Monistrol-sur-Loire
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 71.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Monistrol-sur-Loire (INSEE 43137) is in Haute-Loire (43), part of CC Marches du Velay-Rochebaron. Population 8,823 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 71.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 97 % of the 2,788 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 | 0.62 | 25 | 15.43 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.76 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.72 | 10 | 7.23 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.93 | 10 | 9.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU VIEUX FOUR · LES DELICES DE STROL · BRUNO MONTCOUDIOL-PATISSIER CHOCOLA). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE DE LAVOUX · TINEL YSSINGEAUX). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL \ LE PANIER PAYSAN). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE · NETTO · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (ASSOCIATION ESPACE BEAUVOIR · CAFE RESTAURANT DE L'AVENUE · MARIE ET PHIL). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE CYRANO · HOTEL DU PARC · LE LUNCH BOX · LE 431). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE NOTRE DAME DU CHATEAU). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE LE MONTEIL · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DU CHATEAU). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALAIN DEFOUR, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS DANCE, MÉDECIN · PATRICK CHOLLET, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE CHARRAT, MÉDECIN · VINCENT-ALEXANDRE RIPORTO, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ROUX · SELARL PHARMACIE ROCHE · PHARMACIE LES COUTELIERS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE AU FIL DES PAGES). [3]
1 × Cinema (LA CAPITELLE). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE LEONARD DE VINCI · COLLEGE DU MONTEIL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU MONTEIL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU MAZEL · SALLES DE SPORTS DU CENTRE VILLE). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL PORTE DU VELAY · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALP · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
19 × Hairdresser (ERIC COIFFURE DOMICILE · COLOR CREA'TIFS). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL DU PARC · LES BALCONS DU VELAY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | AU VIEUX FOUR · LES DELICES DE STROL · BRUNO MONTCOUDIOL-PATISSIER CHOCOLA | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CHARCUTERIE DE LAVOUX · TINEL YSSINGEAUX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SARL \ LE PANIER PAYSAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE · NETTO · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 27 | ASSOCIATION ESPACE BEAUVOIR · CAFE RESTAURANT DE L'AVENUE · MARIE ET PHIL | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 38 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE CYRANO · HOTEL DU PARC · LE LUNCH BOX · LE 431 | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE NOTRE DAME DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE LE MONTEIL · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | ALAIN DEFOUR, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS DANCE, MÉDECIN · PATRICK CHOLLET, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE CHARRAT, MÉDECIN · VINCENT-ALEXANDRE RIPORTO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE ROUX · SELARL PHARMACIE ROCHE · PHARMACIE LES COUTELIERS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE AU FIL DES PAGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LA CAPITELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | LYCEE LEONARD DE VINCI · COLLEGE DU MONTEIL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU MONTEIL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU MAZEL · SALLES DE SPORTS DU CENTRE VILLE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL PORTE DU VELAY · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALP · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 19 | ERIC COIFFURE DOMICILE · COLOR CREA'TIFS | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL DU PARC · LES BALCONS DU VELAY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday, Saturday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 8,789 (2012) → 8,823 (2023): 0.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 6,180 (1990) → 8,823 (2023): 42.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,528, of which 3.8 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Monistrol-sur-Loire): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Monistrol-sur-Loire): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Monistrol-sur-Loire): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Monistrol-sur-Loire): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Monistrol-sur-Loire): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 104 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BAS-EN-BASSET weather station, 4.5 km away at 446 m; the village itself is at 605 m. [11]
The village sits 159 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE, 5.2 km away at 777 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 172 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 750 mm of rain a year, spread over 101 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BAS-EN-BASSET, 4.5 km away at 446 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43137/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/c6d688da-ab1e-3432-bf31-671507344a58— “Le vendredi matin, de 7H à 12h30 sur la Place Néron.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2024-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/4d6308b8-046a-3225-a7cd-2a26a9f0188b— “Le samedi matin de 8h00 à 12h30 sur le Parvis H.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43137/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43137/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 43137/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 43137
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coutances | 50 | 595 km NW | 8,321 | 76.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reignier-Ésery | 74 | 188 km NE | 8,464 | 61.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luçon | 85 | 433 km W | 9,417 | 68.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
| Redon | 35 | 546 km NW | 9,542 | 74.6 | Served | no figures |
| Le Marin | 972 | 6,926 km W | 8,486 | 71.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Renan | 29 | 754 km NW | 8,577 | 69.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reignier-Ésery | 74 | 188 km NE | 8,464 | 61.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luçon | 85 | 433 km W | 9,417 | 68.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
| Redon | 35 | 546 km NW | 9,542 | 74.6 | Served | no figures |
| Coutances | 50 | 595 km NW | 8,321 | 76.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Renan | 29 | 754 km NW | 8,577 | 69.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Marin | 972 | 6,926 km W | 8,486 | 71.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Monistrol-sur-Loire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divonne-les-Bains | 01 | 193 km NE | 10,464 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 73 | 206 km E | 7,270 | 75.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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