Genilac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Genilac (INSEE 42225) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 3,839 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 51.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 5,846 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 | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.54 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHEZ CATHY ET GUY). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (E2L). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (SARL LA DUREZE · CHEZ ANGELO PUNTO ITALIA · LE GAULOIS · VIP GENILAC · TSR). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (SORTIE 12 · BAR DES FOSSES · VIP GENILAC). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES VERNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE SARDON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE SAINTE FAMILLE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAXIME FEDERSPIEL, MÉDECIN · BASTIEN LAVAL, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ODILE LOMBARD, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE MARTIN, MÉDECIN · MARION FAYOLLE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE - GENILAC PAUL RIGAUT). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF COMMUNAL). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LA MECHE RE'BELLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | CHEZ CATHY ET GUY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | E2L | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 7 | SARL LA DUREZE · CHEZ ANGELO PUNTO ITALIA · LE GAULOIS · VIP GENILAC · TSR | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | SORTIE 12 · BAR DES FOSSES · VIP GENILAC | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES VERNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE SARDON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE SAINTE FAMILLE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | MAXIME FEDERSPIEL, MÉDECIN · BASTIEN LAVAL, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ODILE LOMBARD, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE MARTIN, MÉDECIN · MARION FAYOLLE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE - GENILAC PAUL RIGAUT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF COMMUNAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | LA MECHE RE'BELLE | INSEE BPE 2 / 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
Market day: Wednesday, Saturday matin place Jean Odin, devant la mairie. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 3,847 (2012) → 3,839 (2023): -0.2 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,860 (1990) → 3,839 (2023): 34.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,669, of which 1.6 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-la-Plaine): 1.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Genilac): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [11]
GP (Genilac): 0 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-la-Plaine): 1.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Genilac): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CELLIEU weather station, 3.3 km away at 493 m; the village itself is at 410 m. [12]
The village sits 83 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CELLIEU, 3.3 km away at 493 m, over 24 summers. [12]
That station sits 83 m above 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 716 mm of rain a year, spread over 97 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at GENILAC, 1.4 km away at 292 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 — 42225/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.genilac.fr/marche/— “Mercredi et samedi matin : fruits et légumes, fromage de vache, fromage de chèvre”
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/422098f0-d300-3212-9285-034207eacd00— “Mercredi et samedi matin : fruits et légumes, fromage de vache, fromage de chèvre.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42225/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42225/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42225/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42259
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42225
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohars | 29 | 761 km NW | 3,727 | 41.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montsoult | 95 | 429 km NW | 4,023 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Limonest | 69 | 37 km NE | 4,012 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aulnat | 63 | 114 km W | 4,139 | 41.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allennes-les-Marais | 59 | 569 km N | 3,545 | 36.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées | 69 | 49 km N | 4,185 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limonest | 69 | 37 km NE | 4,012 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées | 69 | 49 km N | 4,185 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aulnat | 63 | 114 km W | 4,139 | 41.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montsoult | 95 | 429 km NW | 4,023 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Allennes-les-Marais | 59 | 569 km N | 3,545 | 36.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bohars | 29 | 761 km NW | 3,727 | 41.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Genilac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porte des Pierres Dorées | 69 | 49 km N | 4,185 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Abrest | 03 | 108 km NW | 2,915 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colombier-Saugnieu | 69 | 46 km NE | 2,874 | 66.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-la-Plaine | 42 | 1.7 km NE | 3,764 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charbonnières-les-Bains | 69 | 30 km NE | 5,383 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Toussieu | 69 | 34 km NE | 3,177 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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