Saint-Chamond
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 81.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Chamond (INSEE 42207) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 35,646 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/42207-saint-chamond
Vitality score
Vitality score 81.4/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 643 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 | 0.86 | 25 | 21.51 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.56 |
| Education | 0.92 | 10 | 9.18 |
| Health | 0.81 | 10 | 8.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.34 | 5 | 1.71 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
26 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES D'AMANDINE · SARL GERIN · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE). [3,4]
10 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DECITRE · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE CLAUDE DESFONDS · PMD · BOUCHERIE DE LA VALETTE · BOUCHERIE KRAMDI). [3,4]
19 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (KROUNA ABDERRAZAK · VIVAL · LE PARADIS DU FRUIT · MM FRUITS). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (SAINT CHAMOND DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE SEBASTIEN ROBERT). [3,4]
71 × Restaurant (MORGANA GIUSEPPE · RESCOUR · CAFE DU CENTRE - LE SAINT MARTIN). [3,4]
25 × Café / bar (PIANO ET MANDOLINE · BISTROT DU CREUX · CAFE DES SPORTS · LE WILSON · LE CAFE MODERNE). [4]
7 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MASSENET · ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCOIS VILLON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GAYOTTI · ECOLE MATERNELLE CROIX BERTHAUD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LAMARTINE). [3]
20 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE VERLAINE ELEMENTAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LAMARTINE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA CHABURE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MASSENET PASTEUR). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE ENNEMOND RICHARD · COLLEGE PIERRE JOANNON · COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE PRIVE STE MARIE LA GRAND GRANGE). [3]
24 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAÏTÉ LAMARCA-PITIOT, MÉDECIN · CINDY GANDIN, MÉDECIN · HÉLÈNE SALIGNAT-BARRANDON, MÉDECIN · VÉRONIQUE MARTORANA, MÉDECIN · THIERRY LE ROUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
9 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MUGUET ELMI · PHARMACIE BERNAUD GIRAUD · PHARMACIE CROZET · PHARMACIE DE PLAISANCE · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE SAINT CHAM OND). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT CHAMOND LA VALETTE RP · SAINT CHAMOND COEUR DE VILLE RP · ST CHAMOND FONSALA AP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE LOUISE LABÉ · RÉSEAU ITINÉRANCES - MÉDIATHÈQUES DU PAYS DU GIER MAISON DU GIER - SAINT-CHAMOND). [3]
1 × Cinema (VEO GRAND LUMIERE). [3]
9 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE DES SPORTS CLAUDE LEBOIS · HALLE DES SPORTS PIERRE JOANNON · CENTRE NAUTIQUE ET SPORTIF ROGER COUDERC · HALLE DES SPORTS ENNEMOND RICHARD · COMPLEXE SPORTIF CLAUDIUS REY). [3]
10 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL PAYS DU GIER · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
59 × Hairdresser (DUPLANY JEAN MARC · LE MILLE COUPES). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (CAMPANILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 15 × Butcher (boucherie), 7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 19 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 7 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 26 | AUX DELICES D'AMANDINE · SARL GERIN · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 10 | BOUCHERIE DECITRE · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE CLAUDE DESFONDS · PMD · BOUCHERIE DE LA VALETTE · BOUCHERIE KRAMDI | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 19 | KROUNA ABDERRAZAK · VIVAL · LE PARADIS DU FRUIT · MM FRUITS | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | SAINT CHAMOND DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE SEBASTIEN ROBERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 71 | MORGANA GIUSEPPE · RESCOUR · CAFE DU CENTRE - LE SAINT MARTIN | INSEE BPE 71 / INSEE SIRENE 117 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 25 | PIANO ET MANDOLINE · BISTROT DU CREUX · CAFE DES SPORTS · LE WILSON · LE CAFE MODERNE | INSEE SIRENE 25 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 7 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MASSENET · ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCOIS VILLON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GAYOTTI · ECOLE MATERNELLE CROIX BERTHAUD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LAMARTINE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 20 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE VERLAINE ELEMENTAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LAMARTINE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA CHABURE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MASSENET PASTEUR | INSEE BPE 20 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE ENNEMOND RICHARD · COLLEGE PIERRE JOANNON · COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE PRIVE STE MARIE LA GRAND GRANGE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 24 | MAÏTÉ LAMARCA-PITIOT, MÉDECIN · CINDY GANDIN, MÉDECIN · HÉLÈNE SALIGNAT-BARRANDON, MÉDECIN · VÉRONIQUE MARTORANA, MÉDECIN · THIERRY LE ROUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 24 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 9 | PHARMACIE MUGUET ELMI · PHARMACIE BERNAUD GIRAUD · PHARMACIE CROZET · PHARMACIE DE PLAISANCE · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE SAINT CHAM OND | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | SAINT CHAMOND LA VALETTE RP · SAINT CHAMOND COEUR DE VILLE RP · ST CHAMOND FONSALA AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MEDIATHÈQUE LOUISE LABÉ · RÉSEAU ITINÉRANCES - MÉDIATHÈQUES DU PAYS DU GIER MAISON DU GIER - SAINT-CHAMOND | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | VEO GRAND LUMIERE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 9 | HALLE DES SPORTS CLAUDE LEBOIS · HALLE DES SPORTS PIERRE JOANNON · CENTRE NAUTIQUE ET SPORTIF ROGER COUDERC · HALLE DES SPORTS ENNEMOND RICHARD · COMPLEXE SPORTIF CLAUDIUS REY | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL PAYS DU GIER · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 59 | DUPLANY JEAN MARC · LE MILLE COUPES | INSEE BPE 59 / INSEE SIRENE 74 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | CAMPANILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6,7,8,9]
Trajectory
Population 35,564 (2012) → 35,646 (2023): 0.2 % over 10 years. [10,1]
Population 38,878 (1990) → 35,646 (2023): -8.3 % over 30 years. [11,1]
Dwellings (2023): 18,147, of which 1.1 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [12]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Chamond): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [13]
Food shop (Saint-Chamond): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [13]
GP (Saint-Chamond): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [13]
Pharmacy (Saint-Chamond): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [13]
Primary school (Saint-Chamond): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [13]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [14]
Measured at the ST-CHAMOND-P weather station, 2.3 km away at 394 m; the village itself is at 364 m. [14]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [14]
Humidity measured at ST-CHAMOND-P, 2.3 km away at 394 m, over 21 summers. [14]
An average of 698 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [14]
Rainfall measured at ST-CHAMOND-P, 2.3 km away at 394 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [14]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42207/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9475bddf-2b25-3f12-8595-282d871174a0— “Marché du Creux”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2023-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9f6b2676-e790-3e8c-ad96-071e2ed6bb99— “Marché de Fonsala”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2023-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f80ee1ab-1fc6-3684-b643-4a30a7018b69— “Marché d'Izieux”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/7440d15e-b011-361e-a1da-c1d5ad05dde6— “Marché de Chavanne”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2023-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/02670434-e738-38ed-8e45-ae960402372f— “Marchés du centre ville”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42207/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42207/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42207/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42207
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Possession | 974 | 8,990 km SE | 36,568 | 74.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Haguenau | 67 | 446 km NE | 36,391 | 80.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vitrolles | 13 | 233 km S | 36,758 | 73 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Les Mureaux | 78 | 438 km NW | 34,632 | 75.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villefranche-sur-Saône | 69 | 59 km N | 36,172 | 85.3 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Port | 974 | 8,988 km SE | 33,969 | 74.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villefranche-sur-Saône | 69 | 59 km N | 36,172 | 85.3 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vitrolles | 13 | 233 km S | 36,758 | 73 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Les Mureaux | 78 | 438 km NW | 34,632 | 75.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haguenau | 67 | 446 km NE | 36,391 | 80.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Port | 974 | 8,988 km SE | 33,969 | 74.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Possession | 974 | 8,990 km SE | 36,568 | 74.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · 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-Chamond'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mâcon | 71 | 95 km N | 35,177 | 80.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montluçon | 03 | 176 km NW | 33,147 | 79.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rillieux-la-Pape | 69 | 48 km NE | 31,389 | 70.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourgoin-Jallieu | 38 | 61 km E | 30,151 | 84.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 71 | 147 km N | 45,102 | 82.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vichy | 03 | 111 km NW | 25,115 | 76.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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