Souternon
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Souternon (INSEE 42303) is in Loire (42), part of CC des Vals d'Aix et Isable. Population 293 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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/42303-souternon
Vitality score
Vitality score 17.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 17,750 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.75 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DU BOURG). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - SOUTERNON). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DU BOURG | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 - SOUTERNON | 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 305 (2012) → 293 (2023): -3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 378 (1990) → 293 (2023): -22.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 209, of which 11 % second homes and 20.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Germain-Laval): 4.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Germain-Laval): 4.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-Laval): 4.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Souternon): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST GERMAIN LAVA weather station, 4.1 km away at 435 m; the village itself is at 519 m. [11]
The village sits 84 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-JUST-EN-CHEV, 11.9 km away at 612 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 93 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 721 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST GERMAIN LAVA, 4.1 km away at 435 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 — 42303/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42303/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42303/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42303/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42260
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42303
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyds | 03 | 101 km NW | 298 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mars-sur-Allier | 58 | 130 km NW | 301 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Méard | 87 | 191 km W | 366 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Doulezon | 33 | 334 km W | 286 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 55 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Jean-Mirabel | 46 | 202 km SW | 296 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bizeneuille | 03 | 113 km NW | 296 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyds | 03 | 101 km NW | 298 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bizeneuille | 03 | 113 km NW | 296 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mars-sur-Allier | 58 | 130 km NW | 301 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Méard | 87 | 191 km W | 366 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-Mirabel | 46 | 202 km SW | 296 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Doulezon | 33 | 334 km W | 286 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 55 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Souternon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyds | 03 | 101 km NW | 298 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Méard | 87 | 191 km W | 366 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vitte-sur-Briance | 87 | 191 km W | 316 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martial-le-Mont | 23 | 148 km W | 265 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beauche | 28 | 387 km NW | 279 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Perrancey-les-Vieux-Moulins | 52 | 242 km NE | 297 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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