Saint-Romain-la-Motte
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Romain-la-Motte (INSEE 42284) is in Loire (42), part of CA Roannais Agglomération. Population 1,436 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 39.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 11,968 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.59 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BAGUETTE AUTHENTIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LES SENS'CIEL · PIZZA DELICE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OLIVIER TROY, MÉDECIN · DANIÈLE PHILIBERT-MINAIRE, MÉDECIN · JONATHAN CHAMBOST, MÉDECIN · ALICE RAMALHO, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE DAPZOL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT ROMAIN LA MOTTE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE - SAINT-ROMAIN-LA-MOTTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (EQUIPEMENT RURAL D ANIMATION). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL TOUT LE MONDE EN PARLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA BAGUETTE AUTHENTIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 2 | LES SENS'CIEL · PIZZA DELICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | OLIVIER TROY, MÉDECIN · DANIÈLE PHILIBERT-MINAIRE, MÉDECIN · JONATHAN CHAMBOST, MÉDECIN · ALICE RAMALHO, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE DAPZOL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [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 | 1 | SAINT ROMAIN LA MOTTE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHÈQUE - SAINT-ROMAIN-LA-MOTTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | EQUIPEMENT RURAL D ANIMATION | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL TOUT LE MONDE EN PARLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,505 (2012) → 1,436 (2023): -4.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,352 (1990) → 1,436 (2023): 6.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 650, of which 1.4 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Romain-la-Motte): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Germain-Lespinasse): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Romain-la-Motte): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-Lespinasse): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Romain-la-Motte): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROANNE-RIORGES_AERO weather station, 3.4 km away at 337 m; the village itself is at 329 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROANNE-RIORGES_AERO, 3.4 km away at 337 m, over 19 summers. [10]
An average of 675 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROANNE-RIORGES_AERO, 3.4 km away at 337 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42284/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42284/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42284/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42284/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42284
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42231
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angliers | 17 | 381 km W | 1,447 | 45.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Denée | 49 | 379 km NW | 1,449 | 37.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanhouarneau | 29 | 677 km NW | 1,282 | 36.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouxières-aux-Chênes | 54 | 344 km NE | 1,415 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alairac | 11 | 351 km SW | 1,395 | 35.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Savigneux | 01 | 67 km E | 1,469 | 41.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 81 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savigneux | 01 | 67 km E | 1,469 | 41.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 81 % |
| Bouxières-aux-Chênes | 54 | 344 km NE | 1,415 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alairac | 11 | 351 km SW | 1,395 | 35.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Denée | 49 | 379 km NW | 1,449 | 37.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angliers | 17 | 381 km W | 1,447 | 45.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lanhouarneau | 29 | 677 km NW | 1,282 | 36.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-la-Motte'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneuille | 25 | 205 km NE | 1,280 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mellecey | 71 | 99 km NE | 1,348 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plauzat | 63 | 83 km SW | 1,641 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Échelles | 73 | 155 km SE | 1,286 | 44.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crespières | 78 | 348 km NW | 1,719 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mareau-aux-Prés | 45 | 257 km NW | 1,669 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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