Ouches
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ouches (INSEE 42162) is in Loire (42), part of CA Roannais Agglomération. Population 1,138 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42162-ouches
Vitality score
Vitality score 28.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 13,560 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 | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (TROISGROS · BELDECOR). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE RUE DES ECOLES). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN LALANCE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - OUCHES). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (ROMANTIF · L'UNIVERS DE MEL). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL TROISGROS). [3]
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), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | TROISGROS · BELDECOR | 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE RUE DES ECOLES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JEAN LALANCE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - OUCHES | 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 | 4 | ROMANTIF · L'UNIVERS DE MEL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL TROISGROS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,110 (2012) → 1,138 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,002 (1990) → 1,138 (2023): 13.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 520, of which 1.3 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lentigny): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Lentigny): 2.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Ouches): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-André-d'Apchon): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Ouches): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-ANDRE-APCHON weather station, 4.3 km away at 380 m; the village itself is at 324 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 14 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-ANDRE-APCHON, 4.3 km away at 380 m, over 10 summers. [12]
That station sits 56 m above 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 750 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-ANDRE-APCHON, 4.3 km away at 380 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 — 42162/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/60c51807-82df-31d1-9f8c-cae37b1f123a— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42162/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42162/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42162/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42120
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42162
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42199
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary-sur-Marne | 77 | 341 km N | 1,155 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 7 % |
| Vézelois | 90 | 285 km NE | 1,029 | 30.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 7 % |
| Freneuse | 76 | 427 km NW | 993 | 32.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 14 % |
| Charnoz-sur-Ain | 01 | 97 km E | 951 | 37.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 77 % · humidity 21 % |
| Riedseltz | 67 | 446 km NE | 1,143 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 21 % |
| Puceul | 44 | 459 km NW | 1,142 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charnoz-sur-Ain | 01 | 97 km E | 951 | 37.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 77 % · humidity 21 % |
| Vézelois | 90 | 285 km NE | 1,029 | 30.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 7 % |
| Mary-sur-Marne | 77 | 341 km N | 1,155 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 7 % |
| Freneuse | 76 | 427 km NW | 993 | 32.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 14 % |
| Riedseltz | 67 | 446 km NE | 1,143 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 21 % |
| Puceul | 44 | 459 km NW | 1,142 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · 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 Ouches'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-Cyr-les-Vignes | 42 | 45 km SE | 1,096 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Marcel-de-Félines | 42 | 23 km SE | 827 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lentigny | 42 | 2.1 km S | 1,794 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire | 42 | 5.5 km S | 1,147 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Lheurine | 17 | 342 km W | 533 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Germignac | 17 | 339 km W | 653 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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