Villefranche-sur-Saône
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 85.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villefranche-sur-Saône (INSEE 69264) is in Rhône (69), part of CA Villefranche Beaujolais Saône. Population 36,172 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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 85.3/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 632 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 | 0.9 | 25 | 22.43 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.97 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0.82 | 10 | 8.18 |
| Public & culture | 0.26 | 5 | 1.28 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
32 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOULANGERIE · PRALUS · BOULANGERIES BG). [3,4]
13 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIES ANDRE · BERTHET TRAITEUR · JEAN MICHEL GUILLEMOT ARTISAN TRAITEUR · GIROUD TRAITEUR). [3,4]
19 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LEO LE BUFFLE · LE PETIT CASINO DE VILLEFRANCHE SUR SAONE · CHET ASIIA · LA VIE CLAIRE). [3,4]
9 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · LIDL · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · UNALDI LIDER SUPER MARKET). [3,4]
2 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE AU FIN RENARD · MONS FROMAGER AFFINEUR). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE LA MOSTELLE). [3,4]
126 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · TOUT A CROQUER · LEON · FRAMI · ESPACE ASIE RESTAURANT THAILANDAIS ET CHINOIS). [3,4]
47 × Café / bar (AYERS ROCK · B · BAR DU MARCHE COUVERT · W3 FOOD · BAR A PAPA). [4]
6 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CONDORCET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL ELUARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE A DE BEAUJEU · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE F. DOLTO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL FORT). [3]
16 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT PIERRE - LES REMPARTS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LES SARMENTS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LA PLUME BLEUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ZAY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CLAUDEL-DUMONTET). [3]
5 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE FAUBERT · COLLEGE CLAUDE BERNARD · COLLEGE PRIVE N D DE MONGRE · COLLEGE LA PLUME BLEUE LA PLUME BLEUE). [3]
26 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SONIA MEYER, MÉDECIN · MARIE DUMONT, MÉDECIN · STEPHAN COUDURIER, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-HENRI MALLET, MÉDECIN · JULIETTE ZAHORKA, MÉDECIN). [3]
9 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACALAD · GRANDE PHARMACIE REGIONALE · PHARMACIE DU PROMENOIR). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (VILLEFRANCHE SUR SAONE RP · VILLEFRANCHE NAT ATOUT PRESSE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHEQUE PIERRE MENDÈS FRANCE). [3]
2 × Cinema (LES 400 COUPS SALLE · CGR VILLEFRANCHE SUR SAONE). [3]
11 × Gym / sports hall (PALAIS DES SPORTS · ECOLE ALBERT CAMUS · GYMNASE DE GARET · COMPLEXE SPORTIF SAINT EXUPERY · ECOLE ARMAND CHOUFFET). [3]
13 × Bank (CCF VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-SAONE · CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUT CTRE-EST · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
58 × Hairdresser (PASCALE COIFFURE · SARL HOLMAT · EDWIGE COIFFURE MIXTE INTERNATIONAL · DI MEGLIO COIFFURE). [3,4]
9 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (HOTEL CAMPANILE VILLEFRANCHE · HOTEL BALLADINS · B&B HOTELS · RELAIS MERCURE · HOTEL RESTAURANT NEWPORT). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING PARC BEAUJOLAIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 39 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 14 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 32 | LA BOULANGERIE · PRALUS · BOULANGERIES BG | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 40 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 13 | BOUCHERIES ANDRE · BERTHET TRAITEUR · JEAN MICHEL GUILLEMOT ARTISAN TRAITEUR · GIROUD TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 19 | LEO LE BUFFLE · LE PETIT CASINO DE VILLEFRANCHE SUR SAONE · CHET ASIIA · LA VIE CLAIRE | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 9 | INTERMARCHE · LIDL · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · UNALDI LIDER SUPER MARKET | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 2 | FROMAGERIE AU FIN RENARD · MONS FROMAGER AFFINEUR | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE LA MOSTELLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 126 | BUFFALO GRILL · TOUT A CROQUER · LEON · FRAMI · ESPACE ASIE RESTAURANT THAILANDAIS ET CHINOIS | INSEE BPE 126 / INSEE SIRENE 227 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 47 | AYERS ROCK · B · BAR DU MARCHE COUVERT · W3 FOOD · BAR A PAPA | INSEE SIRENE 47 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 6 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CONDORCET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL ELUARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE A DE BEAUJEU · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE F. DOLTO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL FORT | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 16 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT PIERRE - LES REMPARTS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LES SARMENTS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LA PLUME BLEUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ZAY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CLAUDEL-DUMONTET | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE FAUBERT · COLLEGE CLAUDE BERNARD · COLLEGE PRIVE N D DE MONGRE · COLLEGE LA PLUME BLEUE LA PLUME BLEUE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 26 | SONIA MEYER, MÉDECIN · MARIE DUMONT, MÉDECIN · STEPHAN COUDURIER, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-HENRI MALLET, MÉDECIN · JULIETTE ZAHORKA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 26 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 9 | PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACALAD · GRANDE PHARMACIE REGIONALE · PHARMACIE DU PROMENOIR | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | VILLEFRANCHE SUR SAONE RP · VILLEFRANCHE NAT ATOUT PRESSE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHEQUE PIERRE MENDÈS FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | LES 400 COUPS SALLE · CGR VILLEFRANCHE SUR SAONE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 11 | PALAIS DES SPORTS · ECOLE ALBERT CAMUS · GYMNASE DE GARET · COMPLEXE SPORTIF SAINT EXUPERY · ECOLE ARMAND CHOUFFET | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 13 | CCF VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-SAONE · CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUT CTRE-EST · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 58 | PASCALE COIFFURE · SARL HOLMAT · EDWIGE COIFFURE MIXTE INTERNATIONAL · DI MEGLIO COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 58 / INSEE SIRENE 91 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 9 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | HOTEL CAMPANILE VILLEFRANCHE · HOTEL BALLADINS · B&B HOTELS · RELAIS MERCURE · HOTEL RESTAURANT NEWPORT | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING PARC BEAUJOLAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 36,241 (2012) → 36,172 (2023): -0.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 29,542 (1990) → 36,172 (2023): 22.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 20,154, of which 2.2 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villefranche-sur-Saône): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Villefranche-sur-Saône): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Villefranche-sur-Saône): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Villefranche-sur-Saône): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Villefranche-sur-Saône): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 41 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VILLEFRANCHE weather station, 1.7 km away at 174 m; the village itself is at 182 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LIERGUES_SAPC, 5.2 km away at 290 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 108 m above 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 776 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VILLEFRANCHE, 1.7 km away at 174 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69264/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/31d7ca90-a044-33d0-9e30-be6adeec2257— “Le lundi matin : grand marché sur le parking avec ventes de produits manufacturés et le samedi : un marché de produits bio.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69264/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69264/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69264/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69264
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haguenau | 67 | 390 km NE | 36,391 | 80.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Possession | 974 | 9,017 km SE | 36,568 | 74.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vitrolles | 13 | 286 km S | 36,758 | 73 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Chamond | 42 | 59 km S | 35,646 | 81.4 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Auxerre | 89 | 219 km NW | 35,097 | 78.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mâcon | 71 | 36 km N | 35,177 | 80.6 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mâcon | 71 | 36 km N | 35,177 | 80.6 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Chamond | 42 | 59 km S | 35,646 | 81.4 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Auxerre | 89 | 219 km NW | 35,097 | 78.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vitrolles | 13 | 286 km S | 36,758 | 73 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Haguenau | 67 | 390 km NE | 36,391 | 80.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Possession | 974 | 9,017 km SE | 36,568 | 74.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · 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 Villefranche-sur-Saône'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romans-sur-Isère | 26 | 108 km S | 33,464 | 79.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Voiron | 38 | 97 km SE | 21,847 | 74.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montauban | 82 | 344 km SW | 62,945 | 89.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Albi | 81 | 306 km SW | 51,290 | 87.7 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gaillac | 81 | 321 km SW | 16,162 | 69.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oullins-Pierre-Bénite | 69 | 31 km S | 38,168 | 79.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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