Soleymieux
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 42.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soleymieux (INSEE 42301) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 716 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42301-soleymieux
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 16,292 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE ANNE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHARLOTTE BELIN-MIJNO, MÉDECIN · PÉROLINE PLACE-EPINAT, MÉDECIN · ÉRIC EPARVIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SOLEYMIEUX). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SOLEYMIEUX). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (CAVE VIRGINIE · SABRINA COIFFURE · JR COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE ANNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | CHARLOTTE BELIN-MIJNO, MÉDECIN · PÉROLINE PLACE-EPINAT, MÉDECIN · ÉRIC EPARVIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SOLEYMIEUX | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 - SOLEYMIEUX | 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 | 3 | CAVE VIRGINIE · SABRINA COIFFURE · JR COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 680 (2012) → 716 (2023): 5.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 387 (1990) → 716 (2023): 85 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 399, of which 10 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-Soleymieux): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-Soleymieux): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Soleymieux): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Romain-le-Puy): 8 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Soleymieux): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the VERRIERES EN FO weather station, 7.6 km away at 770 m; the village itself is at 716 m. [12]
The village sits 54 m below 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 11 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-BONNET-LE-CHATEAU_SAPC, 8.4 km away at 822 m, over 10 summers. [12]
That station sits 106 m above 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 873 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VERRIERES EN FO, 7.6 km away at 770 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42301/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5b6672b6-d7fc-3238-92fa-dabd6f85c6eb— “Les mardis de la Fontaine.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42301/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42301/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42301/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42240
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42301
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42285
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ars | 16 | 345 km W | 686 | 37.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 50 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rachecourt-sur-Marne | 52 | 345 km N | 739 | 36.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Bourseville | 80 | 545 km N | 725 | 29.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 39 % · humidity 29 % |
| Xanton-Chassenon | 85 | 381 km W | 743 | 28.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 36 % · humidity 36 % |
| Le Douhet | 17 | 360 km W | 708 | 30 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 34 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lampertsloch | 67 | 478 km NE | 696 | 31.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ars | 16 | 345 km W | 686 | 37.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 50 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rachecourt-sur-Marne | 52 | 345 km N | 739 | 36.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Le Douhet | 17 | 360 km W | 708 | 30 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 34 % · humidity 64 % |
| Xanton-Chassenon | 85 | 381 km W | 743 | 28.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 36 % · humidity 36 % |
| Lampertsloch | 67 | 478 km NE | 696 | 31.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bourseville | 80 | 545 km N | 725 | 29.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 39 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Soleymieux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marols | 42 | 3.4 km S | 462 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bard | 42 | 9.1 km N | 700 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas | 42 | 12 km S | 655 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-Soleymieux | 42 | 0.8 km S | 840 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Tourette | 42 | 11 km S | 642 | 36.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Verrières-en-Forez | 42 | 7.9 km NW | 731 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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