Montverdun
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montverdun (INSEE 42150) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 1,283 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42150-montverdun
Vitality score
Vitality score 34.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 12,796 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
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]
2 × Café / bar (LE VERRE DE GRIS · LE 141). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE BOURG). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE - MONTVERDUN). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (NOIR PLATINE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LE MATIN CALME). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [4,3]
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) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE VERRE DE GRIS · LE 141 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE BOURG | 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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE - MONTVERDUN | 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 | NOIR PLATINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LE MATIN CALME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,212 (2012) → 1,283 (2023): 5.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 698 (1990) → 1,283 (2023): 83.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 595, of which 4 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montverdun): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Étienne-le-Molard): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Boën-sur-Lignon): 5.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Boën-sur-Lignon): 6 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montverdun): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BOEN-LIGN - MAN weather station, 6.5 km away at 447 m; the village itself is at 372 m. [11]
The village sits 75 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BOEN SUR LIGNON, 6.5 km away at 448 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 76 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 679 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BOEN-LIGN - MAN, 6.5 km away at 447 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42150/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42150/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42150/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42150/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42150
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42219
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asnières-sur-Nouère | 16 | 312 km W | 1,272 | 28.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neufgrange | 57 | 437 km NE | 1,364 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lanrodec | 22 | 621 km NW | 1,387 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 49 % · humidity 79 % |
| Précieux | 42 | 16 km SE | 1,042 | 30 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chevroux | 01 | 101 km NE | 990 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 91 % |
| La Merlatière | 85 | 429 km W | 1,009 | 31.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Précieux | 42 | 16 km SE | 1,042 | 30 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chevroux | 01 | 101 km NE | 990 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 91 % |
| Asnières-sur-Nouère | 16 | 312 km W | 1,272 | 28.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Merlatière | 85 | 429 km W | 1,009 | 31.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neufgrange | 57 | 437 km NE | 1,364 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lanrodec | 22 | 621 km NW | 1,387 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 49 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Montverdun'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauterive | 03 | 63 km NW | 1,186 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brens | 01 | 127 km E | 1,123 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Deschaux | 39 | 177 km NE | 1,036 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-de-Coppel | 63 | 59 km W | 1,281 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Malafretaz | 01 | 107 km NE | 1,257 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Victor-de-Morestel | 38 | 112 km E | 1,168 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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