Nandax
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 32.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nandax (INSEE 42152) is in Loire (42), part of CC Charlieu-Belmont. Population 564 (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 32.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 17,408 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AU COUP DE FOURCHETTE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MULTISPORTS LYCEE AGRICOLE PRIVE ETIENNE GAUTHIER). [3]
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, 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 | AU COUP DE FOURCHETTE | 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 PUBLIQUE | 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 MULTISPORTS LYCEE AGRICOLE PRIVE ETIENNE GAUTHIER | 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 551 (2012) → 564 (2023): 2.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 283 (1990) → 564 (2023): 99.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 205, of which 2 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vougy): 3.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vougy): 3.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Coutouvre): 4.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu): 6.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Nandax): 0 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the NANDAX weather station, 2.1 km away at 374 m; the village itself is at 318 m. [12]
The village sits 56 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CHARLIEU, 7.4 km away at 278 m, over 10 summers. [12]
An average of 909 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at NANDAX, 2.1 km away at 374 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 — 42152/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42152/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42152/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42152/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42338
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42074
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42267
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42152
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesnil-Saint-Nicaise | 80 | 420 km N | 569 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Condécourt | 95 | 367 km NW | 564 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Boisset | 42 | 12 km S | 571 | 31.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-la-Conche | 42 | 46 km S | 573 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Chapelle-au-Moine | 61 | 460 km NW | 586 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Plantay | 01 | 72 km E | 559 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-de-Boisset | 42 | 12 km S | 571 | 31.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-la-Conche | 42 | 46 km S | 573 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Plantay | 01 | 72 km E | 559 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Condécourt | 95 | 367 km NW | 564 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mesnil-Saint-Nicaise | 80 | 420 km N | 569 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-au-Moine | 61 | 460 km NW | 586 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Nandax'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivolet | 69 | 35 km E | 585 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crachier | 38 | 102 km SE | 600 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chorey-les-Beaune | 21 | 119 km NE | 592 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verneix | 03 | 120 km W | 574 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puyréaux | 16 | 307 km W | 582 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontaine-la-Gaillarde | 89 | 243 km N | 526 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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