Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules (INSEE 42206) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 1,821 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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 36 % of the 10,230 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'OULE DE BLE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (L'AUBERGE DU CHATEAU · SYMBIOSE · LA PETITE AUBERGE DE FLO). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DES 4 VENTS ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DES 4 VENTS). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-BONNET-LES-OULES). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (MAJBARBER). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: 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) | 2 | L'OULE DE BLE | 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 | 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 | 3 | L'AUBERGE DU CHATEAU · SYMBIOSE · LA PETITE AUBERGE DE FLO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DES 4 VENTS ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DES 4 VENTS | 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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-BONNET-LES-OULES | 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 | 2 | MAJBARBER | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 1,543 (2012) → 1,821 (2023): 18 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 982 (1990) → 1,821 (2023): 85.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 744, of which 3.2 % second homes and 2.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Andrézieux-Bouthéon): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Chambœuf): 3.7 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Héand): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST ETIENNE-BOUTHEON weather station, 2.7 km away at 395 m; the village itself is at 495 m. [12]
The village sits 100 m above 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 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST ETIENNE-BOUTHEON, 2.7 km away at 395 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 100 m below 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 708 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST ETIENNE-BOUTHEON, 2.7 km away at 395 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 — 42206/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42206/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42206/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42206/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42206
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42005
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42043
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42234
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Euphémie | 01 | 60 km NE | 1,757 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 99 % |
| Maubec | 38 | 73 km E | 1,930 | 31.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lorry-lès-Metz | 57 | 422 km N | 1,720 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lucinges | 74 | 170 km NE | 1,819 | 35.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léger-les-Vignes | 44 | 497 km NW | 2,171 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fragnes-La Loyère | 71 | 149 km N | 1,411 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Euphémie | 01 | 60 km NE | 1,757 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 99 % |
| Maubec | 38 | 73 km E | 1,930 | 31.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fragnes-La Loyère | 71 | 149 km N | 1,411 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lucinges | 74 | 170 km NE | 1,819 | 35.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lorry-lès-Metz | 57 | 422 km N | 1,720 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léger-les-Vignes | 44 | 497 km NW | 2,171 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 46 % · 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 Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fragnes-La Loyère | 71 | 149 km N | 1,411 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Échenevex | 01 | 157 km NE | 2,328 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kertzfeld | 67 | 400 km NE | 1,255 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Westhouse | 67 | 402 km NE | 1,639 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sergy | 01 | 151 km NE | 2,288 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Altorf | 67 | 411 km NE | 1,447 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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