Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 47.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté (INSEE 42260) is in Loire (42), part of CC des Vals d'Aix et Isable. Population 889 (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 47.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 84 % of the 15,031 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES SALERS DE LA COLLINE D'URFE · BOUCHERIE-CHARCUTERIE CHEZ BEA). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA TOQU'VOLANTE). [3,4]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ÉMELINE DINAIRE, MÉDECIN · LIZZY PETRIGNY, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT MARTIN LA SAUVETE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE - SAINT-MARTIN-LA-SAUVETÉ). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LES COIFFURES DE LUCILE · STEPH'COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LES SALERS DE LA COLLINE D'URFE · BOUCHERIE-CHARCUTERIE CHEZ BEA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | LA TOQU'VOLANTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ÉMELINE DINAIRE, MÉDECIN · LIZZY PETRIGNY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [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 MARTIN LA SAUVETE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE - SAINT-MARTIN-LA-SAUVETÉ | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | LES COIFFURES DE LUCILE · STEPH'COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 984 (2012) → 889 (2023): -9.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 909 (1990) → 889 (2023): -2.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 537, of which 8 % second homes and 15.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Juré): 5.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-Laval): 7.2 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Grézolles): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 78 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the ST GERMAIN LAVA weather station, 7.2 km away at 435 m; the village itself is at 664 m. [13]
The village sits 229 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ST-JUST-EN-CHEV, 10.3 km away at 612 m, over 10 summers. [13]
That station sits 52 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 721 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at ST GERMAIN LAVA, 7.2 km away at 435 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42260/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/cd42a4a1-50a2-30a2-a5a7-553c21f9c17e— “Marché de St Martin La Sauveté”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42260/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42260/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42260/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42116
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42260
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42106
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nébouzat | 63 | 80 km W | 867 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Viglain | 45 | 244 km NW | 849 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Ferté-Imbault | 41 | 229 km NW | 947 | 46.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 76 % |
| Beaulieu | 43 | 78 km S | 1,096 | 47.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacq | 64 | 449 km SW | 1,036 | 46.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 30 % · humidity 0 % |
| Clessé | 79 | 347 km W | 923 | 47.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaulieu | 43 | 78 km S | 1,096 | 47.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nébouzat | 63 | 80 km W | 867 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Ferté-Imbault | 41 | 229 km NW | 947 | 46.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 76 % |
| Viglain | 45 | 244 km NW | 849 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clessé | 79 | 347 km W | 923 | 47.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lacq | 64 | 449 km SW | 1,036 | 46.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 30 % · 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-Martin-la-Sauveté'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olby | 63 | 82 km W | 857 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Raddon-et-Chapendu | 70 | 296 km NE | 849 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtillon-sur-Cluses | 74 | 208 km E | 1,250 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gironcourt-sur-Vraine | 88 | 315 km NE | 849 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rolampont | 52 | 257 km NE | 1,373 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bromont-Lamothe | 63 | 86 km W | 1,032 | 47.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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