,248 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ytrac | 15 | 167 km W | 4,339 | 39.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Servon-sur-Vilaine | 35 | 527 km NW | 4,152 | 46.3 | Partly served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ytrac | 15 | 167 km W | 4,339 | 39.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Séguinière | 49 | 440 km NW | 4,248 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Servon-sur-Vilaine | 35 | 527 km NW | 4,152 | 46.3 | Partly served | no figures |
| Iffendic | 35 | 565 km NW | 4,609 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Locmaria-Plouzané | 29 | 751 km NW | 5,130 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| Milizac-Guipronvel | 29 | 751 km NW | 4,816 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 La Fouillouse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attignat | 01 | 109 km NE | 3,409 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Bournay | 38 | 64 km E | 4,843 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yvré-l'Évêque | 72 | 416 km NW | 4,181 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blotzheim | 68 | 337 km NE | 5,282 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bourget-du-Lac | 73 | 121 km E | 5,216 | 58.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Messimy | 69 | 35 km NE | 3,546 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42097-la-fouillouse