Saint-Fons
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Fons (INSEE 69199) is in Rhône (69), part of Métropole de Lyon. Population 19,285 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/69199-saint-fons
Vitality score
Vitality score 67.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 69 % of the 1,249 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 | 0.59 | 25 | 14.83 |
| Social | 0.9 | 20 | 18.03 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
13 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AVAGUIAN LEVON · LE FOURNIL DE L'ARSENAL · OZCELIK · MILLET · MAISON BENNOUI). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE LITIM · BOUCHERIE JEAN JAURES · MS BOUCHERIE EPICERIE). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALDI MARCHE · IYIDERE · MAXI MARKET · 6G MARKET · EPICERIE PEREIRA GOURMET). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
66 × Restaurant (CHEZ BOUGACI · CAN MUAMMER · UYSAL ET ASSOCIES · SALAM). [3,4]
13 × Café / bar (LE QUINTE · CAFE DU MIDI · LA BOCCA · CHEZ LINO · LE STADIUM). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ROSA PARKS). [3]
8 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SIMONE VEIL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN GUEHENNO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROSA PARKS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB JULES VALLES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ALAIN). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OCTAVE COHEN, MÉDECIN · ALPHONSE DACUNTO, MÉDECIN · PASCALE RUHLA, MÉDECIN · MOSTEFA BELKACEM, MÉDECIN · LUCIEN MORETTON, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES CLOCHETTES · PHARMACIE CARNOT · PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE · SELARL PHARMACIE DE L ARSENAL). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (ST FONS LES CLOCHETTES AP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE ROGER MARTIN DU GARD · MEDIATHÈQUE DES CLOCHETTES). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE CARNOT · SGAP DE SAINT FONS · GYMNASE FRISON ROCHE · COSEC LEO LAGRANGE · GYMNASE SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUT CTRE-EST · SOCIETE GENERALE · B.N.P. · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU SUD-EST · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
21 × Hairdresser (URBAN HAIR · LASFAR KHADIDJA · VIP COIFFURE · X.MEN COIFFURE · AY YILDIZ). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL IBIS BUDGET LYON SUD SAINT FONS A7). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 22 × Restaurant, 2 × Bank, 6 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 13 | AVAGUIAN LEVON · LE FOURNIL DE L'ARSENAL · OZCELIK · MILLET · MAISON BENNOUI | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | BOUCHERIE LITIM · BOUCHERIE JEAN JAURES · MS BOUCHERIE EPICERIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | ALDI MARCHE · IYIDERE · MAXI MARKET · 6G MARKET · EPICERIE PEREIRA GOURMET | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 66 | CHEZ BOUGACI · CAN MUAMMER · UYSAL ET ASSOCIES · SALAM | INSEE BPE 66 / INSEE SIRENE 114 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 13 | LE QUINTE · CAFE DU MIDI · LA BOCCA · CHEZ LINO · LE STADIUM | INSEE SIRENE 13 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ROSA PARKS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 8 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SIMONE VEIL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN GUEHENNO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROSA PARKS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB JULES VALLES | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ALAIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | OCTAVE COHEN, MÉDECIN · ALPHONSE DACUNTO, MÉDECIN · PASCALE RUHLA, MÉDECIN · MOSTEFA BELKACEM, MÉDECIN · LUCIEN MORETTON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE DES CLOCHETTES · PHARMACIE CARNOT · PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE · SELARL PHARMACIE DE L ARSENAL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | ST FONS LES CLOCHETTES AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE ROGER MARTIN DU GARD · MEDIATHÈQUE DES CLOCHETTES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | COMPLEXE CARNOT · SGAP DE SAINT FONS · GYMNASE FRISON ROCHE · COSEC LEO LAGRANGE · GYMNASE SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUT CTRE-EST · SOCIETE GENERALE · B.N.P. · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU SUD-EST · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 21 | URBAN HAIR · LASFAR KHADIDJA · VIP COIFFURE · X.MEN COIFFURE · AY YILDIZ | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL IBIS BUDGET LYON SUD SAINT FONS A7 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Saturday place Durel. [5]
Trajectory
Population 17,463 (2012) → 19,285 (2023): 10.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 15,735 (1990) → 19,285 (2023): 22.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,127, of which 0.7 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Fons): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Fons): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Fons): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Fons): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Fons): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 40 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-GENIS-LAVAL weather station, 5.7 km away at 290 m; the village itself is at 172 m. [10]
The village sits 118 m below 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 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LYON-BRON, 7.6 km away at 202 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 772 mm of rain a year, spread over 101 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-GENIS-LAVAL, 5.7 km away at 290 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
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 — 69199/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saint-fons.fr/index.php/March%C3%A9-Forains?idpage=5327&afficheMenuContextuel=true— “Rendez-vous sur la place Durel tous les mardis et samedis matins !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69199/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69199/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69199/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69199
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juvisy-sur-Orge | 91 | 381 km NW | 19,292 | 69.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ronchin | 59 | 560 km N | 19,787 | 54.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Faches-Thumesnil | 59 | 560 km N | 18,619 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourg-lès-Valence | 26 | 85 km S | 19,992 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Éragny-sur-Oise | 95 | 423 km NW | 18,436 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bischheim | 67 | 390 km NE | 18,558 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-lès-Valence | 26 | 85 km S | 19,992 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Juvisy-sur-Orge | 91 | 381 km NW | 19,292 | 69.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bischheim | 67 | 390 km NE | 18,558 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Éragny-sur-Oise | 95 | 423 km NW | 18,436 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Faches-Thumesnil | 59 | 560 km N | 18,619 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ronchin | 59 | 560 km N | 19,787 | 54.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 99 % · humidity 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-Fons'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-lès-Valence | 26 | 85 km S | 19,992 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Genis-Laval | 69 | 4.7 km W | 21,212 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Écully | 69 | 9.4 km NW | 17,944 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon | 69 | 5.2 km NW | 21,692 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Francheville | 69 | 7.5 km NW | 15,604 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tassin-la-Demi-Lune | 69 | 8.3 km NW | 23,200 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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