Paray-le-Monial
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Paray-le-Monial (INSEE 71342) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Le Grand Charolais. Population 9,291 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/71342-paray-le-monial
Vitality score
Vitality score 67.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 91 % of the 2,646 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 | 0.66 | 25 | 16.48 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.48 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DUFOUX CHOCOLATS · LES DELICES DE JANICE · SARL ART DU PAIN · LA CHARMILLE DE TINTIN · BOULANGERIE HUBERT). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (GRAND FRAIS · C.J.M.P · MAISON LACROIX). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL S.M.G · L'EPICERIE · NETTO · NERIMAN). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (SOFIPAR · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
24 × Restaurant (SUD PIZZA KEBAB · LE PINOCCHIO · PIZZERIA STROMBOLI · LESCLETTE). [3,4]
12 × Café / bar (BRASSERIE DU THEATRE · LE VICTOR HUGO · CAFE RESTO L'ALOUISE · LE RIGODON · LE PALAIS DE LA BIERE). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE BELLEVUE · ECOL MATE LES SABLES · ECOLE MATERN PUB PRE DES CRECHES PAQUIER). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHAMP SEIGNEUR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB BELLEVUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE RENE CASSIN · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D'ARC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN PIERRE CARTAL, MÉDECIN · BERNHARD KOCH, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE SELLES, MÉDECIN · MAXIME STUTZ, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE VOITURET-MORIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CROSETTO). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINÉMA L'EMPIRE). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL DES SABLES · COLLEGE RENE CASSIN · ENSEMBLE SCOLAIRE LA SALLE LYCEE SACRE COEUR · ENSEMBLE SCOLAIRE LA SALLE COLLEGE JEANNE D ARC). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE EST · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC PARAY ST YAN · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
18 × Hairdresser (MARIE PIERRE BAUDIN · BIO - COIFFURE - JD DIFFUSION · COIFF SERVICE · 32 LE SALON). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (HÔTEL DE LA BASILIQUE · HÔTEL B&B PARAY LE MONIAL · HOTEL DU CHAMP DE FOIRE · THE ORIGINALS CITY · HOSTELLERIE DES TROIS PIGEONS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LE CAMPING AU BON ENDROIT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | DUFOUX CHOCOLATS · LES DELICES DE JANICE · SARL ART DU PAIN · LA CHARMILLE DE TINTIN · BOULANGERIE HUBERT | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | GRAND FRAIS · C.J.M.P · MAISON LACROIX | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | SARL S.M.G · L'EPICERIE · NETTO · NERIMAN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | SOFIPAR · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 24 | SUD PIZZA KEBAB · LE PINOCCHIO · PIZZERIA STROMBOLI · LESCLETTE | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 40 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 12 | BRASSERIE DU THEATRE · LE VICTOR HUGO · CAFE RESTO L'ALOUISE · LE RIGODON · LE PALAIS DE LA BIERE | INSEE SIRENE 12 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE BELLEVUE · ECOL MATE LES SABLES · ECOLE MATERN PUB PRE DES CRECHES PAQUIER | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHAMP SEIGNEUR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB BELLEVUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE RENE CASSIN · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D'ARC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | JEAN PIERRE CARTAL, MÉDECIN · BERNHARD KOCH, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE SELLES, MÉDECIN · MAXIME STUTZ, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE VOITURET-MORIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE CROSETTO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINÉMA L'EMPIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE MUNICIPAL DES SABLES · COLLEGE RENE CASSIN · ENSEMBLE SCOLAIRE LA SALLE LYCEE SACRE COEUR · ENSEMBLE SCOLAIRE LA SALLE COLLEGE JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE EST · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC PARAY ST YAN · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 18 | MARIE PIERRE BAUDIN · BIO - COIFFURE - JD DIFFUSION · COIFF SERVICE · 32 LE SALON | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | HÔTEL DE LA BASILIQUE · HÔTEL B&B PARAY LE MONIAL · HOTEL DU CHAMP DE FOIRE · THE ORIGINALS CITY · HOSTELLERIE DES TROIS PIGEONS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | LE CAMPING AU BON ENDROIT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday Cours Jean Jaurès. [5]
Trajectory
Population 9,029 (2012) → 9,291 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 9,859 (1990) → 9,291 (2023): -5.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,586, of which 3.4 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Paray-le-Monial): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Paray-le-Monial): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Paray-le-Monial): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Paray-le-Monial): 1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Paray-le-Monial): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PARAY weather station, 2.1 km away at 267 m; the village itself is at 244 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST YAN, 9.3 km away at 242 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 879 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PARAY, 2.1 km away at 267 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
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 — 71342/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.paraylemonial.fr/adresses?mots-cles=Marches— “Marché du samedi”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71342/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71342/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71342/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71342
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belley | 01 | 143 km SE | 9,388 | 72.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou | 28 | 324 km NW | 9,292 | 68.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Landivisiau | 29 | 656 km NW | 9,426 | 65.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ussel | 19 | 172 km SW | 9,187 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Isle-Jourdain | 32 | 396 km SW | 9,537 | 74.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
| Livron-sur-Drôme | 26 | 195 km S | 9,329 | 60.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belley | 01 | 143 km SE | 9,388 | 72.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ussel | 19 | 172 km SW | 9,187 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Livron-sur-Drôme | 26 | 195 km S | 9,329 | 60.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou | 28 | 324 km NW | 9,292 | 68.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Isle-Jourdain | 32 | 396 km SW | 9,537 | 74.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
| Landivisiau | 29 | 656 km NW | 9,426 | 65.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Paray-le-Monial'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belley | 01 | 143 km SE | 9,388 | 72.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Joigny | 89 | 179 km N | 9,016 | 71.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thiers | 63 | 80 km SW | 11,637 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Digoin | 71 | 11 km W | 7,353 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ugine | 73 | 194 km SE | 7,154 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Migennes | 89 | 174 km N | 6,688 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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