Saint-Martin-la-Plaine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (INSEE 42259) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 3,764 (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/42259-saint-martin-la-plaine
Vitality score
Vitality score 34.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 6 % of the 5,926 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 | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE PANEL). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA MOURINE · ENTR'POTES). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES MATRUS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST MARTIN). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BENJAMIN TELLO, MÉDECIN · FRÉDÉRIC MAGAND, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SAINT MARTIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT MARTIN LA PLAINE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-MARTIN-LA-PLAINE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (MB CREATION · NATHALIE G COIFFURE · TIFANY COIFFURE A DOMICILE · HAIR DU TEMPS). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE PANEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 2 | LA MOURINE · ENTR'POTES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES MATRUS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST MARTIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | BENJAMIN TELLO, MÉDECIN · FRÉDÉRIC MAGAND, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SAINT MARTIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT MARTIN LA PLAINE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-MARTIN-LA-PLAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | MB CREATION · NATHALIE G COIFFURE · TIFANY COIFFURE A DOMICILE · HAIR DU TEMPS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,705 (2012) → 3,764 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,168 (1990) → 3,764 (2023): 18.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,711, of which 1.2 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-la-Plaine): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-la-Plaine): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Martin-la-Plaine): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-la-Plaine): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-la-Plaine): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CELLIEU weather station, 4.6 km away at 493 m; the village itself is at 419 m. [9]
The village sits 74 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CELLIEU, 4.6 km away at 493 m, over 24 summers. [9]
That station sits 74 m above 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 716 mm of rain a year, spread over 97 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at GENILAC, 2.7 km away at 292 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42259/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42259/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42259/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42259/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42259
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmerle-sur-Saône | 01 | 61 km N | 3,799 | 46 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 61 % |
| La Rivière-de-Corps | 10 | 308 km N | 3,692 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Danjoutin | 90 | 288 km NE | 3,519 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Narrosse | 40 | 489 km SW | 3,387 | 45.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Marcy-l'Étoile | 69 | 28 km N | 3,778 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes | 38 | 104 km E | 3,016 | 37.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcy-l'Étoile | 69 | 28 km N | 3,778 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montmerle-sur-Saône | 01 | 61 km N | 3,799 | 46 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 61 % |
| Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes | 38 | 104 km E | 3,016 | 37.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Danjoutin | 90 | 288 km NE | 3,519 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Rivière-de-Corps | 10 | 308 km N | 3,692 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Narrosse | 40 | 489 km SW | 3,387 | 45.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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-Martin-la-Plaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genilac | 42 | 1.7 km SW | 3,839 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées | 69 | 47 km N | 4,185 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Abrest | 03 | 108 km NW | 2,915 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colombier-Saugnieu | 69 | 44 km NE | 2,874 | 66.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charbonnières-les-Bains | 69 | 29 km NE | 5,383 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre | 63 | 110 km W | 3,826 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42259-saint-martin-la-plaine