Saint-Romain-d'Urfé
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Romain-d'Urfé (INSEE 42282) is in Loire (42), part of CC du Pays d'Urfé. Population 243 (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 15.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 17,055 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 3.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-ROMAIN-D'URFÉ). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-ROMAIN-D'URFÉ | 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 | 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 282 (2012) → 243 (2023): -13.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 303 (1990) → 243 (2023): -19.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 200, of which 26 % second homes and 13 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Just-en-Chevalet): 3.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Just-en-Chevalet): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Just-en-Chevalet): 3.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chabreloche): 10.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Champoly): 3.4 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 108 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-JUST-EN-CHEV weather station, 2.7 km away at 612 m; the village itself is at 686 m. [11]
The village sits 74 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-JUST-EN-CHEV, 2.7 km away at 612 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 74 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 890 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-JUST-EN-CHEV, 2.7 km away at 612 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 — 42282/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42282/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42282/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42282/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42248
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63072
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42047
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maur | 18 | 141 km NW | 253 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 34 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lescure-Jaoul | 12 | 227 km SW | 229 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Freix-Anglards | 15 | 148 km SW | 215 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reterre | 23 | 107 km W | 258 | 15 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prondines | 63 | 90 km W | 272 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Condom-d'Aubrac | 12 | 162 km SW | 285 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prondines | 63 | 90 km W | 272 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reterre | 23 | 107 km W | 258 | 15 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maur | 18 | 141 km NW | 253 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 34 % · humidity 64 % |
| Freix-Anglards | 15 | 148 km SW | 215 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Condom-d'Aubrac | 12 | 162 km SW | 285 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lescure-Jaoul | 12 | 227 km SW | 229 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 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-Romain-d'Urfé'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-Roure | 07 | 115 km SE | 275 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just-en-Bas | 42 | 18 km S | 281 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chausseterre | 42 | 3.5 km W | 212 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alleuze | 15 | 118 km SW | 224 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel-les-Portes | 38 | 179 km SE | 285 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Teilhet | 63 | 81 km W | 286 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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