Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 26.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas (INSEE 42266) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 655 (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 26.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 16,732 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.74 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.47 |
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]
1 × Café / bar (LE RELAIS). [4]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE RELAIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 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 | 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 | 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 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 652 (2012) → 655 (2023): 0.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 514 (1990) → 655 (2023): 27.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 378, of which 15.3 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Bonnet-le-Château): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Tourette): 1.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Bonnet-le-Château): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Bonnet-le-Château): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-BONNET-LE-CHATEAU_SAPC weather station, 3.7 km away at 822 m; the village itself is at 798 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-BONNET-LE-CHATEAU_SAPC, 3.7 km away at 822 m, over 10 summers. [11]
An average of 936 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-B-CHAT - MAN, 2.4 km away at 861 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42266/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42266/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42266/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42266/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42266
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42204
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42312
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tréglonou | 29 | 741 km NW | 689 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 7 % · humidity 43 % |
| Panzoult | 37 | 343 km NW | 585 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Sappey | 74 | 179 km NE | 468 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| Cieutat | 65 | 399 km SW | 603 | 36.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Campeaux | 60 | 500 km N | 483 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sougeal | 35 | 548 km NW | 547 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Sappey | 74 | 179 km NE | 468 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| Panzoult | 37 | 343 km NW | 585 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cieutat | 65 | 399 km SW | 603 | 36.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Campeaux | 60 | 500 km N | 483 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sougeal | 35 | 548 km NW | 547 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Tréglonou | 29 | 741 km NW | 689 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 7 % · humidity 43 % |
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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-Nizier-de-Fornas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboën | 42 | 4.1 km E | 481 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bard | 42 | 21 km N | 700 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-Soleymieux | 42 | 12 km N | 840 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Antisanti | 2B | 555 km SE | 591 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marols | 42 | 8.9 km N | 462 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soleymieux | 42 | 12 km N | 716 | 42.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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