La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay (INSEE 42308) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 778 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42308-la-terrasse-sur-dorlay
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 15,796 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.93 | 10 | 9.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SALAISONS DU PILAT). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'ECHO-LIEU). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (MBS LE MAGASIN BISTROT DE LA SALAISON). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE CAFE DE LA TERRASSE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA TERRASSE SUR DORLAY RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - LA TERRASSE-SUR-DORLAY). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (ORIGIN'L COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | SALAISONS DU PILAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'ECHO-LIEU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | MBS LE MAGASIN BISTROT DE LA SALAISON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE CAFE DE LA TERRASSE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | LA TERRASSE SUR DORLAY RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - LA TERRASSE-SUR-DORLAY | 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 | 2 | ORIGIN'L COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 776 (2012) → 778 (2023): 0.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 545 (1990) → 778 (2023): 42.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 374, of which 1.1 % second homes and 12.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Paul-en-Jarez): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Paul-en-Jarez): 4.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Paul-en-Jarez): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-CHAMOND-P weather station, 6.2 km away at 394 m; the village itself is at 460 m. [10]
The village sits 66 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-CHAMOND-P, 6.2 km away at 394 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 66 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 884 mm of rain a year, spread over 104 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA VALLA EN GIE, 6 km away at 613 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42308/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42308/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42308/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42308/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42271
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42308
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouillé-Ménard | 49 | 495 km NW | 785 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 92 % |
| Clessé | 71 | 110 km N | 829 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wœlfling-lès-Sarreguemines | 57 | 449 km NE | 700 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Cerqueux | 49 | 437 km NW | 897 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 78 % |
| Boisville-la-Saint-Père | 28 | 388 km NW | 719 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Touët-sur-Var | 06 | 254 km SE | 748 | 59.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 45 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clessé | 71 | 110 km N | 829 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Touët-sur-Var | 06 | 254 km SE | 748 | 59.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 45 % · humidity 36 % |
| Boisville-la-Saint-Père | 28 | 388 km NW | 719 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Cerqueux | 49 | 437 km NW | 897 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 78 % |
| Wœlfling-lès-Sarreguemines | 57 | 449 km NE | 700 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouillé-Ménard | 49 | 495 km NW | 785 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 92 % |
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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 Terrasse-sur-Dorlay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerdon | 01 | 98 km NE | 747 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Ennemond | 03 | 164 km NW | 626 | 43 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallenay | 18 | 227 km NW | 687 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruffey-sur-Seille | 39 | 160 km NE | 738 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cognat-Lyonne | 03 | 123 km NW | 706 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Argy | 36 | 294 km NW | 559 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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