Sainte-Catherine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Catherine (INSEE 69184) is in Rhône (69), part of CC des Monts du Lyonnais. Population 969 (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 52.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 14,502 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.58 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DE L ESSENTIEL A LA GOURMANDISE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SARL LE COMPTOIR DES AMIS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES DEUX VERSANTS). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (STE CATHERINE RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE AU FIL DES PAGES). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER DE JULIE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU CHATELARD). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | DE L ESSENTIEL A LA GOURMANDISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | SARL LE COMPTOIR DES AMIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES DEUX VERSANTS | 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 | STE CATHERINE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE AU FIL DES PAGES | 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 | 1 | L'ATELIER DE JULIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU CHATELARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 927 (2012) → 969 (2023): 4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 770 (1990) → 969 (2023): 25.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 489, of which 3.9 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Catherine): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Catherine): 1.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Chabanière): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chabanière): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sainte-Catherine): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-DIDIER-RIVER weather station, 1.8 km away at 600 m; the village itself is at 697 m. [10]
The village sits 97 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 SOUCIEU, 11.9 km away at 367 m, over 24 summers. [10]
That station sits 330 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 847 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-DIDIER-RIVER, 1.8 km away at 600 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 — 69184/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69184/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69184/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69184/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69184
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69228
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouydesseaux | 40 | 427 km SW | 869 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine | 35 | 542 km NW | 1,035 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maison-Rouge | 77 | 346 km N | 880 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontannes | 43 | 96 km W | 875 | 51 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Menoux | 03 | 155 km NW | 1,116 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Guerno | 56 | 577 km NW | 989 | 57.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontannes | 43 | 96 km W | 875 | 51 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Menoux | 03 | 155 km NW | 1,116 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maison-Rouge | 77 | 346 km N | 880 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pouydesseaux | 40 | 427 km SW | 869 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine | 35 | 542 km NW | 1,035 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Guerno | 56 | 577 km NW | 989 | 57.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Sainte-Catherine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maison-Rouge | 77 | 346 km N | 880 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chailland | 53 | 506 km NW | 1,187 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alquines | 62 | 603 km N | 973 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bômer-les-Forges | 61 | 519 km NW | 1,023 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Broué | 28 | 419 km NW | 837 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chemiré-le-Gaudin | 72 | 435 km NW | 998 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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