Saint-Vallier
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Vallier (INSEE 71486) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CU Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. Population 8,508 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/71486-saint-vallier
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 2,888 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 | 0.36 | 25 | 8.95 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.78 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.62 | 10 | 6.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DEVELAY · SAS DEBARNOT). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE LAROZE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LEADER PRICE EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SOCOVAL). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (SARL DU MOULIN · SARL CHEZ PAM · MACKO BAR · LA BRASSERIE DE L'INTER DE LA SOL'). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE CAJUN · LE CHANT DU COQ · LE GAMBETTA · CAFE DES SPORTS). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EUGENIE COTTON · ECOLE MATERNELLE DANIELE CASANOVA). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE HENRI WALLON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE IRENE ET FREDERIC JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAULINE KERGOMARD/JULES FERRRY). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE NICOLAS COPERNIC). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEPHANE NOIZE, MÉDECIN · ABDELMALEK TALBI, MÉDECIN · MORGANE HUET, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD LASTRA, MÉDECIN · MARYLINE BLANC, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PARC · PHARMACIE DU BOURG · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE SAINT VALLIER). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LES GAUTHERETS AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES GOUJONS). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE-EST). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (PAOLETTI GIUSEPPINA · PEGGY COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE DEVELAY · SAS DEBARNOT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE LAROZE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LEADER PRICE EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SOCOVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 8 | SARL DU MOULIN · SARL CHEZ PAM · MACKO BAR · LA BRASSERIE DE L'INTER DE LA SOL' | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE CAJUN · LE CHANT DU COQ · LE GAMBETTA · CAFE DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EUGENIE COTTON · ECOLE MATERNELLE DANIELE CASANOVA | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE HENRI WALLON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE IRENE ET FREDERIC JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAULINE KERGOMARD/JULES FERRRY | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE NICOLAS COPERNIC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | STEPHANE NOIZE, MÉDECIN · ABDELMALEK TALBI, MÉDECIN · MORGANE HUET, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD LASTRA, MÉDECIN · MARYLINE BLANC, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU PARC · PHARMACIE DU BOURG · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE SAINT VALLIER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LES GAUTHERETS AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES GOUJONS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE-EST | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | PAOLETTI GIUSEPPINA · PEGGY COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 8,900 (2012) → 8,508 (2023): -4.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 9,977 (1990) → 8,508 (2023): -14.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,725, of which 1.7 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Vallier): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Vallier): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Vallier): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Vallier): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Vallier): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST-VALLIER weather station, 1.9 km away at 280 m; the village itself is at 330 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST-VALLIER, 1.9 km away at 280 m, over 13 summers. [9]
An average of 896 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-VALLIER, 1.9 km away at 280 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71486/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71486/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71486/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71486/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71486
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballan-Miré | 37 | 296 km W | 8,477 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 38 | 200 km SE | 8,542 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Chamas | 13 | 348 km S | 8,676 | 70.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lempdes | 63 | 133 km SW | 8,709 | 63.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Teil | 07 | 234 km S | 8,726 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 49 % · humidity 50 % |
| Guilers | 29 | 699 km W | 8,268 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lempdes | 63 | 133 km SW | 8,709 | 63.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 38 | 200 km SE | 8,542 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Teil | 07 | 234 km S | 8,726 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 49 % · humidity 50 % |
| Ballan-Miré | 37 | 296 km W | 8,477 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Chamas | 13 | 348 km S | 8,676 | 70.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Guilers | 29 | 699 km W | 8,268 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 24 % · 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 Saint-Vallier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorbiers | 42 | 128 km S | 8,116 | 65.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Veauche | 42 | 120 km S | 8,975 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ensisheim | 68 | 263 km NE | 7,306 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Viriat | 01 | 78 km SE | 7,102 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Ismier | 38 | 191 km SE | 7,165 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wittelsheim | 68 | 253 km NE | 10,645 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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