Pommiers-en-Forez
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pommiers-en-Forez (INSEE 42173) is in Loire (42), part of CC des Vals d'Aix et Isable. Population 378 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 28.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 18,014 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (JPE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE BOURG). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX DU PRIEURE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING (MUNICIPAL) DE L'AIX). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | JPE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE BOURG | 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 | 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 | 1 | LES CISEAUX DU PRIEURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING (MUNICIPAL) DE L'AIX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 369 (2012) → 378 (2023): 2.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 296 (1990) → 378 (2023): 27.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 236, of which 14 % second homes and 14.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Germain-Laval): 4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Germain-Laval): 3.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Germain-Laval): 3.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-Laval): 3.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pommiers-en-Forez): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST GERMAIN LAVA weather station, 3.8 km away at 435 m; the village itself is at 357 m. [10]
The village sits 78 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 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BOEN SUR LIGNON, 9.3 km away at 448 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 91 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 721 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST GERMAIN LAVA, 3.8 km away at 435 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 — 42173/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42173/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42173/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42173/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42173
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreuil-sur-Epte | 95 | 413 km NW | 377 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Souvigny-de-Touraine | 37 | 287 km NW | 380 | 27.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savigny-sous-Faye | 86 | 312 km NW | 379 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cressin-Rochefort | 01 | 132 km E | 380 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hadancourt-le-Haut-Clocher | 60 | 408 km NW | 376 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montanges | 01 | 139 km E | 369 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cressin-Rochefort | 01 | 132 km E | 380 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montanges | 01 | 139 km E | 369 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Souvigny-de-Touraine | 37 | 287 km NW | 380 | 27.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savigny-sous-Faye | 86 | 312 km NW | 379 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hadancourt-le-Haut-Clocher | 60 | 408 km NW | 376 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montreuil-sur-Epte | 95 | 413 km NW | 377 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Pommiers-en-Forez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savigny-sous-Faye | 86 | 312 km NW | 379 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saudoy | 51 | 318 km N | 377 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Hays | 39 | 157 km NE | 362 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cosges | 39 | 145 km NE | 367 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cornant | 89 | 265 km N | 367 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sancy-lès-Provins | 77 | 323 km N | 339 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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