Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 43/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez (INSEE 42210) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 480 (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 43/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 17,890 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.96 | 10 | 9.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.09 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE CARTUSIEN · BONNARD ANNE-MARIE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE VASSOILLE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE - SAINTE-CROIX-EN-JAREZ). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 2 | LE CARTUSIEN · BONNARD ANNE-MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE VASSOILLE | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE - SAINTE-CROIX-EN-JAREZ | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 427 (2012) → 480 (2023): 12.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 329 (1990) → 480 (2023): 45.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 252, of which 9.1 % second homes and 10.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châteauneuf): 5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Rive-de-Gier): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Châteauneuf): 5.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Paul-en-Jarez): 5.6 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [12]
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. [13]
Measured at the ST-CHAMOND-P weather station, 8.8 km away at 394 m; the village itself is at 418 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ST-CHAMOND-P, 8.8 km away at 394 m, over 21 summers. [13]
An average of 733 mm of rain a year, spread over 90 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAUNEUF, 4 km away at 277 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42210/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/61a08d91-aaf6-362b-84c1-cb57d7f6b6c7— “Mon p'tit marché de producteurs”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42210/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42210/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42210/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42053
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42186
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42271
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42210
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgardin | 05 | 162 km SE | 481 | 40.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monétay-sur-Allier | 03 | 145 km NW | 536 | 42 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay | 71 | 104 km N | 505 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Balizac | 33 | 415 km W | 520 | 41 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 29 % |
| Coren | 15 | 129 km W | 445 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baudoncourt | 70 | 287 km NE | 482 | 37.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay | 71 | 104 km N | 505 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coren | 15 | 129 km W | 445 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monétay-sur-Allier | 03 | 145 km NW | 536 | 42 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montgardin | 05 | 162 km SE | 481 | 40.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baudoncourt | 70 | 287 km NE | 482 | 37.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Balizac | 33 | 415 km W | 520 | 41 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 29 % |
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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-Croix-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bongheat | 63 | 99 km W | 465 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veuil | 36 | 301 km NW | 379 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bren | 26 | 45 km SE | 709 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaintré | 71 | 87 km N | 569 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Nathalène | 24 | 271 km W | 648 | 42.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Contigny | 03 | 142 km NW | 573 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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