Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse (INSEE 42197) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 1,065 (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 38.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 13,949 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.59 |
| 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]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ATELIER DE L'ALOUETTE · LE ROND PAIN BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PAELLA BARZY). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (BEA'TITUDE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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) | 2 | L'ATELIER DE L'ALOUETTE · LE ROND PAIN BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE | 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 | 1 | ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | PAELLA BARZY | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | 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 | BEA'TITUDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,084 (2012) → 1,065 (2023): -1.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 846 (1990) → 1,065 (2023): 25.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 523, of which 3.1 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montverdun): 2.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Trelins): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Boën-sur-Lignon): 4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Boën-sur-Lignon): 4.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BOEN-LIGN - MAN weather station, 4.5 km away at 447 m; the village itself is at 389 m. [12]
The village sits 58 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BOEN SUR LIGNON, 4.5 km away at 448 m, over 19 summers. [12]
That station sits 59 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 679 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BOEN-LIGN - MAN, 4.5 km away at 447 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42197/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42197/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42197/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42197/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42150
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42313
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42019
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42197
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uzemain | 88 | 314 km NE | 1,046 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Romain-en-Viennois | 84 | 184 km SE | 868 | 52 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Menthonnex-en-Bornes | 74 | 168 km E | 1,115 | 39.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cuigy-en-Bray | 60 | 443 km N | 987 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Louches | 62 | 587 km N | 947 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Victor-de-Morestel | 38 | 113 km E | 1,168 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Victor-de-Morestel | 38 | 113 km E | 1,168 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Menthonnex-en-Bornes | 74 | 168 km E | 1,115 | 39.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Romain-en-Viennois | 84 | 184 km SE | 868 | 52 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Uzemain | 88 | 314 km NE | 1,046 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cuigy-en-Bray | 60 | 443 km N | 987 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Louches | 62 | 587 km N | 947 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 89 % · 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 Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Victor-de-Morestel | 38 | 113 km E | 1,168 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Civens | 42 | 16 km E | 1,468 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonnefamille | 38 | 85 km E | 1,114 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Père-sur-Loire | 45 | 261 km NW | 1,034 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mainxe-Gondeville | 16 | 326 km W | 1,195 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Meyssiez | 38 | 83 km E | 671 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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