La Talaudière
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.7/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Talaudière (INSEE 42305) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 7,133 (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/42305-la-talaudiere
Vitality score
Vitality score 69.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie); sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 96 % of the 3,383 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.69 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.15 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MAISON DU PETIT FOUR · SAS KOUSEK · CLEMENTINE · L'INSTANT CHOCOLATE · BOULANGERIE DE LA TALAUDIERE). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (MISTER JEAN FRANCOIS · ROUGET VOLAILLES · BOUCHERIE PENOT · L'ATELIER DES BOUCHERS). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ LUIGI). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA DORADE). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (SARL SERVANTON · LES VIEILLES PIERRES · LES 2 M · MEGA PIZZA). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LE CELTIC · LA PEROLIERE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN PLATHEY). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CATHERINE TRAN, MÉDECIN · PIERRE LACHAL, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE TRAN, MÉDECIN · CÉCILE FAURE, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE ACHARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FILIERIS DE LA TALAUDIERE · PHARMACIE DE LA TALAUDIERE · PHARMACIE SOLEIL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE - LA TALAUDIÈRE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CENTRE CULTUREL COMMUNAL LE SOU). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS COMMUNALE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA TALAUDIERE). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL LA TALAUDIERE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU SUD-EST · LCL CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (COULEUR ZEN · ATLANTIS COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 4 × Restaurant, 2 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LA MAISON DU PETIT FOUR · SAS KOUSEK · CLEMENTINE · L'INSTANT CHOCOLATE · BOULANGERIE DE LA TALAUDIERE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | MISTER JEAN FRANCOIS · ROUGET VOLAILLES · BOUCHERIE PENOT · L'ATELIER DES BOUCHERS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | CHEZ LUIGI | INSEE SIRENE 5 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA DORADE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 12 | SARL SERVANTON · LES VIEILLES PIERRES · LES 2 M · MEGA PIZZA | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LE CELTIC · LA PEROLIERE | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN PLATHEY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | CATHERINE TRAN, MÉDECIN · PIERRE LACHAL, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE TRAN, MÉDECIN · CÉCILE FAURE, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE ACHARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE FILIERIS DE LA TALAUDIERE · PHARMACIE DE LA TALAUDIERE · PHARMACIE SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE - LA TALAUDIÈRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CENTRE CULTUREL COMMUNAL LE SOU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE OMNISPORTS COMMUNALE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA TALAUDIERE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL LA TALAUDIERE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU SUD-EST · LCL CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | COULEUR ZEN · ATLANTIS COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,496 (2012) → 7,133 (2023): 9.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,935 (1990) → 7,133 (2023): 20.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,370, of which 1.5 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Talaudière): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Talaudière): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Talaudière): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Talaudière): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Talaudière): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-ETIENNE - CT weather station, 3.9 km away at 482 m; the village itself is at 506 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-CHAMOND, 4.6 km away at 400 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 106 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 778 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-ETIENNE - CT, 3.9 km away at 482 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42305/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-la-talaudiere.fr/ville/la-talaudiere/presentation-de-la-commune/— “Deux marchés hebdomadaires se tiennent le mardi et le samedi.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42305/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42305/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42305/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42305
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viriat | 01 | 105 km NE | 7,102 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chauray | 79 | 385 km W | 7,221 | 68.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Ismier | 38 | 112 km E | 7,165 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds | 31 | 308 km SW | 7,003 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nanteuil-lès-Meaux | 77 | 401 km N | 7,308 | 67.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Auby | 59 | 558 km N | 7,083 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viriat | 01 | 105 km NE | 7,102 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Ismier | 38 | 112 km E | 7,165 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds | 31 | 308 km SW | 7,003 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chauray | 79 | 385 km W | 7,221 | 68.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Nanteuil-lès-Meaux | 77 | 401 km N | 7,308 | 67.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Auby | 59 | 558 km N | 7,083 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 La Talaudière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viriat | 01 | 105 km NE | 7,102 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trélissac | 24 | 287 km W | 7,372 | 65.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tignieu-Jameyzieu | 38 | 65 km NE | 8,031 | 68.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chazay-d'Azergues | 69 | 49 km NE | 4,410 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Palais-sur-Vienne | 87 | 246 km W | 5,775 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ternay | 69 | 32 km NE | 5,596 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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