Valfleury
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 36/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valfleury (INSEE 42320) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 739 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 36/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 16,137 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (TERRA NOVA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ELIANE GALLAND). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VALFLEURY AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE - VALFLEURY). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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) | 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 | 1 | TERRA NOVA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ELIANE GALLAND | 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 | VALFLEURY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE - VALFLEURY | 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 701 (2012) → 739 (2023): 5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 486 (1990) → 739 (2023): 52.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 306, of which 2.3 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Christo-en-Jarez): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Christo-en-Jarez): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Christo-en-Jarez): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Christo-en-Jarez): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Valfleury): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CELLIEU weather station, 3.8 km away at 493 m; the village itself is at 645 m. [10]
The village sits 152 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 CELLIEU, 3.8 km away at 493 m, over 24 summers. [10]
That station sits 152 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 666 mm of rain a year, spread over 97 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CELLIEU, 3.8 km away at 493 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 — 42320/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42320/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42320/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42320/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42208
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42320
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon | 86 | 327 km W | 730 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Boistrudan | 35 | 525 km NW | 728 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chanteloup-les-Bois | 49 | 434 km NW | 734 | 31.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vieu-d'Izenave | 01 | 102 km NE | 719 | 34.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Geloux | 40 | 440 km W | 719 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Frolois | 54 | 360 km N | 717 | 36.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieu-d'Izenave | 01 | 102 km NE | 719 | 34.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vernon | 86 | 327 km W | 730 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Frolois | 54 | 360 km N | 717 | 36.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chanteloup-les-Bois | 49 | 434 km NW | 734 | 31.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Geloux | 40 | 440 km W | 719 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Boistrudan | 35 | 525 km NW | 728 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Valfleury'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frolois | 54 | 360 km N | 717 | 36.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontvannes | 10 | 310 km N | 707 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bayel | 10 | 299 km N | 738 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villecerf | 77 | 336 km N | 724 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thorée-les-Pins | 72 | 417 km NW | 744 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sevelinges | 42 | 66 km N | 646 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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