Verrières-en-Forez
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Verrières-en-Forez (INSEE 42328) is in Loire (42), part of CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA). Population 731 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 43.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 16,211 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.34 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA GANDOLLE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (PLATMOBILE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VERRIERES EN FOREZ LA GANDOLLE RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE - VERRIÈRES-EN-FOREZ). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL DU HAUT FOREZ). [3]
1 × Campsite (LE SOLEILLANT). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 1 | LA GANDOLLE | 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 | PLATMOBILE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | VERRIERES EN FOREZ LA GANDOLLE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE - VERRIÈRES-EN-FOREZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL DU HAUT FOREZ | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LE SOLEILLANT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 664 (2012) → 731 (2023): 10.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 481 (1990) → 731 (2023): 52 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 445, of which 16.6 % second homes and 11.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chazelles-sur-Lavieu): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Verrières-en-Forez): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Essertines-en-Châtelneuf): 5.8 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Montbrison): 6.4 km to the east (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Verrières-en-Forez): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 83 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the VERRIERES EN FO weather station, 0.9 km away at 770 m; the village itself is at 811 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ST-BONNET-LE-CHATEAU_SAPC, 16.2 km away at 822 m, over 10 summers. [13]
An average of 873 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at VERRIERES EN FO, 0.9 km away at 770 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42328/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/0b4a7b18-3837-3441-9be0-27acf7fbc1d1— “Marché”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42328/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42328/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42328/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42058
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42328
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42089
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42147
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouligny-Notre-Dame | 36 | 184 km NW | 639 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 55 % · humidity 43 % |
| Vailhourles | 12 | 217 km SW | 648 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 76 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saligny-sur-Roudon | 03 | 101 km N | 641 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 43 % · humidity 43 % |
| Chantrigné | 53 | 469 km NW | 599 | 34.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 19 % · humidity 43 % |
| Les Coteaux Périgourdins | 24 | 212 km W | 554 | 36.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 34 % · humidity 64 % |
| Albussac | 19 | 176 km W | 725 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saligny-sur-Roudon | 03 | 101 km N | 641 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 43 % · humidity 43 % |
| Albussac | 19 | 176 km W | 725 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 43 % |
| Pouligny-Notre-Dame | 36 | 184 km NW | 639 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 55 % · humidity 43 % |
| Les Coteaux Périgourdins | 24 | 212 km W | 554 | 36.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 34 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vailhourles | 12 | 217 km SW | 648 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 76 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chantrigné | 53 | 469 km NW | 599 | 34.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 19 % · 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 Verrières-en-Forez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estivareilles | 42 | 17 km S | 721 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bard | 42 | 2.2 km NE | 700 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec | 42 | 24 km S | 437 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue | 42 | 52 km SE | 1,081 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marols | 42 | 11 km S | 462 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soleymieux | 42 | 7.9 km SE | 716 | 42.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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