Saint-Rirand
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Rirand (INSEE 42281) is in Loire (42), part of CA Roannais Agglomération. Population 132 (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 16.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 13,055 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.43 | 5 | 2.13 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 151 (2012) → 132 (2023): -12.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 124 (1990) → 132 (2023): 6.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 129, of which 28.7 % second homes and 17.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ambierle): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Haon-le-Vieux): 4.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ambierle): 4.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Renaison): 6.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Les Noës): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-ANDRE-APCHON weather station, 8.6 km away at 380 m; the village itself is at 600 m. [12]
The village sits 220 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-ANDRE-APCHON, 8.6 km away at 380 m, over 10 summers. [12]
That station sits 220 m below 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 1,184 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LES NOES, 3.8 km away at 780 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 — 42281/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42281/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42281/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42281/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42233
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42182
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42158
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roiville | 61 | 413 km NW | 133 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 % |
| Graix | 42 | 98 km SE | 128 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Julien-le-Roux | 07 | 149 km SE | 127 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 % |
| Arandas | 01 | 128 km E | 138 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 % |
| Aubry-le-Panthou | 61 | 411 km NW | 133 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Bazeuge | 87 | 213 km W | 142 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graix | 42 | 98 km SE | 128 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 43 % |
| Arandas | 01 | 128 km E | 138 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Julien-le-Roux | 07 | 149 km SE | 127 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 % |
| La Bazeuge | 87 | 213 km W | 142 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Aubry-le-Panthou | 61 | 411 km NW | 133 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 % |
| Roiville | 61 | 413 km NW | 133 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 % |
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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-Rirand'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Noës | 42 | 3.9 km S | 209 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vers | 71 | 96 km NE | 234 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cyr-de-Valorges | 42 | 41 km SE | 304 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Séron | 65 | 437 km SW | 328 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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