Saint-Romain-les-Atheux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Romain-les-Atheux (INSEE 42286) is in Loire (42), part of CC des Monts du Pilat. Population 956 (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 46.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 14,595 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE - SAINT-ROMAIN-LES-ATHEUX). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE - SAINT-ROMAIN-LES-ATHEUX | 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 956 (2012) → 956 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 780 (1990) → 956 (2023): 22.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 443, of which 7.7 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Romain-les-Atheux): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Genest-Malifaux): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Genest-Malifaux): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Genest-Malifaux): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Romain-les-Atheux): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 100 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FIRMINY weather station, 7.3 km away at 515 m; the village itself is at 880 m. [10]
The village sits 365 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FIRMINY, 7.3 km away at 515 m, over 13 summers. [10]
That station sits 365 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,114 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROCHETAILLEE, 6.9 km away at 900 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 — 42286/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42286/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42286/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42286/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42286
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42224
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mespaul | 29 | 733 km NW | 946 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maime | 04 | 197 km SE | 923 | 46.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pigny | 18 | 250 km NW | 966 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 31 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Muraz | 74 | 166 km NE | 1,048 | 41.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bou | 45 | 332 km NW | 1,036 | 35.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 39 % |
| Thiennes | 59 | 606 km N | 920 | 48.7 | Partly served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Muraz | 74 | 166 km NE | 1,048 | 41.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maime | 04 | 197 km SE | 923 | 46.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pigny | 18 | 250 km NW | 966 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 31 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bou | 45 | 332 km NW | 1,036 | 35.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 39 % |
| Thiennes | 59 | 606 km N | 920 | 48.7 | Partly served | no figures |
| Mespaul | 29 | 733 km NW | 946 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · 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-les-Atheux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menthonnex-en-Bornes | 74 | 160 km NE | 1,115 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arçon | 25 | 235 km NE | 961 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Andilly | 74 | 152 km NE | 1,013 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Victor-Malescours | 43 | 8.8 km SW | 798 | 39.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaspinhac | 43 | 45 km SW | 875 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaffois | 25 | 227 km NE | 1,032 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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