La Tourette
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 36.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Tourette (INSEE 42312) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 642 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 36.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 16,773 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.97 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (TOURYMA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AUBERGE DE LA TOURETTE). [4]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHLOÉ CHOUVELON, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE GUILLEBAULT, MÉDECIN · BÉRANGÈRE CRESPEL, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE DIAS DE TAXIS DU POET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LA COIFFURE DE VANESS). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 1 | TOURYMA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | AUBERGE DE LA TOURETTE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | CHLOÉ CHOUVELON, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE GUILLEBAULT, MÉDECIN · BÉRANGÈRE CRESPEL, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE DIAS DE TAXIS DU POET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | LA COIFFURE DE VANESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 564 (2012) → 642 (2023): 13.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 389 (1990) → 642 (2023): 65 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 325, of which 7.7 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas): 1.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Bonnet-le-Château): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Tourette): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Bonnet-le-Château): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Bonnet-le-Château): 1.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-BONNET-LE-CHATEAU_SAPC weather station, 2.5 km away at 822 m; the village itself is at 796 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-BONNET-LE-CHATEAU_SAPC, 2.5 km away at 822 m, over 10 summers. [11]
An average of 936 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-B-CHAT - MAN, 1.5 km away at 861 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 — 42312/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42312/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42312/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42312/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42266
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42204
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42312
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mévoisins | 28 | 396 km NW | 615 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Mousseaux-lès-Bray | 77 | 339 km N | 682 | 34 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Séry-lès-Mézières | 02 | 487 km N | 601 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Puisieux | 62 | 533 km N | 675 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 43 % · humidity 50 % |
| Houx | 28 | 397 km NW | 746 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Torcy-le-Petit | 76 | 535 km NW | 518 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 28 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mousseaux-lès-Bray | 77 | 339 km N | 682 | 34 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mévoisins | 28 | 396 km NW | 615 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Houx | 28 | 397 km NW | 746 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Séry-lès-Mézières | 02 | 487 km N | 601 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Puisieux | 62 | 533 km N | 675 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 43 % · humidity 50 % |
| Torcy-le-Petit | 76 | 535 km NW | 518 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 28 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Tourette'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboën | 42 | 3.7 km E | 481 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas | 42 | 1.3 km S | 655 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soleymieux | 42 | 11 km N | 716 | 42.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bard | 42 | 20 km N | 700 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Antisanti | 2B | 556 km SE | 591 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marols | 42 | 7.7 km NW | 462 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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