Palogneux
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Palogneux (INSEE 42164) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 69 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 10.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 7,284 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.16 | 5 | 0.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - PALOGNEUX). [3]
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. [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - PALOGNEUX | 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 | 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 80 (2012) → 69 (2023): -13.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 60 (1990) → 69 (2023): 15 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 55, of which 41.8 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sail-sous-Couzan): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Georges-en-Couzan): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Boën-sur-Lignon): 6.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Sail-sous-Couzan): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Just-en-Bas): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 105 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CHALMAZEL weather station, 6.7 km away at 855 m; the village itself is at 792 m. [12]
The village sits 63 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 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CHALMAZEL, 6.7 km away at 855 m, over 10 summers. [12]
That station sits 63 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 787 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST GEORGES EN C, 5.4 km away at 496 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 — 42164/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42164/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42164/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42164/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42195
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42227
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42019
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42247
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empury | 58 | 179 km N | 72 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charraix | 43 | 84 km S | 67 | 3.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Château-sur-Cher | 63 | 113 km W | 71 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 62 % |
| Josat | 43 | 64 km S | 84 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cannelle | 2A | 568 km SE | 70 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sigottier | 05 | 200 km SE | 82 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josat | 43 | 64 km S | 84 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Charraix | 43 | 84 km S | 67 | 3.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Château-sur-Cher | 63 | 113 km W | 71 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 62 % |
| Empury | 58 | 179 km N | 72 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sigottier | 05 | 200 km SE | 82 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cannelle | 2A | 568 km SE | 70 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Palogneux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villars-Santenoge | 52 | 237 km N | 82 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Larbont | 09 | 366 km SW | 60 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montagagne | 09 | 367 km SW | 82 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Romain-sur-Meuse | 52 | 297 km NE | 89 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montarcher | 42 | 32 km S | 63 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bay-sur-Aube | 52 | 247 km N | 45 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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