Saint-Priest-la-Vêtre
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Priest-la-Vêtre (INSEE 42278) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 141 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 10.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 13,583 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.75 |
| Housing mix | 0.43 | 5 | 2.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 147 (2012) → 141 (2023): -4.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 120 (1990) → 141 (2023): 17.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 113, of which 28.3 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Noirétable): 3.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vêtre-sur-Anzon): 1.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Noirétable): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chabreloche): 12 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre): 1.7 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the COL DE LA LOGE_SAPC weather station, 7 km away at 1,261 m; the village itself is at 671 m. [12]
The village sits 590 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 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CHALMAZEL, 11.4 km away at 855 m, over 10 summers. [12]
That station sits 184 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 1,202 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at NOIRETABLE, 3.9 km away at 714 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 — 42278/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42278/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42278/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42278/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42159
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42245
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63072
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42238
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponet-et-Saint-Auban | 26 | 163 km SE | 141 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sauvagnat | 63 | 92 km W | 143 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Morvilliers | 28 | 383 km NW | 137 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sceautres | 07 | 146 km SE | 143 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Hôpital-d'Orion | 64 | 453 km SW | 136 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Charme | 45 | 231 km N | 139 | 8.1 | No daily shops | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauvagnat | 63 | 92 km W | 143 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sceautres | 07 | 146 km SE | 143 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ponet-et-Saint-Auban | 26 | 163 km SE | 141 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Charme | 45 | 231 km N | 139 | 8.1 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Morvilliers | 28 | 383 km NW | 137 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| L'Hôpital-d'Orion | 64 | 453 km SW | 136 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 70 % · 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-Priest-la-Vêtre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poussanges | 23 | 123 km W | 148 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montireau | 28 | 358 km NW | 136 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Agnan-de-Cernières | 27 | 429 km NW | 148 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bizou | 61 | 378 km NW | 142 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roquefixade | 09 | 358 km SW | 152 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Clairefeuille | 61 | 421 km NW | 132 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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