Pouilly-lès-Feurs
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pouilly-lès-Feurs (INSEE 42175) is in Loire (42), part of CC de Forez-Est. Population 1,231 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42175-pouilly-les-feurs
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 13,054 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| 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 | 0.71 | 10 | 7.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE GOUT DE L'AUTHENTIQUE · BOULANGERIE B&G). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE POUILLEROT · PARTY PIZZ'). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BOURG). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (POUILLY LES FEURS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - POUILLY-LÈS-FEURS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE SPORTS DETENTE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX D'ANNA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE GOUT DE L'AUTHENTIQUE · BOULANGERIE B&G | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 2 | LE POUILLEROT · PARTY PIZZ' | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE 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 | 1 | POUILLY LES FEURS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - POUILLY-LÈS-FEURS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | ESPACE SPORTS DETENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LES CISEAUX D'ANNA | 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 | 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 1,196 (2012) → 1,231 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,021 (1990) → 1,231 (2023): 20.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 636, of which 3.9 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pouilly-lès-Feurs): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Balbigny): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Civens): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Balbigny): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pouilly-lès-Feurs): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ROZIER-EN-DONZY weather station, 3.6 km away at 530 m; the village itself is at 366 m. [11]
The village sits 164 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ROZIER-EN-DONZY, 3.6 km away at 530 m, over 13 summers. [11]
That station sits 164 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 768 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ROZIER-EN-DONZY, 3.6 km away at 530 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42175/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42175/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42175/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42175/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42175
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42011
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42065
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gros-Réderching | 57 | 427 km NE | 1,266 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oizé | 72 | 386 km NW | 1,322 | 37.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Huillé-Lézigné | 49 | 401 km NW | 1,298 | 41.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monterfil | 35 | 535 km NW | 1,366 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Torcé | 35 | 487 km NW | 1,281 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jebsheim | 68 | 357 km NE | 1,360 | 42.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jebsheim | 68 | 357 km NE | 1,360 | 42.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oizé | 72 | 386 km NW | 1,322 | 37.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Huillé-Lézigné | 49 | 401 km NW | 1,298 | 41.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gros-Réderching | 57 | 427 km NE | 1,266 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Torcé | 35 | 487 km NW | 1,281 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monterfil | 35 | 535 km NW | 1,366 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 99 % · 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 Pouilly-lès-Feurs'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche-Vineuse | 71 | 72 km NE | 1,570 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sevrey | 71 | 114 km NE | 1,201 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chabournay | 86 | 322 km W | 1,274 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barbières | 26 | 118 km SE | 1,143 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chamblet | 03 | 132 km NW | 1,074 | 27.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moissat | 63 | 68 km W | 1,253 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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