Saint-André-le-Puy
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 18 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-André-le-Puy (INSEE 42200) is in Loire (42), part of CC de Forez-Est. Population 1,530 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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 30.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 18 % of the 11,479 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES PRES EN BULLE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALINE DUBLED, MÉDECIN · CHRISTELLE COLAS-FERNANDEZ, MÉDECIN · CLÉMENT VARENNE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE - SAINT-ANDRÉ-LE-PUY). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE ST ANDRE LE PUY). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ENTRE L' ET VOUS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), 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] | |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES PRES EN BULLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ALINE DUBLED, MÉDECIN · CHRISTELLE COLAS-FERNANDEZ, MÉDECIN · CLÉMENT VARENNE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE - SAINT-ANDRÉ-LE-PUY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE ST ANDRE LE PUY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | ENTRE L' ET VOUS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 1,326 (2012) → 1,530 (2023): 15.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,151 (1990) → 1,530 (2023): 32.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 671, of which 1.8 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montrond-les-Bains): 2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montrond-les-Bains): 1.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-André-le-Puy): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montrond-les-Bains): 2.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-André-le-Puy): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FEURS - MAN weather station, 10.3 km away at 332 m; the village itself is at 363 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 19 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FEURS, 10.5 km away at 347 m, over 10 summers. [10]
An average of 724 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FEURS - MAN, 10.3 km away at 332 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42200/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42200/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42200/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42200/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42149
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42200
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigné | 72 | 414 km NW | 1,695 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
| Andres | 62 | 606 km N | 1,523 | 29.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Dannemarie-sur-Crète | 25 | 213 km NE | 1,486 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey | 01 | 90 km E | 1,152 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 0 % |
| L'Escale | 04 | 222 km SE | 1,427 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Néfiach | 66 | 352 km S | 1,383 | 39.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 39 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey | 01 | 90 km E | 1,152 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 0 % |
| Dannemarie-sur-Crète | 25 | 213 km NE | 1,486 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 0 % |
| L'Escale | 04 | 222 km SE | 1,427 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Néfiach | 66 | 352 km S | 1,383 | 39.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 39 % · humidity 50 % |
| Aigné | 72 | 414 km NW | 1,695 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
| Andres | 62 | 606 km N | 1,523 | 29.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Saint-André-le-Puy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poncins | 42 | 12 km NW | 1,318 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valeille | 42 | 7.8 km NE | 675 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chambéon | 42 | 8.6 km NW | 665 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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