Neaux
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Neaux (INSEE 42153) is in Loire (42), part of CC du Pays Entre Loire et Rhône. Population 485 (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 22.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 17,863 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (KRLO PIZZ NAPO). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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] | |
| 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 | 2 | KRLO PIZZ NAPO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 512 (2012) → 485 (2023): -5.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 446 (1990) → 485 (2023): 8.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 240, of which 6.7 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the NEULISE weather station, 6.3 km away at 557 m; the village itself is at 392 m. [9]
The village sits 165 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 14 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NEULISE, 6.3 km away at 557 m, over 10 summers. [9]
That station sits 165 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 749 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at NEULISE, 6.3 km away at 557 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42153/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42153/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42153/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42153/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42289
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caillouet-Orgeville | 27 | 402 km NW | 490 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 93 % · humidity 7 % |
| Beaumotte-Aubertans | 70 | 222 km NE | 475 | 22.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 7 % |
| Chaptuzat | 63 | 78 km W | 485 | 23.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 14 % |
| Drouges | 35 | 466 km NW | 502 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 14 % |
| Antogny-le-Tillac | 37 | 298 km NW | 485 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 85 % |
| Beaubec-la-Rosière | 76 | 455 km NW | 457 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 7 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaptuzat | 63 | 78 km W | 485 | 23.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 14 % |
| Beaumotte-Aubertans | 70 | 222 km NE | 475 | 22.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 7 % |
| Antogny-le-Tillac | 37 | 298 km NW | 485 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 85 % |
| Caillouet-Orgeville | 27 | 402 km NW | 490 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 93 % · humidity 7 % |
| Beaubec-la-Rosière | 76 | 455 km NW | 457 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 7 % |
| Drouges | 35 | 466 km NW | 502 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Neaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourdettes | 64 | 468 km SW | 503 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Lheurine | 17 | 356 km W | 533 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière | 33 | 370 km W | 392 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baudreix | 64 | 467 km SW | 591 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Baroille | 42 | 13 km S | 460 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bayas | 33 | 356 km W | 453 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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