Saint-Christo-en-Jarez
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Christo-en-Jarez (INSEE 42208) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 1,885 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 51.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 10,005 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.96 | 10 | 9.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE COUZON). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL BY CASINO). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LA METHANERIE · LE COIN GOURMAND · PIZZA DELPH). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JEAN LOUIS BONNARD). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SORIN EUGEN BARZU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PROST). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-CHRISTO-EN-JAREZ). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (INSTALLATION DE SPORT COMMUNALE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (IMAGINA'TIFS COIFFURE · LAURENE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE COUZON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL BY CASINO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | LA METHANERIE · LE COIN GOURMAND · PIZZA DELPH | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JEAN LOUIS BONNARD | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | SORIN EUGEN BARZU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE PROST | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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-CHRISTO-EN-JAREZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | INSTALLATION DE SPORT COMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | IMAGINA'TIFS COIFFURE · LAURENE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / 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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,842 (2012) → 1,885 (2023): 2.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,288 (1990) → 1,885 (2023): 46.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 836, of which 2.9 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Christo-en-Jarez): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Christo-en-Jarez): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Christo-en-Jarez): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Christo-en-Jarez): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Christo-en-Jarez): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GRAMMOND_SAPC weather station, 4.1 km away at 803 m; the village itself is at 793 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GRAMMOND_SAPC, 4.1 km away at 803 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 817 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GRAMMOND_SAPC, 4.1 km away at 803 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 — 42208/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/bc37b67c-f4ed-3a62-967f-505d3007eaa4— “Marché de Saint-Christo-en-Jarez”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42208/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42208/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42208/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42208
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milly-sur-Thérain | 60 | 478 km N | 1,922 | 48.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas | 07 | 109 km S | 1,911 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ladoix-Serrigny | 21 | 172 km N | 1,770 | 46 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romagnieu | 38 | 90 km E | 1,753 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 28 % · winter 81 % |
| Artiguelouve | 64 | 465 km SW | 2,045 | 47 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 34 % · humidity 14 % |
| Bully | 69 | 35 km N | 2,213 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bully | 69 | 35 km N | 2,213 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romagnieu | 38 | 90 km E | 1,753 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 28 % · winter 81 % |
| Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas | 07 | 109 km S | 1,911 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ladoix-Serrigny | 21 | 172 km N | 1,770 | 46 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Artiguelouve | 64 | 465 km SW | 2,045 | 47 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 34 % · humidity 14 % |
| Milly-sur-Thérain | 60 | 478 km N | 1,922 | 48.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · 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 Saint-Christo-en-Jarez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deux-Grosnes | 69 | 75 km N | 1,946 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germer-de-Fly | 60 | 479 km NW | 1,662 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Richebourg | 62 | 575 km N | 2,687 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arches | 88 | 326 km NE | 1,617 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lapoutroie | 68 | 355 km NE | 1,881 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel | 55 | 393 km N | 1,579 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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