Noirétable
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Noirétable (INSEE 42159) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 1,585 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42159-noiretable
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 11,228 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.85 | 20 | 16.95 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.22 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.31 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOULANGERIE D'EN BAS · AU BON PAIN DE SEIGLE - CHEZ L ET O). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LA MARMITE · LA GUINGUETTE · ATELIER FIKA). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE HAUT FOREZ · LE BIDULE · LE BISTRO, DES FLACONS ; LBDF). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE RUE DE LA GARE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST CHARLES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ROBERT SCHUMAN). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (IVAN MASSACRIER, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE ROUZAIRE, MÉDECIN · THOMAS DAVID, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'EGLISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COPERNIC- NOIRÉTABLE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE FOYER). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (SITE DU PLAN D EAU DE LA ROCHE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (INSTINCT.TIF'). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL AU RENDEZ VOUS DES CHASSEURS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA BOULANGERIE D'EN BAS · AU BON PAIN DE SEIGLE - CHEZ L ET O | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LA MARMITE · LA GUINGUETTE · ATELIER FIKA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE HAUT FOREZ · LE BIDULE · LE BISTRO, DES FLACONS ; LBDF | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE RUE DE LA GARE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST CHARLES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ROBERT SCHUMAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | IVAN MASSACRIER, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE ROUZAIRE, MÉDECIN · THOMAS DAVID, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE L'EGLISE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE COPERNIC- NOIRÉTABLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE FOYER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | SITE DU PLAN D EAU DE LA ROCHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | INSTINCT.TIF' | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL AU RENDEZ VOUS DES CHASSEURS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Saturday matins. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,658 (2012) → 1,585 (2023): -4.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,719 (1990) → 1,585 (2023): -7.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,051, of which 16.9 % second homes and 13.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Noirétable): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Noirétable): 0.6 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Noirétable): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Chabreloche): 8.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Noirétable): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the COL DE LA LOGE_SAPC weather station, 8.2 km away at 1,261 m; the village itself is at 710 m. [12]
The village sits 551 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 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-JUST-EN-CHEV, 11.8 km away at 612 m, over 10 summers. [12]
That station sits 98 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,202 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at NOIRETABLE, 0.7 km away at 714 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 — 42159/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.noiretable.fr/— “Les marchés ont lieu tous les samedis matins”
- DATAtourisme 2023-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/d182ab6b-1cd5-3e3c-a34a-0065d362c1e8— “Marché hebdomadaire a lieu tous les samedis matins.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42159/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42159/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42159/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42159
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63072
- 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-Nicolas-du-Pélem | 22 | 594 km NW | 1,523 | 49.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pontlevoy | 41 | 260 km NW | 1,556 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 88 % |
| Montaren-et-Saint-Médiers | 30 | 205 km S | 1,397 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puy-l'Évêque | 46 | 253 km SW | 1,860 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 80 % · humidity 29 % |
| Avize | 51 | 351 km N | 1,742 | 50.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune | 71 | 133 km NE | 1,533 | 50.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune | 71 | 133 km NE | 1,533 | 50.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montaren-et-Saint-Médiers | 30 | 205 km S | 1,397 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puy-l'Évêque | 46 | 253 km SW | 1,860 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 80 % · humidity 29 % |
| Pontlevoy | 41 | 260 km NW | 1,556 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 88 % |
| Avize | 51 | 351 km N | 1,742 | 50.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem | 22 | 594 km NW | 1,523 | 49.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · 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 Noirétable'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-Gervais-d'Auvergne | 63 | 77 km W | 1,192 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Féchain | 59 | 496 km N | 1,635 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt | 02 | 411 km N | 1,697 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines | 78 | 356 km NW | 1,468 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Capelle | 02 | 462 km N | 1,745 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marseille-en-Beauvaisis | 60 | 439 km N | 1,409 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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