Villemontais
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villemontais (INSEE 42331) is in Loire (42), part of CA Roannais Agglomération. Population 1,042 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/42331-villemontais
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 14,087 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.75 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.16 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA COTE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE BOURG · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST MARTIN). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLEMONTAIS RP). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE - VILLEMONTAIS). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (DEL'COIFFURE · L ATELIER DE SANDRA). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DE LA COTE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE BOURG · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST MARTIN | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VILLEMONTAIS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE - VILLEMONTAIS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | DEL'COIFFURE · L ATELIER DE SANDRA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday 16h à 19h30 Place St Vincent. [5]
Trajectory
Population 985 (2012) → 1,042 (2023): 5.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 887 (1990) → 1,042 (2023): 17.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 536, of which 8.4 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lentigny): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Lentigny): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Lentigny): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-André-d'Apchon): 6.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Villemontais): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-ANDRE-APCHON weather station, 5.2 km away at 380 m; the village itself is at 510 m. [12]
The village sits 130 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-ANDRE-APCHON, 5.2 km away at 380 m, over 10 summers. [12]
That station sits 130 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 715 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-MAURICE-SUR-LOIRE, 4.3 km away at 395 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42331/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.villemontais.fr/— “TOUS LES MERCREDIS de 16h à 19h30 Place St Vincent”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42331/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42331/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42331/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42120
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42199
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42331
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve | 34 | 265 km S | 947 | 35.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
| Berchères-les-Pierres | 28 | 323 km NW | 1,000 | 24.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 36 % |
| Ravenel | 60 | 408 km N | 1,041 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Martinet | 85 | 439 km W | 1,229 | 28.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 50 % |
| Villiers | 86 | 300 km W | 982 | 36.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Villers-en-Cauchies | 59 | 474 km N | 1,151 | 25.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve | 34 | 265 km S | 947 | 35.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villiers | 86 | 300 km W | 982 | 36.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Berchères-les-Pierres | 28 | 323 km NW | 1,000 | 24.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 36 % |
| Ravenel | 60 | 408 km N | 1,041 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Martinet | 85 | 439 km W | 1,229 | 28.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 50 % |
| Villers-en-Cauchies | 59 | 474 km N | 1,151 | 25.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Villemontais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Haon-le-Châtel | 42 | 10 km N | 625 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oursbelille | 65 | 431 km SW | 1,222 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-Lestra | 42 | 43 km SE | 947 | 70.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Alban-les-Eaux | 42 | 3.4 km N | 912 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luriecq | 42 | 60 km S | 1,238 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Marcel-de-Félines | 42 | 22 km SE | 827 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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