Fraisses
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fraisses (INSEE 42099) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 3,872 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42099-fraisses
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 5,816 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.98 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.94 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON JACQUEMIN). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE FOURNIL DES MARCHES). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (RICOU PIZZ · LE CENTRAL · PIZZA FABIO · AUBERGE DU PETIT RELAIS · MOULIN BASTIEN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'HERMITAGE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GRAND FRAISSES). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FERRY ZAY). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CORALIE JACQUEMOND, MÉDECIN · MONA SCHULTEISS, MÉDECIN · MARJOLAINE COURBON, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE DANIEL, MÉDECIN · PERRINE RICHIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE FRAISSES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - FRAISSES). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE JULES FERRY · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DORIAN). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (L'INSOLENTE · LAURA B · LES CISEAUX D'OCEANE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON JACQUEMIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LE FOURNIL DES MARCHES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 6 | RICOU PIZZ · LE CENTRAL · PIZZA FABIO · AUBERGE DU PETIT RELAIS · MOULIN BASTIEN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'HERMITAGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GRAND FRAISSES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FERRY ZAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | CORALIE JACQUEMOND, MÉDECIN · MONA SCHULTEISS, MÉDECIN · MARJOLAINE COURBON, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE DANIEL, MÉDECIN · PERRINE RICHIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE FRAISSES | 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 POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - FRAISSES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE JULES FERRY · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DORIAN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | L'INSOLENTE · LAURA B · LES CISEAUX D'OCEANE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 3,765 (2012) → 3,872 (2023): 2.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,897 (1990) → 3,872 (2023): -0.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,899, of which 1.1 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fraisses): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fraisses): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Fraisses): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Fraisses): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fraisses): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the FIRMINY weather station, 1.9 km away at 515 m; the village itself is at 465 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at FIRMINY, 1.9 km away at 515 m, over 13 summers. [9]
An average of 790 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at FIRMINY, 1.9 km away at 515 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42099/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42099/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42099/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42099/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42099
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clouange | 57 | 452 km N | 3,824 | 62 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 66 % |
| Pont-Sainte-Marie | 10 | 326 km N | 5,249 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pannes | 45 | 317 km N | 3,740 | 39.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dampmart | 77 | 406 km N | 3,677 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chanteloup-en-Brie | 77 | 403 km N | 4,130 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Herserange | 54 | 473 km N | 4,170 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pannes | 45 | 317 km N | 3,740 | 39.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-Sainte-Marie | 10 | 326 km N | 5,249 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chanteloup-en-Brie | 77 | 403 km N | 4,130 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dampmart | 77 | 406 km N | 3,677 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clouange | 57 | 452 km N | 3,824 | 62 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 66 % |
| Herserange | 54 | 473 km N | 4,170 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 73 % · 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 Fraisses'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Sainte-Marie | 10 | 326 km N | 5,249 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mammès | 77 | 352 km N | 3,162 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Richwiller | 68 | 352 km NE | 3,905 | 39.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Samoreau | 77 | 357 km N | 2,384 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soultz-Haut-Rhin | 68 | 358 km NE | 7,012 | 62.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lure | 70 | 307 km NE | 7,877 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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