Sail-les-Bains
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 24.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sail-les-Bains (INSEE 42194) is in Loire (42), part of CA Roannais Agglomération. Population 209 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 24.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 16,228 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'ANGIGAEL). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE - SAIL-LES-BAINS). [3]
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. [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 | L'ANGIGAEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE - SAIL-LES-BAINS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 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 201 (2012) → 209 (2023): 4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 264 (1990) → 209 (2023): -20.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 133, of which 12.8 % second homes and 15.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montaiguët-en-Forez): 5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux): 4.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux): 5.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sail-les-Bains): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-MARTIN-D'EST weather station, 4.4 km away at 470 m; the village itself is at 300 m. [11]
The village sits 170 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 17 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-MARTIN-D'EST, 4.4 km away at 470 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 170 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 723 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-MARTIN-D'EST, 4.4 km away at 470 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 — 42194/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42194/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42194/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42194/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42257
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03178
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42194
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sansac-Veinazès | 15 | 199 km SW | 199 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Riguepeu | 32 | 399 km SW | 164 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Audaux | 64 | 486 km SW | 171 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cazalis | 33 | 392 km SW | 269 | 32.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 91 % |
| Le Sen | 40 | 414 km SW | 215 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 85 % |
| Arconcey | 21 | 118 km NE | 217 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arconcey | 21 | 118 km NE | 217 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sansac-Veinazès | 15 | 199 km SW | 199 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cazalis | 33 | 392 km SW | 269 | 32.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 91 % |
| Riguepeu | 32 | 399 km SW | 164 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Sen | 40 | 414 km SW | 215 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 85 % |
| Audaux | 64 | 486 km SW | 171 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Sail-les-Bains'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audaux | 64 | 486 km SW | 171 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charre | 64 | 494 km SW | 222 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Urbise | 42 | 4.0 km NE | 117 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barraute-Camu | 64 | 490 km SW | 187 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Abitain | 64 | 493 km SW | 120 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Casteide-Candau | 64 | 461 km SW | 283 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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