Nollieux
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nollieux (INSEE 42160) is in Loire (42), part of CC des Vals d'Aix et Isable. Population 184 (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/42160-nollieux
Vitality score
Vitality score 12.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 15,466 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 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 170 (2012) → 184 (2023): 8.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 146 (1990) → 184 (2023): 26 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 109, of which 16.5 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Germain-Laval): 1.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Germain-Laval): 1.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Germain-Laval): 2.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-Laval): 2.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Germain-Laval): 1.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST GERMAIN LAVA weather station, 2.6 km away at 435 m; the village itself is at 509 m. [9]
The village sits 74 m above 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 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BOEN SUR LIGNON, 6.8 km away at 448 m, over 19 summers. [9]
That station sits 61 m below 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 721 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST GERMAIN LAVA, 2.6 km away at 435 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 — 42160/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42160/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42160/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42160/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42230
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liny-devant-Dun | 55 | 404 km N | 185 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Geu | 65 | 446 km SW | 186 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 45 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lonnes | 16 | 297 km W | 185 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaume-et-Courchamp | 21 | 221 km NE | 188 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oraàs | 64 | 475 km SW | 184 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
| Syam | 39 | 179 km NE | 184 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syam | 39 | 179 km NE | 184 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaume-et-Courchamp | 21 | 221 km NE | 188 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lonnes | 16 | 297 km W | 185 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Liny-devant-Dun | 55 | 404 km N | 185 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Geu | 65 | 446 km SW | 186 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 45 % · humidity 79 % |
| Oraàs | 64 | 475 km SW | 184 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Nollieux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaume-et-Courchamp | 21 | 221 km NE | 188 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Autremencourt | 02 | 433 km N | 176 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lion-devant-Dun | 55 | 410 km N | 181 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Challes-la-Montagne | 01 | 118 km E | 184 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moiremont | 51 | 375 km N | 187 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montceau-et-Écharnant | 21 | 147 km N | 173 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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