Saint-Marcel-de-Félines
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 33.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Marcel-de-Félines (INSEE 42254) is in Loire (42), part of CC de Forez-Est. Population 827 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 33.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 15,459 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (KINGDOM EXPERT · LE PRE GOURMET · L'ESCALE). [4,3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-MARCEL-DE-FÉLINES). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (SALON D'EMILIE). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | KINGDOM EXPERT · LE PRE GOURMET · L'ESCALE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-MARCEL-DE-FÉLINES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | SALON D'EMILIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 805 (2012) → 827 (2023): 2.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 700 (1990) → 827 (2023): 18.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 405, of which 11.1 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Neulise): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Balbigny): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Neulise): 3.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Neulise): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Marcel-de-Félines): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the NEULISE weather station, 4.3 km away at 557 m; the village itself is at 474 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 12 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at NEULISE, 4.3 km away at 557 m, over 10 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 829 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at NEULISE - MAN, 3.6 km away at 554 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 — 42254/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/0943c1a2-37b6-35f8-8af9-3529228dce9f— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42254/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42254/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42254/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42156
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42011
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42254
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cournon | 56 | 522 km NW | 812 | 33.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 70 % · humidity 29 % |
| Clermont-Dessous | 47 | 345 km SW | 798 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Kerlaz | 29 | 688 km NW | 805 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 54 % · humidity 21 % |
| Boismorand | 45 | 241 km NW | 860 | 36.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 21 % |
| Neffes | 05 | 209 km SE | 804 | 33.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Nibas | 80 | 509 km N | 828 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neffes | 05 | 209 km SE | 804 | 33.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Boismorand | 45 | 241 km NW | 860 | 36.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 21 % |
| Clermont-Dessous | 47 | 345 km SW | 798 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nibas | 80 | 509 km N | 828 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 21 % |
| Cournon | 56 | 522 km NW | 812 | 33.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 70 % · humidity 29 % |
| Kerlaz | 29 | 688 km NW | 805 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 54 % · humidity 21 % |
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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-Marcel-de-Félines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurensan | 65 | 432 km SW | 764 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Andoins | 64 | 451 km SW | 727 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Virigneux | 42 | 24 km SE | 618 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Haon-le-Vieux | 42 | 32 km NW | 953 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chenereilles | 42 | 44 km S | 560 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buziet | 64 | 479 km SW | 479 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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