Grézolles
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Grézolles (INSEE 42106) is in Loire (42), part of CC des Vals d'Aix et Isable. Population 235 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 30.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 16,924 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DE GREZOLLES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE RPI ST JULIEN D'O. SOUTERNON...). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE INTERCOMMUNALE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, 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) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DE GREZOLLES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE RPI ST JULIEN D'O. SOUTERNON... | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE INTERCOMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 286 (2012) → 235 (2023): -17.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 250 (1990) → 235 (2023): -6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 181, of which 22.1 % second homes and 13.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Juré): 4.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté): 2.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-Laval): 6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Grézolles): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST GERMAIN LAVA weather station, 5.6 km away at 435 m; the village itself is at 556 m. [12]
The village sits 121 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-JUST-EN-CHEV, 9.7 km away at 612 m, over 10 summers. [12]
That station sits 56 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 849 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CREMEAUX, 5.1 km away at 668 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42106/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42106/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42106/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42106/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42116
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42260
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42106
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montchevrel | 61 | 407 km NW | 228 | 33.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Osserain-Rivareyte | 64 | 476 km SW | 235 | 33.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 % |
| Curnier | 26 | 193 km SE | 206 | 35.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caudebronde | 11 | 305 km SW | 221 | 38.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mouriez | 62 | 520 km N | 237 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 69 % |
| Maspie-Lalonquère-Juillacq | 64 | 423 km SW | 233 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 27 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curnier | 26 | 193 km SE | 206 | 35.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caudebronde | 11 | 305 km SW | 221 | 38.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montchevrel | 61 | 407 km NW | 228 | 33.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maspie-Lalonquère-Juillacq | 64 | 423 km SW | 233 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 27 % |
| Osserain-Rivareyte | 64 | 476 km SW | 235 | 33.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mouriez | 62 | 520 km N | 237 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 69 % |
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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 Grézolles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratzwiller | 67 | 423 km NE | 233 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ancerviller | 54 | 368 km NE | 245 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parnoy-en-Bassigny | 52 | 271 km NE | 273 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Juvigny-sur-Loison | 55 | 414 km N | 239 | 29.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Autet | 70 | 229 km NE | 269 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soulages-Bonneval | 12 | 160 km SW | 293 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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