Saint-Vincent-de-Boisset

Loire · CA Roannais Agglomération · INSEE 42294

A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.

Few services 29.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Vincent-de-Boisset (INSEE 42294) is in Loire (42), part of CA Roannais Agglomération. Population 968 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42294-saint-vincent-de-boisset

Vitality score

Vitality score 29.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 30 % of the 14,497 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	20	0
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.32	5	1.58
Population trend	0.69	10	6.94
Housing mix	0.94	5	4.72

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DANSARD SAS). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHERBUET). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-VINCENT-DE-BOISSET). ^[3]

2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). ^[3]

3 × Hairdresser (COTE SALON BY PEGGY). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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	DANSARD SAS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
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)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHERBUET	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	BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SAINT-VINCENT-DE-BOISSET	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	2	COMPLEXE SPORTIF	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	3	COTE SALON BY PEGGY	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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

1968: 431 2023: 968 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 873 (2012) → 968 (2023): 10.9 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 811 (1990) → 968 (2023): 19.4 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 431, of which 2.8 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery Primary school — 0.7 km NEFood shop — 1.8 km NWGP — 2.5 km NWPharmacy — 3.1 km NW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saint-Vincent-de-Boisset): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Le Coteau): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Le Coteau): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Perreux): 3.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Saint-Vincent-de-Boisset): 0.7 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 23.9

Days at or below 0 °C 64.5

Muggy days a summer 0.8

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the PERREUX weather station, 2.6 km away at 297 m; the village itself is at 307 m. ^[11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at PERREUX, 2.6 km away at 297 m, over 16 summers. ^[11]

An average of 699 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at PERREUX, 2.6 km away at 297 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 — 42294/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42294/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42294/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42294/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 42294
INSEE BPE 2025 — 42071
INSEE BPE 2025 — 42170
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
Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues	34	249 km S	984	35.2	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 %
Bretigny	21	172 km NE	922	32.8	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Luperce	28	343 km NW	1,005	24.8	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Pouange	10	247 km N	1,010	24.8	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Viennay	79	343 km W	1,062	23.5	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 %
Puiseux-le-Hauberger	60	384 km N	877	28.6	Few services	no figures

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Bretigny	21	172 km NE	922	32.8	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Pouange	10	247 km N	1,010	24.8	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues	34	249 km S	984	35.2	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 %
Viennay	79	343 km W	1,062	23.5	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Luperce	28	343 km NW	1,005	24.8	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 %
Puiseux-le-Hauberger	60	384 km N	877	28.6	Few services	no figures

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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-Vincent-de-Boisset'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
Bretigny	21	172 km NE	922	32.8	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Pouange	10	247 km N	1,010	24.8	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Magny-sur-Tille	21	163 km NE	874	33.1	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Rians	18	174 km NW	950	28.4	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 %
Le Bardon	45	277 km NW	984	23.6	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Hipsheim	67	384 km NE	1,029	31.8	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %

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