La Grand-Croix
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Grand-Croix (INSEE 42103) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 4,947 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 51.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 4,740 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE GRAND CROIX · VALETTE · PATISSERIE LAURENT · LA SEIGLERIE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (O & L · SOCIETE ANDRE BAYLE). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (BBA BURGER · HO · TASTY FACTORY'S · BUFFALO GRILL-BUFFALO'HOTEL · LANZOTTI AMEDEE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LA DETENTE). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PEILLON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE TEYSSONNEYRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE ENFANCE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE CHARLES EXBRAYAT). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VIRGINIE BERTHET-CAVY, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE RICHEROL, MÉDECIN · LAURA DZEMAILI, MÉDECIN · FRÉDÉRIC ARAMOUNI, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE EYNARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE NOUVELLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE - LA GRAND-CROIX). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE DES SPORTS EMILE SOULIER · SALLE ROGER RIVIERE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (GUILOUCHI MONAAM · LA MELA FRANCOISE · TENDANCE CHIC · LOOK A TIFS). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL F1). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE GRAND CROIX · VALETTE · PATISSERIE LAURENT · LA SEIGLERIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | O & L · SOCIETE ANDRE BAYLE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | BBA BURGER · HO · TASTY FACTORY'S · BUFFALO GRILL-BUFFALO'HOTEL · LANZOTTI AMEDEE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LA DETENTE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PEILLON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE TEYSSONNEYRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE ENFANCE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE CHARLES EXBRAYAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | VIRGINIE BERTHET-CAVY, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE RICHEROL, MÉDECIN · LAURA DZEMAILI, MÉDECIN · FRÉDÉRIC ARAMOUNI, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE EYNARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE NOUVELLE | 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 | MEDIATHEQUE - LA GRAND-CROIX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | HALLE DES SPORTS EMILE SOULIER · SALLE ROGER RIVIERE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | GUILOUCHI MONAAM · LA MELA FRANCOISE · TENDANCE CHIC · LOOK A TIFS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL F1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 5,059 (2012) → 4,947 (2023): -2.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,983 (1990) → 4,947 (2023): -0.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,205, of which 0.6 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Grand-Croix): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Grand-Croix): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Grand-Croix): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Grand-Croix): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Grand-Croix): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 34 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-CHAMOND-P weather station, 3.1 km away at 394 m; the village itself is at 294 m. [10]
The village sits 100 m below 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-CHAMOND-P, 3.1 km away at 394 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 100 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 716 mm of rain a year, spread over 97 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GENILAC, 2.2 km away at 292 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 — 42103/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/80f773da-7d14-3847-802e-3fea979f3d00— “Marché de La Grand Croix”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42103/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42103/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42103/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42103
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giberville | 14 | 548 km NW | 5,077 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Horme | 42 | 2.9 km SW | 4,806 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coublevie | 38 | 83 km E | 5,520 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nilvange | 57 | 441 km N | 4,341 | 31.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 57 % |
| Mondelange | 57 | 435 km N | 5,699 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 91 % |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 62 | 609 km N | 5,843 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 77 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Horme | 42 | 2.9 km SW | 4,806 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coublevie | 38 | 83 km E | 5,520 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mondelange | 57 | 435 km N | 5,699 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 91 % |
| Nilvange | 57 | 441 km N | 4,341 | 31.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 57 % |
| Giberville | 14 | 548 km NW | 5,077 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 62 | 609 km N | 5,843 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 77 % |
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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 La Grand-Croix'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Horme | 42 | 2.9 km SW | 4,806 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coublevie | 38 | 83 km E | 5,520 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Paul-en-Jarez | 42 | 2.3 km S | 4,699 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corbas | 69 | 32 km NE | 11,315 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chassieu | 69 | 41 km NE | 11,208 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Toussieu | 69 | 36 km NE | 3,177 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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