Sorbiers
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sorbiers (INSEE 42302) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 8,116 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42302-sorbiers
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 2,984 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 12.94 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.13 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.43 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SAS LES GOURMANDISES DE NG · LA ROSA PAOLO). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DESPI · L'ETABLE · S.F.C.S. SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE CONSERVERIE ET DE SALAISON · BOUCHERIE CHEZ L'MAX). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BIOCOOP · PRE DE CHEZ VOUS, CIRCUIT COURT · TOUT. EST. LA MARKET). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (AU DELICE · SORBIERS · FUNKY PIZ · RESTAURANT LE VALJOLY · L'HOSPITALET ET BRASSERIE FOREZIENNE). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE VOLKAN · BAR A BIERES LE 911). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE COTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE BENOIT LAURAS). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VALJOLY PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HUBERT REEVES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ISABELLE PATISSIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE B. MAGAND · OGEC STE MARIE DU LANGONNAND). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NADIR KELLOU, MÉDECIN · ALAIN NGUYEN-THANH, MÉDECIN · ANGÉLIQUE CHOLLET, MÉDECIN · JOANNA DEJA, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE GUILLOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES PLATANES · PHARMACIE DU MOULIN GILLIER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SORBIERS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE SORBIERS). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (EURL HB COIFFURE · BRUN D'HAIR · SB COIFFURE · GLOW UP · RENON MATHYS). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SAS LES GOURMANDISES DE NG · LA ROSA PAOLO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | BOUCHERIE DESPI · L'ETABLE · S.F.C.S. SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE CONSERVERIE ET DE SALAISON · BOUCHERIE CHEZ L'MAX | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | BIOCOOP · PRE DE CHEZ VOUS, CIRCUIT COURT · TOUT. EST. LA MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | AU DELICE · SORBIERS · FUNKY PIZ · RESTAURANT LE VALJOLY · L'HOSPITALET ET BRASSERIE FOREZIENNE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE VOLKAN · BAR A BIERES LE 911 | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE COTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE BENOIT LAURAS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VALJOLY PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HUBERT REEVES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ISABELLE PATISSIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE B. MAGAND · OGEC STE MARIE DU LANGONNAND | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | NADIR KELLOU, MÉDECIN · ALAIN NGUYEN-THANH, MÉDECIN · ANGÉLIQUE CHOLLET, MÉDECIN · JOANNA DEJA, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE GUILLOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES PLATANES · PHARMACIE DU MOULIN GILLIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SORBIERS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE SORBIERS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | EURL HB COIFFURE · BRUN D'HAIR · SB COIFFURE · GLOW UP · RENON MATHYS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 7,868 (2012) → 8,116 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 7,101 (1990) → 8,116 (2023): 14.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,688, of which 1.2 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sorbiers): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sorbiers): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Sorbiers): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sorbiers): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sorbiers): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 79 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST-CHAMOND weather station, 4.4 km away at 400 m; the village itself is at 565 m. [9]
The village sits 165 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST-CHAMOND, 4.4 km away at 400 m, over 10 summers. [9]
That station sits 165 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 669 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-CHAMOND, 4.4 km away at 400 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42302/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42302/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42302/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42302/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42302
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aureilhan | 65 | 427 km SW | 8,031 | 45.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 22 % · humidity 71 % |
| Tignieu-Jameyzieu | 38 | 63 km NE | 8,031 | 68.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Talange | 57 | 436 km N | 8,120 | 61.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Isle | 87 | 253 km W | 7,995 | 51.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guilers | 29 | 757 km NW | 8,268 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 12 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moirans | 38 | 89 km E | 7,818 | 59.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tignieu-Jameyzieu | 38 | 63 km NE | 8,031 | 68.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moirans | 38 | 89 km E | 7,818 | 59.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Isle | 87 | 253 km W | 7,995 | 51.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aureilhan | 65 | 427 km SW | 8,031 | 45.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 22 % · humidity 71 % |
| Talange | 57 | 436 km N | 8,120 | 61.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guilers | 29 | 757 km NW | 8,268 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 12 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Sorbiers'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-Vallier | 71 | 128 km N | 8,508 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ensisheim | 68 | 345 km NE | 7,306 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds | 42 | 4.6 km S | 6,563 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 71 | 148 km N | 6,267 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wittelsheim | 68 | 334 km NE | 10,645 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Benfeld | 67 | 399 km NE | 5,973 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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