L'Hôpital-le-Grand
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
L'Hôpital-le-Grand (INSEE 42108) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 1,053 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42108-l-hopital-le-grand
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 14,016 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
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 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE RUE DES CHENES). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - L'HÔPITAL-LE-GRAND). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE RUE DES CHENES | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - L'HÔPITAL-LE-GRAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 983 (2012) → 1,053 (2023): 7.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 506 (1990) → 1,053 (2023): 108.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 425, of which 2.6 % second homes and 2.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Craintilleux): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Craintilleux): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Cuzieu): 5.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sury-le-Comtal): 6 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (L'Hôpital-le-Grand): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the ST ETIENNE-BOUTHEON weather station, 9.2 km away at 395 m; the village itself is at 367 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST ETIENNE-BOUTHEON, 9.2 km away at 395 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 708 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST ETIENNE-BOUTHEON, 9.2 km away at 395 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 — 42108/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42108/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42108/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42108/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42075
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42081
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42304
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42108
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-Bellenger | 27 | 456 km NW | 1,056 | 27.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villy-le-Pelloux | 74 | 157 km E | 1,062 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe | 85 | 419 km W | 1,042 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Julie | 01 | 90 km E | 1,094 | 30.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thiers-sur-Thève | 60 | 414 km N | 1,090 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Rabatelière | 85 | 443 km W | 1,024 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Julie | 01 | 90 km E | 1,094 | 30.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villy-le-Pelloux | 74 | 157 km E | 1,062 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thiers-sur-Thève | 60 | 414 km N | 1,090 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe | 85 | 419 km W | 1,042 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Rabatelière | 85 | 443 km W | 1,024 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-Bellenger | 27 | 456 km NW | 1,056 | 27.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · 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 L'Hôpital-le-Grand'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montracol | 01 | 98 km NE | 1,018 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Wolfgantzen | 68 | 369 km NE | 1,190 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Rémy | 01 | 100 km NE | 915 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Leyrieu | 38 | 84 km E | 919 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clénay | 21 | 213 km N | 891 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bardon | 45 | 317 km NW | 984 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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