Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 36.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône (INSEE 42265) is in Loire (42), part of CC du Pilat Rhodanien. Population 888 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 36.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 15,029 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 | 0.95 | 10 | 9.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (ALEXANDRAPOLE · L'AUBERGE SAINT MICHEL). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE 80 RUE DE LA FAVERGE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-MICHEL-SUR-RHÔNE). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
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 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 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 3 | ALEXANDRAPOLE · L'AUBERGE SAINT MICHEL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE 80 RUE DE LA FAVERGE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-MICHEL-SUR-RHÔNE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 796 (2012) → 888 (2023): 11.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 613 (1990) → 888 (2023): 44.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 429, of which 5.1 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chavanay): 1.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Condrieu): 1.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Les Roches-de-Condrieu): 2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Clair-du-Rhône): 1.8 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the ST PIERRE DE BO weather station, 7.3 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 282 m. [13]
The village sits 142 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 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at BESSEY, 7.9 km away at 425 m, over 26 summers. [13]
That station sits 143 m above 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 760 mm of rain a year, spread over 97 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at CHAVANAY, 5 km away at 215 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42265/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42265/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42265/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42265/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42056
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69064
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38340
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38378
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42265
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doissin | 38 | 53 km E | 876 | 33.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Illeville-sur-Montfort | 27 | 527 km NW | 856 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 89 % |
| Hon-Hergies | 59 | 547 km N | 867 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 93 % |
| Serbannes | 03 | 130 km NW | 854 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Arnoult-des-Bois | 28 | 430 km NW | 897 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charnas | 07 | 12 km S | 925 | 33.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charnas | 07 | 12 km S | 925 | 33.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Doissin | 38 | 53 km E | 876 | 33.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Serbannes | 03 | 130 km NW | 854 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Arnoult-des-Bois | 28 | 430 km NW | 897 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Illeville-sur-Montfort | 27 | 527 km NW | 856 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 89 % |
| Hon-Hergies | 59 | 547 km N | 867 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 93 % |
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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-Michel-sur-Rhône'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbannes | 03 | 130 km NW | 854 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cernin-de-Larche | 19 | 264 km W | 695 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Peyrieu | 01 | 77 km E | 940 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaussais-Vitré | 79 | 391 km W | 923 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vénérieu | 38 | 48 km NE | 968 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chanoz-Châtenay | 01 | 85 km N | 989 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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