Roanne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 78/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Roanne (INSEE 42187) is in Loire (42), part of CA Roannais Agglomération. Population 35,409 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42187-roanne
Vitality score
Vitality score 78/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 73 % of the 647 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 | 0.81 | 25 | 20.36 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.97 |
| Education | 0.75 | 10 | 7.47 |
| Health | 0.82 | 10 | 8.24 |
| Public & culture | 0.42 | 5 | 2.1 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
31 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON GRANGE BOULANGERIE GOURMANDE · PATISSERIE-CHOCOLATERIE CHATAGNIER). [3,4]
7 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON GRISARD · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE FIACRE · MEDITERRANEE · SAVEURS DE L'ORIENT). [3,4]
17 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CAFES THIVOYON · EPICERIE SENER · ROANNE SAINTE SOPHIE · DELICES DU PORTUGAL · JELALI). [3,4]
10 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR CITY · NETTO · MONOPRIX ROANNE · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (MAISON CHAVRIER · LE VIVIER DES HALLES - MAISON MARIZY). [3,4]
110 × Restaurant (DU CARDENOY DOMINIQUE · AU P'TIT BOUCHON · SANTORO). [3,4]
46 × Café / bar (L'ACAJOU · GRAFFITY · LE SUPPORTER · LE BALADIN · LE STALINGRAD). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MULSANT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE R. WILSON). [3]
11 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE APPLICATION FERRY PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FONTQUENTIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MATEL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN ROSTAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MAYOLLET). [3]
5 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE · COLLEGE JULES FERRY · COLLEGE ALBERT THOMAS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT PAUL · COLLEGE PRIVE FRANCOIS D'ASSISE). [3]
29 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DOMINIQUE POIRIER, MÉDECIN · THIERRY GOUTALAND, MÉDECIN · IVANUS COCIORBA DUMITRU, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE COURBON-GALLOT, MÉDECIN · ÉRIC LION, MÉDECIN). [3]
9 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE NOIRARD MONCORGE · PHARMACIE MARCHIENNE · PHARMACIE VICTOR HUGO · PHARMACIE NOUVELLE · PHARMACIE DE LA LOIRE). [3,4]
6 × Post office / agence postale (ROANNE FOCH RP · ROANNE MULSANT RP · ROANNE ARSENAL RP · ROANNE PARC DES SPORTS AP · LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE ROANNAIS AGGLOMÉRATION - ROANNE · BARON DU MARAIS - ROANNE · MÉDIATHÈQUE ROANNAIS AGGLOMÉRATION - SAINT-CLAIR). [3]
2 × Cinema (LE GRAND PALAIS · ESPACE RENOIR 1). [3]
13 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE JULES FERRY · ENSEMBLE SCOLAIRE SAINT PAUL · PALAIS DES SPORTS HENRI RHODAMEL · COMPLEXE DU PARC DES SPORTS · GYMNASE DUVERGER). [3]
14 × Bank (CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE ROANNE LE COTEAU · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES). [3]
68 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE ALAIN · SALON VICTOR HUGO · DE SAN MATEO FREDERIC). [3,4]
8 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (LE GRAND HOTEL · IBIS STYLES CENTE GARE · KYRIAD DIRECT · IBIS BUDGET). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 6 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 28 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 4 × Primary school (élémentaire), 9 × GP (médecin généraliste), 4 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 12 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 31 | MAISON GRANGE BOULANGERIE GOURMANDE · PATISSERIE-CHOCOLATERIE CHATAGNIER | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 31 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 7 | MAISON GRISARD · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE FIACRE · MEDITERRANEE · SAVEURS DE L'ORIENT | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 17 | CAFES THIVOYON · EPICERIE SENER · ROANNE SAINTE SOPHIE · DELICES DU PORTUGAL · JELALI | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 39 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 10 | LIDL · CARREFOUR CITY · NETTO · MONOPRIX ROANNE · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | MAISON CHAVRIER · LE VIVIER DES HALLES - MAISON MARIZY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 110 | DU CARDENOY DOMINIQUE · AU P'TIT BOUCHON · SANTORO | INSEE BPE 110 / INSEE SIRENE 169 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 46 | L'ACAJOU · GRAFFITY · LE SUPPORTER · LE BALADIN · LE STALINGRAD | INSEE SIRENE 46 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MULSANT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE R. WILSON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 11 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE APPLICATION FERRY PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FONTQUENTIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MATEL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN ROSTAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MAYOLLET | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | COLLEGE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE · COLLEGE JULES FERRY · COLLEGE ALBERT THOMAS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT PAUL · COLLEGE PRIVE FRANCOIS D'ASSISE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 29 | DOMINIQUE POIRIER, MÉDECIN · THIERRY GOUTALAND, MÉDECIN · IVANUS COCIORBA DUMITRU, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE COURBON-GALLOT, MÉDECIN · ÉRIC LION, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 29 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 9 | PHARMACIE NOIRARD MONCORGE · PHARMACIE MARCHIENNE · PHARMACIE VICTOR HUGO · PHARMACIE NOUVELLE · PHARMACIE DE LA LOIRE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 6 | ROANNE FOCH RP · ROANNE MULSANT RP · ROANNE ARSENAL RP · ROANNE PARC DES SPORTS AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Library | 3 | MÉDIATHÈQUE ROANNAIS AGGLOMÉRATION - ROANNE · BARON DU MARAIS - ROANNE · MÉDIATHÈQUE ROANNAIS AGGLOMÉRATION - SAINT-CLAIR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | LE GRAND PALAIS · ESPACE RENOIR 1 | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 13 | COLLEGE JULES FERRY · ENSEMBLE SCOLAIRE SAINT PAUL · PALAIS DES SPORTS HENRI RHODAMEL · COMPLEXE DU PARC DES SPORTS · GYMNASE DUVERGER | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 14 | CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE ROANNE LE COTEAU · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 68 | COIFFURE ALAIN · SALON VICTOR HUGO · DE SAN MATEO FREDERIC | INSEE BPE 68 / INSEE SIRENE 87 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 8 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | LE GRAND HOTEL · IBIS STYLES CENTE GARE · KYRIAD DIRECT · IBIS BUDGET | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. [5,6,7,8,9,10]
Trajectory
Population 35,799 (2012) → 35,409 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. [11,1]
Population 41,759 (1990) → 35,409 (2023): -15.2 % over 30 years. [12,1]
Dwellings (2023): 23,074, of which 3.1 % second homes and 11.6 % vacant. [13]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Roanne): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [14]
Food shop (Roanne): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [14]
GP (Roanne): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [14]
Pharmacy (Roanne): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [14]
Primary school (Roanne): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [14]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [15]
Measured at the RIORGES - MAN weather station, 1.8 km away at 283 m; the village itself is at 275 m. [15]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [15]
Humidity measured at PERREUX, 3 km away at 297 m, over 16 summers. [15]
An average of 724 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [15]
Rainfall measured at RIORGES - MAN, 1.8 km away at 283 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [15]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6,7,8,9,10]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42187/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/85b1dc68-ecd0-3f88-ac74-4450fbdbbdc0— “Marché alimentaire avec environ 8 forains le mardi et 50 forains le vendredi (alimentation et fleur).”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2023-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/91b13d40-662a-3c12-8f38-2048c58acbde— “Marché non alimentaire avec environ 44 forains le vendredi.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/61da0fde-8ab9-3e60-b634-2936d4aaf624— “Marché alimentaire avec environ 3 forains le mercredi et 8 forains le dimanche.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2025-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/6b2f6b4d-452b-3bac-93f6-84179d9b18ef— “Marché alimentaire et non alimentaire avec environ 5 forains le mardi, 8 forains le vendredi, 10 forains le samedi et 37 forains le dimanche.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2023-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/199cffb8-c02e-335c-aaf8-0c02f0f6ce1e— “Marché alimentaire avec environ 4 forains le mercredi.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2023-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/a4b7aaa5-3ac8-30b8-95b1-e8366a5a3b8d— “Marché alimentaire et non alimentaire avec environ 4 forains le samedi et 25 forains le dimanche.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42187/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42187/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42187/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42187
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Perreux-sur-Marne | 94 | 334 km N | 35,260 | 76 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtillon | 92 | 335 km NW | 36,705 | 70.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois | 91 | 318 km NW | 35,438 | 77.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtenay-Malabry | 92 | 333 km NW | 35,825 | 68 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Schiltigheim | 67 | 398 km NE | 34,708 | 73.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trappes | 78 | 342 km NW | 34,689 | 74.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois | 91 | 318 km NW | 35,438 | 77.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtenay-Malabry | 92 | 333 km NW | 35,825 | 68 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Perreux-sur-Marne | 94 | 334 km N | 35,260 | 76 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtillon | 92 | 335 km NW | 36,705 | 70.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trappes | 78 | 342 km NW | 34,689 | 74.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Schiltigheim | 67 | 398 km NE | 34,708 | 73.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · 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 Roanne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troyes | 10 | 252 km N | 62,088 | 87.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rillieux-la-Pape | 69 | 68 km E | 31,389 | 70.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chenôve | 21 | 157 km NE | 14,244 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dole | 39 | 160 km NE | 23,840 | 75.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Albertville | 73 | 184 km E | 19,978 | 74 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Riom | 63 | 76 km W | 18,820 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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