Saint-Jodard
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jodard (INSEE 42241) is in Loire (42), part of CC de Forez-Est. Population 393 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42241-saint-jodard
Vitality score
Vitality score 29.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 17,990 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CAFE DE LA PLACE). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT JODARD AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LES COIFFURES DE MELODIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 1 | CAFE DE LA PLACE | 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) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE | INSEE BPE 2 [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 JODARD AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | LES COIFFURES DE MELODIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 522 (2012) → 393 (2023): -24.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 421 (1990) → 393 (2023): -6.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 207, of which 10.6 % second homes and 13.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Neulise): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Priest-la-Roche): 4.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Neulise): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Neulise): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Jodard): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the NEULISE weather station, 4.7 km away at 557 m; the village itself is at 415 m. [12]
The village sits 142 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 13 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at NEULISE, 4.7 km away at 557 m, over 10 summers. [12]
That station sits 142 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 749 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at NEULISE, 4.7 km away at 557 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 — 42241/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/e62029f2-e0b5-3bd6-96db-8c412fb819d6— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42241/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42241/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42241/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42156
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42277
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42241
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audes | 03 | 137 km NW | 402 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 14 % |
| Villefranche-du-Queyran | 47 | 355 km SW | 415 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villespy | 11 | 327 km SW | 419 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
| Margueron | 33 | 328 km W | 365 | 26.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 99 % |
| Montiéramey | 10 | 262 km N | 398 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 29 % |
| Grozon | 39 | 165 km NE | 386 | 27.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audes | 03 | 137 km NW | 402 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 14 % |
| Grozon | 39 | 165 km NE | 386 | 27.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 21 % |
| Montiéramey | 10 | 262 km N | 398 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 29 % |
| Villespy | 11 | 327 km SW | 419 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
| Margueron | 33 | 328 km W | 365 | 26.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 99 % |
| Villefranche-du-Queyran | 47 | 355 km SW | 415 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
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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-Jodard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière | 33 | 363 km W | 392 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Herrère | 64 | 477 km SW | 397 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baudreix | 64 | 458 km SW | 591 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vendranges | 42 | 6.7 km N | 390 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Lheurine | 17 | 351 km W | 533 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estialescq | 64 | 475 km SW | 257 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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