Planfoy
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Planfoy (INSEE 42172) is in Loire (42), part of CC des Monts du Pilat. Population 1,075 (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/42172-planfoy
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 13,902 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 | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.12 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE CHEZ COCO). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LE REFUGE · LE MARMITON DU PILAT). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'AUBERGE DU PANORAMIQUE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE AU BOURG). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHARLES EXBRAYAT). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PLANFOY AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE - PLANFOY). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE CHARLES EXBRAYAT). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | EPICERIE CHEZ COCO | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 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 | RESTAURANT LE REFUGE · LE MARMITON DU PILAT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'AUBERGE DU PANORAMIQUE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE AU BOURG | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHARLES EXBRAYAT | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | PLANFOY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE - PLANFOY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE CHARLES EXBRAYAT | INSEE BPE 1 [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 969 (2012) → 1,075 (2023): 10.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 778 (1990) → 1,075 (2023): 38.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 491, of which 8.8 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Étienne): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Étienne): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Étienne): 4.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Étienne): 4.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Planfoy): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 84 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COL REPUBLIQUE weather station, 4.1 km away at 1,071 m; the village itself is at 956 m. [10]
The village sits 115 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COL REPUBLIQUE, 4.1 km away at 1,071 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 115 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,114 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROCHETAILLEE, 1.4 km away at 900 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42172/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42172/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42172/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42172/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42218
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42172
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Garde-Adhémar | 26 | 113 km S | 1,144 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 27 % · humidity 79 % |
| Plounéour-Ménez | 29 | 718 km NW | 1,297 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 18 % · humidity 64 % |
| Pontgouin | 28 | 425 km NW | 1,110 | 39.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Vérand | 69 | 60 km N | 1,164 | 50.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Brusquet | 04 | 201 km SE | 965 | 45.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 34 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vers | 74 | 146 km NE | 975 | 54 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vérand | 69 | 60 km N | 1,164 | 50.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Garde-Adhémar | 26 | 113 km S | 1,144 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 27 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vers | 74 | 146 km NE | 975 | 54 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Brusquet | 04 | 201 km SE | 965 | 45.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 34 % · humidity 64 % |
| Pontgouin | 28 | 425 km NW | 1,110 | 39.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Plounéour-Ménez | 29 | 718 km NW | 1,297 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 18 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Planfoy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estivareilles | 42 | 34 km W | 721 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marlhes | 42 | 12 km S | 1,312 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Essertines-en-Châtelneuf | 42 | 43 km NW | 667 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Usson-en-Forez | 42 | 39 km W | 1,455 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Apinac | 42 | 35 km W | 437 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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