Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds (INSEE 42237) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 6,563 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42237-saint-jean-bonnefonds
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 3,636 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 | 0.36 | 25 | 8.95 |
| Social | 0.77 | 20 | 15.4 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.61 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SNC ARSAC CHANIN · BOULANGERIE SAINT JEAN D'AIRE · MAISON BLANC · MC PATISSERIE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE ARSAC CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SAS YF). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ACTION). [3]
7 × Restaurant (M.S. PIZZA ET KEBAB · SUBWAY · MCDONALD'S · LIGHT KITCH). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (CAFE DU CENTRE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BARAILLERE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LAMARTINE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LAMARTINE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FLANDIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DANIEL D'ONOFRIO, MÉDECIN · JOHANNA NAYLOR, MÉDECIN · VINCENT SAYET, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA BARAILLERE · PHARMACIE SAINT JEANDAIRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE - SAINT-JEAN-BONNEFONDS). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (POLE SPORTIF ET FESTIF DU FAY · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN TARDY · ESPACE J DAMIEN). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (LA PETITE COIFFEUSE · ESPRIT CREA'TIF · STUDIO25 HAIRSTUDIO). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | SNC ARSAC CHANIN · BOULANGERIE SAINT JEAN D'AIRE · MAISON BLANC · MC PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE ARSAC CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SAS YF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ACTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | M.S. PIZZA ET KEBAB · SUBWAY · MCDONALD'S · LIGHT KITCH | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | CAFE DU CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BARAILLERE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LAMARTINE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LAMARTINE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FLANDIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | DANIEL D'ONOFRIO, MÉDECIN · JOHANNA NAYLOR, MÉDECIN · VINCENT SAYET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA BARAILLERE · PHARMACIE SAINT JEANDAIRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE - SAINT-JEAN-BONNEFONDS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | POLE SPORTIF ET FESTIF DU FAY · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN TARDY · ESPACE J DAMIEN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | LA PETITE COIFFEUSE · ESPRIT CREA'TIF · STUDIO25 HAIRSTUDIO | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 6,512 (2012) → 6,563 (2023): 0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 6,412 (1990) → 6,563 (2023): 2.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,077, of which 0.9 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 78 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST-CHAMOND weather station, 3.4 km away at 400 m; the village itself is at 550 m. [9]
The village sits 150 m above 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST-CHAMOND, 3.4 km away at 400 m, over 10 summers. [9]
That station sits 150 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 669 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-CHAMOND, 3.4 km away at 400 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42237/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42237/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42237/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42237/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42237
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Lorrain | 972 | 6,936 km W | 6,566 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Eaunes | 31 | 333 km SW | 6,539 | 56.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 46 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lentilly | 69 | 45 km N | 6,623 | 47.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Juéry | 81 | 243 km SW | 6,564 | 54.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rives | 38 | 84 km E | 6,549 | 62.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bon-Encontre | 47 | 329 km SW | 6,530 | 51.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 41 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lentilly | 69 | 45 km N | 6,623 | 47.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rives | 38 | 84 km E | 6,549 | 62.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Juéry | 81 | 243 km SW | 6,564 | 54.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bon-Encontre | 47 | 329 km SW | 6,530 | 51.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 41 % · humidity 71 % |
| Eaunes | 31 | 333 km SW | 6,539 | 56.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 46 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Lorrain | 972 | 6,936 km W | 6,566 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
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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-Jean-Bonnefonds'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 71 | 152 km N | 6,267 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Benfeld | 67 | 403 km NE | 5,973 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ensisheim | 68 | 348 km NE | 7,306 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorbiers | 42 | 4.6 km N | 8,116 | 65.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vallier | 71 | 133 km N | 8,508 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blanzy | 71 | 139 km N | 5,955 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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