Saint-Georges-en-Couzan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Georges-en-Couzan (INSEE 42227) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 430 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 32.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 17,977 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 2.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.3 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA FERME DU MAZET). [3]
1 × Café / bar (COFFEE-TIF DU BACHA). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CLE DES MONTAGNES). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT GEORGES EN COUZAN AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE - SAINT-GEORGES-EN-COUZAN). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 1 | LA FERME DU MAZET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | COFFEE-TIF DU BACHA | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CLE DES MONTAGNES | 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 | SAINT GEORGES EN COUZAN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE - SAINT-GEORGES-EN-COUZAN | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 418 (2012) → 430 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 539 (1990) → 430 (2023): -20.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 305, of which 17 % second homes and 13.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sail-sous-Couzan): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Georges-en-Couzan): 1.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau): 4.8 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Sail-sous-Couzan): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Georges-en-Couzan): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 103 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHALMAZEL weather station, 6.1 km away at 855 m; the village itself is at 774 m. [11]
The village sits 81 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 CHALMAZEL, 6.1 km away at 855 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 81 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 787 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST GEORGES EN C, 1.9 km away at 496 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 — 42227/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42227/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42227/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42227/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42195
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42227
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42205
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalvignac | 15 | 141 km W | 450 | 34.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Viscomtat | 63 | 24 km NW | 501 | 30 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruyères | 69 | 76 km NE | 368 | 35.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Verosvres | 71 | 87 km NE | 423 | 28.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loché-sur-Indrois | 37 | 259 km NW | 482 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soubran | 17 | 349 km W | 414 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viscomtat | 63 | 24 km NW | 501 | 30 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruyères | 69 | 76 km NE | 368 | 35.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Verosvres | 71 | 87 km NE | 423 | 28.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chalvignac | 15 | 141 km W | 450 | 34.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loché-sur-Indrois | 37 | 259 km NW | 482 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soubran | 17 | 349 km W | 414 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
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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-Georges-en-Couzan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champoly | 42 | 19 km NW | 311 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Just-en-Bas | 42 | 5.0 km NW | 281 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chausseterre | 42 | 24 km NW | 212 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sannat | 23 | 127 km W | 349 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tarnac | 19 | 154 km W | 333 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gibles | 71 | 77 km NE | 571 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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