Saint-Étienne-le-Molard
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Étienne-le-Molard (INSEE 42219) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 1,033 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42219-saint-etienne-le-molard
Vitality score
Vitality score 32.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 14,096 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COMPTOIR DE CAMPAGNE ST ETIENNE LE MOLARD). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (TRESORS ET GOURMANDISES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST ETIENNE LE MOLARD LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-ÉTIENNE-LE-MOLARD). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (COSY COIFFURE · MANON COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | COMPTOIR DE CAMPAGNE ST ETIENNE LE MOLARD | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | TRESORS ET GOURMANDISES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | ST ETIENNE LE MOLARD LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-ÉTIENNE-LE-MOLARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | COSY COIFFURE · MANON COIFFURE | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 984 (2012) → 1,033 (2023): 5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 625 (1990) → 1,033 (2023): 65.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 501, of which 8 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montverdun): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Étienne-le-Molard): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Boën-sur-Lignon): 6.6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Boën-sur-Lignon): 6.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Étienne-le-Molard): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BOEN-LIGN - MAN weather station, 6.9 km away at 447 m; the village itself is at 370 m. [11]
The village sits 77 m below 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BOEN SUR LIGNON, 6.9 km away at 448 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 78 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 679 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BOEN-LIGN - MAN, 6.9 km away at 447 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42219/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42219/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42219/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42219/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42150
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42219
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42019
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charnay | 69 | 48 km E | 1,023 | 34.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vignieu | 38 | 104 km E | 1,024 | 32.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laval-en-Belledonne | 38 | 153 km E | 1,029 | 31.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Girouard | 85 | 448 km W | 1,156 | 34.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Boissière | 34 | 233 km S | 1,072 | 32.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Saturnin | 63 | 78 km W | 1,164 | 32.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charnay | 69 | 48 km E | 1,023 | 34.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Saturnin | 63 | 78 km W | 1,164 | 32.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vignieu | 38 | 104 km E | 1,024 | 32.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laval-en-Belledonne | 38 | 153 km E | 1,029 | 31.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Boissière | 34 | 233 km S | 1,072 | 32.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Girouard | 85 | 448 km W | 1,156 | 34.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 58 % · 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-Étienne-le-Molard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuffy | 18 | 158 km NW | 1,020 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nevoy | 45 | 249 km NW | 1,163 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cognat-Lyonne | 03 | 74 km NW | 706 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Peyrieu | 01 | 123 km E | 940 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cogny | 69 | 50 km NE | 1,211 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prailles-La Couarde | 79 | 339 km W | 929 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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