Marcilly-le-Châtel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marcilly-le-Châtel (INSEE 42134) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 1,401 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 44.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 12,092 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHOC ET VOUS). [3]
3 × Restaurant (LA CESARDE · LE RELAIS DU CHATEL). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BAR DU PAVE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN COTE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - MARCILLY LE CHÂTEL). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (SYLVIE COIFFURE · COIFFURE DU CHATEL · JEANNE ESTHETIQUE - COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | CHOC ET VOUS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 | 3 | LA CESARDE · LE RELAIS DU CHATEL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BAR DU PAVE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN COTE | 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 | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - MARCILLY LE CHÂTEL | 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 | 3 | SYLVIE COIFFURE · COIFFURE DU CHATEL · JEANNE ESTHETIQUE - COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Friday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,316 (2012) → 1,401 (2023): 6.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 856 (1990) → 1,401 (2023): 63.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 661, of which 5.3 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marcilly-le-Châtel): 0.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Trelins): 3.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Champdieu): 5.6 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Boën-sur-Lignon): 6.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Marcilly-le-Châtel): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the BOEN-LIGN - MAN weather station, 7.1 km away at 447 m; the village itself is at 425 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at BOEN SUR LIGNON, 7.2 km away at 448 m, over 19 summers. [13]
An average of 787 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at ST GEORGES EN C, 6.3 km away at 496 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42134/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/03f632e8-f60a-378d-bc4f-8c8c82f5e8bb— “Vous pourrez retrouver les pizzas de Cathy, le fromager, la Chouette Epicerie et l'Affûteur présent certains vendredis.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42134/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42134/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42134/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42134
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42313
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42046
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42019
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay | 07 | 65 km SE | 1,357 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Durdat-Larequille | 03 | 120 km NW | 1,280 | 35.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maxent | 35 | 527 km NW | 1,450 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cours-de-Pile | 24 | 289 km W | 1,585 | 33.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 43 % |
| Andancette | 26 | 78 km SE | 1,330 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gahard | 35 | 511 km NW | 1,523 | 42 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay | 07 | 65 km SE | 1,357 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Andancette | 26 | 78 km SE | 1,330 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Durdat-Larequille | 03 | 120 km NW | 1,280 | 35.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cours-de-Pile | 24 | 289 km W | 1,585 | 33.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 43 % |
| Gahard | 35 | 511 km NW | 1,523 | 42 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maxent | 35 | 527 km NW | 1,450 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Marcilly-le-Châtel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay | 07 | 65 km SE | 1,357 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courzieu | 69 | 42 km E | 1,183 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trévol | 03 | 118 km NW | 1,643 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savigny-en-Revermont | 71 | 149 km NE | 1,152 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bouzy-la-Forêt | 45 | 271 km NW | 1,218 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Deschaux | 39 | 180 km NE | 1,036 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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