Saint-Germain-Lespinasse
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Germain-Lespinasse (INSEE 42231) is in Loire (42), part of CA Roannais Agglomération. Population 1,225 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 43.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 13,095 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.75 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DELICES DU VIEUX MURIER · SIMONETTI TRADITION). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BVNKPRO). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (CHEVRIER CHOPELIN). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE BOURG). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE COISSARD). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST GERMAIN LESPINASSE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-GERMAIN-LESPINASSE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LES DELICES DU VIEUX MURIER · SIMONETTI TRADITION | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | BVNKPRO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | CHEVRIER CHOPELIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE BOURG | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE COISSARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ST GERMAIN LESPINASSE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-GERMAIN-LESPINASSE | 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 | 1 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,161 (2012) → 1,225 (2023): 5.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,063 (1990) → 1,225 (2023): 15.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 602, of which 2.3 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Germain-Lespinasse): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Germain-Lespinasse): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Romain-la-Motte): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-Lespinasse): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Germain-Lespinasse): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ROANNE-RIORGES_AERO weather station, 6.3 km away at 337 m; the village itself is at 336 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ROANNE-RIORGES_AERO, 6.3 km away at 337 m, over 19 summers. [11]
An average of 675 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ROANNE-RIORGES_AERO, 6.3 km away at 337 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42231/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2019-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/1df62d11-8f15-3532-9e78-61fbd609386b— “Une dizaine de commerçants vous accueille tous les Jeudis matin de 8 heures à 12 heures sur la Place du Marché situé rue de la Madone.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42231/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42231/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42231/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42231
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42284
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houtaud | 25 | 201 km NE | 1,216 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fourques | 66 | 403 km S | 1,347 | 38.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 30 % · humidity 7 % |
| La Chapelle-Gauthier | 77 | 284 km N | 1,400 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Méry-sur-Seine | 10 | 267 km N | 1,431 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 96 % |
| Vougy | 42 | 12 km E | 1,546 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Romanèche-Thorins | 71 | 60 km E | 2,005 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vougy | 42 | 12 km E | 1,546 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Romanèche-Thorins | 71 | 60 km E | 2,005 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Houtaud | 25 | 201 km NE | 1,216 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Méry-sur-Seine | 10 | 267 km N | 1,431 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 96 % |
| La Chapelle-Gauthier | 77 | 284 km N | 1,400 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fourques | 66 | 403 km S | 1,347 | 38.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 30 % · humidity 7 % |
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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-Germain-Lespinasse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligny-le-Châtel | 89 | 200 km N | 1,200 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domblans | 39 | 145 km NE | 1,186 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sergines | 89 | 255 km N | 1,223 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vallon-en-Sully | 03 | 115 km NW | 1,457 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villiers-en-Lieu | 52 | 294 km N | 1,469 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Waldighoffen | 68 | 302 km NE | 1,558 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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