Saint-Étienne-la-Varenne
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 44/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Étienne-la-Varenne (INSEE 69198) is in Rhône (69), part of CC Saône-Beaujolais. Population 784 (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 44/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 15,755 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (FLASH ROTISSERIE · LE COMPTOIR GOURMAND). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LES AMIS DU LIVRE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LES COIFFURES DE CHARLOTTE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | FLASH ROTISSERIE · LE COMPTOIR GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LES AMIS DU LIVRE | 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 | LES COIFFURES DE CHARLOTTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 719 (2012) → 784 (2023): 9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 518 (1990) → 784 (2023): 51.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 365, of which 4.9 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Odenas): 1.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Étienne-la-Varenne): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BLACE weather station, 4.8 km away at 340 m; the village itself is at 377 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BLACE, 4.8 km away at 340 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VAUX-EN-BEAUJOL, 4.1 km away at 423 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69198/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69198/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69198/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69198/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69145
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69197
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69198
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanvaudan | 56 | 632 km W | 808 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 93 % |
| Bouëx | 16 | 338 km W | 825 | 36.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martial-de-Valette | 24 | 315 km W | 803 | 34.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chevrières | 38 | 111 km SE | 742 | 40.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valflaunès | 34 | 260 km S | 795 | 38.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jaulzy | 60 | 387 km N | 851 | 39.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrières | 38 | 111 km SE | 742 | 40.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valflaunès | 34 | 260 km S | 795 | 38.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martial-de-Valette | 24 | 315 km W | 803 | 34.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouëx | 16 | 338 km W | 825 | 36.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jaulzy | 60 | 387 km N | 851 | 39.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanvaudan | 56 | 632 km W | 808 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 93 % |
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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 Saint-Étienne-la-Varenne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilly | 45 | 263 km NW | 659 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marillac-le-Franc | 16 | 327 km W | 825 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Foye-Monjault | 79 | 399 km W | 839 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flagy | 77 | 280 km NW | 584 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis | 85 | 447 km W | 1,101 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Serbannes | 03 | 98 km W | 854 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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