Rive-de-Gier
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.9/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rive-de-Gier (INSEE 42186) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 15,242 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42186-rive-de-gier
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 57 % of the 1,603 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 14.99 |
| Social | 0.88 | 20 | 17.69 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX 33 DELICES · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE GOURI · L'AUTHENTIQUE · MGM BOULANGERIE). [3,4]
7 × Butcher (boucherie) (B I F · BOUCHERIE DE LA BOIRIE · BOUCHERIE AIDEL · BOUCHERIE DE RIV). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (O'FRAIS · DOY DOY · VIVAL · NATURALIS BOUTIQUE · NETTO). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (SODABLE · LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (PIZZAS DANY - FG DETAILLING · MCDONALD'S · HM KEBAB · SNACK CHAMS). [3,4]
13 × Café / bar (AUX RIVES DU GIER · BAR PMU LE CHANTILLY CHEZ MEL · LE COUP D'MOUSS · LE VICTOR HUGO · QUAI 1242). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PETITS VERRIERS). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VERNES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRUGNAT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JEAN · COLLEGE PRIVE DES COLLINES). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT · COLLEGE LOUISE MICHEL · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DES COLLINES). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ADRIEN PEREIRA, MÉDECIN · ANNE THURET, MÉDECIN · MARC PETIT, MÉDECIN · SÉGOLÈNE DAVID, MÉDECIN · XUAN-HUY LE, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE RIVE DE GIER · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE DU COURS · PHARMACIE SAINT JEAN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE - RIVE-DE-GIER). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE CHAPLIN). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE JACQUES ANQUETIL · GYMNASE JEAN GUMIER · GYMNASE HDS PIERRE VINAY · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL PRIVE NOTRE DAME DES COLLINES · LYCEE GEORGES BRASSENS). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU SUD-EST). [3]
24 × Hairdresser (P'TIT LOU ET MARINETTE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 7 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 11 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | AUX 33 DELICES · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE GOURI · L'AUTHENTIQUE · MGM BOULANGERIE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 7 | B I F · BOUCHERIE DE LA BOIRIE · BOUCHERIE AIDEL · BOUCHERIE DE RIV | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | O'FRAIS · DOY DOY · VIVAL · NATURALIS BOUTIQUE · NETTO | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | SODABLE · LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 27 | PIZZAS DANY - FG DETAILLING · MCDONALD'S · HM KEBAB · SNACK CHAMS | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 58 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 13 | AUX RIVES DU GIER · BAR PMU LE CHANTILLY CHEZ MEL · LE COUP D'MOUSS · LE VICTOR HUGO · QUAI 1242 | INSEE SIRENE 13 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PETITS VERRIERS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VERNES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRUGNAT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JEAN · COLLEGE PRIVE DES COLLINES | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT · COLLEGE LOUISE MICHEL · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DES COLLINES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | ADRIEN PEREIRA, MÉDECIN · ANNE THURET, MÉDECIN · MARC PETIT, MÉDECIN · SÉGOLÈNE DAVID, MÉDECIN · XUAN-HUY LE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE RIVE DE GIER · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE DU COURS · PHARMACIE SAINT JEAN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE - RIVE-DE-GIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE CHAPLIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | GYMNASE JACQUES ANQUETIL · GYMNASE JEAN GUMIER · GYMNASE HDS PIERRE VINAY · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL PRIVE NOTRE DAME DES COLLINES · LYCEE GEORGES BRASSENS | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU SUD-EST | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 24 | P'TIT LOU ET MARINETTE | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 14,633 (2012) → 15,242 (2023): 4.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 15,623 (1990) → 15,242 (2023): -2.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,180, of which 0.9 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rive-de-Gier): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Rive-de-Gier): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Rive-de-Gier): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Rive-de-Gier): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Rive-de-Gier): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CELLIEU weather station, 6.3 km away at 493 m; the village itself is at 234 m. [10]
The village sits 259 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 CELLIEU, 6.3 km away at 493 m, over 24 summers. [10]
That station sits 259 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 733 mm of rain a year, spread over 90 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAUNEUF, 2 km away at 277 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42186/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/6b5aa781-cec7-3d31-ad28-18c70da1ebf8— “Les samedis sont dédiés aux producteurs et artisans de bouche.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42186/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42186/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42186/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42186
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montivilliers | 76 | 556 km NW | 15,478 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Elbeuf | 76 | 499 km NW | 15,474 | 71.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Issoire | 63 | 107 km W | 15,115 | 71.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 51 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Avold | 57 | 427 km N | 14,755 | 66.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fameck | 57 | 434 km N | 14,788 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 80 % |
| Hayange | 57 | 436 km N | 15,806 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issoire | 63 | 107 km W | 15,115 | 71.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 51 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Avold | 57 | 427 km N | 14,755 | 66.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fameck | 57 | 434 km N | 14,788 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 80 % |
| Hayange | 57 | 436 km N | 15,806 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 50 % |
| Elbeuf | 76 | 499 km NW | 15,474 | 71.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montivilliers | 76 | 556 km NW | 15,478 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 82 % · 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 Rive-de-Gier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Isle-d'Abeau | 38 | 49 km E | 17,515 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Union | 31 | 324 km SW | 12,638 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean | 31 | 322 km SW | 11,261 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | 07 | 54 km S | 11,279 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Voiron | 38 | 78 km E | 21,847 | 74.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Portes-lès-Valence | 26 | 76 km S | 10,477 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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