Veauche
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Veauche (INSEE 42323) is in Loire (42), part of CC de Forez-Est. Population 8,975 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42323-veauche
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 2,731 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.58 |
| Social | 0.76 | 20 | 15.13 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.54 | 10 | 5.43 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE MOULIN DE LA BAGUETTE · LA DENT CREUSE · PUPIER RICHMARI · LES DOUCEURS D'ARISTIDE · ST PATRICK). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ P'TIT V · LANDEREAU RENE EMILE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (NETTO). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
17 × Restaurant (LA CASE PORTION · L'IMPASSE · REYNA). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (JAMES BAR). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAGNOL · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES GLYCINES). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES GLYCINES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ANTOINE GUICHARD). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHERIF CHERIH, MÉDECIN · MARC BLANC, MÉDECIN · PATRICIA TORRIS-MASI, MÉDECIN · JOSE BRUNO NETO, MÉDECIN · FRANCK FERNANDEZ-HUGON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L EUROPE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (VEAUCHE ST LAURENT AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE - VEAUCHE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF IRENEE LAURENT · GYMNASE R SANTOIRE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MARCEL PAGNOL). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
17 × Hairdresser (DE CARVALHO LUCINDA · LAURENCE COIFFURE · COIF'STYL · TETES EN L'AIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | LE MOULIN DE LA BAGUETTE · LA DENT CREUSE · PUPIER RICHMARI · LES DOUCEURS D'ARISTIDE · ST PATRICK | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CHEZ P'TIT V · LANDEREAU RENE EMILE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | NETTO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | 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 | 17 | LA CASE PORTION · L'IMPASSE · REYNA | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | JAMES BAR | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAGNOL · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES GLYCINES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES GLYCINES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ANTOINE GUICHARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | CHERIF CHERIH, MÉDECIN · MARC BLANC, MÉDECIN · PATRICIA TORRIS-MASI, MÉDECIN · JOSE BRUNO NETO, MÉDECIN · FRANCK FERNANDEZ-HUGON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE L EUROPE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | VEAUCHE ST LAURENT AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE - VEAUCHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF IRENEE LAURENT · GYMNASE R SANTOIRE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MARCEL PAGNOL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 17 | DE CARVALHO LUCINDA · LAURENCE COIFFURE · COIF'STYL · TETES EN L'AIR | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday matins À la Cité : les mercredis et samedis matin, Place Aristide Briand. Au Bourg : les vendredis matin, Place de l'Europe.. [5,6,7]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 8,619 (2012) → 8,975 (2023): 4.1 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 7,282 (1990) → 8,975 (2023): 23.2 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,288, of which 1 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Veauche): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Veauche): 1 km to the east (straight line). [11]
GP (Veauche): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Veauche): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Veauche): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST ETIENNE-BOUTHEON weather station, 2.1 km away at 395 m; the village itself is at 389 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST ETIENNE-BOUTHEON, 2.1 km away at 395 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 708 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST ETIENNE-BOUTHEON, 2.1 km away at 395 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42323/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.veauche.fr/marches--veauche-art-132.html— “Chaque mercredi, vendredi et samedi matins, ils contribuent à animer la Ville”
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/e07b63c2-7edd-3a8f-bf67-72e00ce6bf34— “Les mercredis et samedis matin.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/89a079f1-8a0b-3ac9-873c-c24bfd1573b9— “Vendredi matin”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42323/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42323/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42323/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42323
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velaux | 13 | 239 km S | 8,941 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Fare-les-Oliviers | 13 | 235 km S | 9,039 | 67 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Escaudain | 59 | 535 km N | 9,039 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chécy | 45 | 311 km NW | 9,083 | 52.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 93 % |
| Lempdes | 63 | 87 km W | 8,709 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 38 | 122 km SE | 8,542 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lempdes | 63 | 87 km W | 8,709 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 38 | 122 km SE | 8,542 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Fare-les-Oliviers | 13 | 235 km S | 9,039 | 67 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Velaux | 13 | 239 km S | 8,941 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chécy | 45 | 311 km NW | 9,083 | 52.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 93 % |
| Escaudain | 59 | 535 km N | 9,039 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Veauche'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lempdes | 63 | 87 km W | 8,709 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vallier | 71 | 120 km N | 8,508 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roche-la-Molière | 42 | 15 km S | 9,843 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tignieu-Jameyzieu | 38 | 73 km E | 8,031 | 68.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ensisheim | 68 | 347 km NE | 7,306 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Viriat | 01 | 106 km NE | 7,102 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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