Agonges
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Agonges (INSEE 03002) is in Allier (03), part of CC du Bocage Bourbonnais. Population 300 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 19.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 17,873 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'AUBERGE D'AGONGES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (AGONGES AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [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 | 1 | L'AUBERGE D'AGONGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | AGONGES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 355 (2012) → 300 (2023): -15.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 300 (1990) → 300 (2023): 0 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 183, of which 15.3 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bourbon-l'Archambault): 8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Menoux): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Bourbon-l'Archambault): 8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bourbon-l'Archambault): 8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Menoux): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BOURBON_SAPC weather station, 8.8 km away at 270 m; the village itself is at 241 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NEUVY, 11.6 km away at 257 m, over 14 summers. [10]
An average of 765 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MARIGNY, 4 km away at 249 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
17 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 183,000 € — 798 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Allier is 924 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03002/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03002/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03002/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03002/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03036
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03247
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frespech | 47 | 314 km SW | 279 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 74 % |
| Le Petit-Pressigny | 37 | 174 km W | 305 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Christophe | 16 | 190 km W | 334 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Francoulès | 46 | 264 km SW | 265 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sury-ès-Bois | 18 | 102 km N | 311 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Lindois | 16 | 220 km SW | 339 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sury-ès-Bois | 18 | 102 km N | 311 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Petit-Pressigny | 37 | 174 km W | 305 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Christophe | 16 | 190 km W | 334 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Lindois | 16 | 220 km SW | 339 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Francoulès | 46 | 264 km SW | 265 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frespech | 47 | 314 km SW | 279 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 74 % |
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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 Agonges'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Petit-Pressigny | 37 | 174 km W | 305 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Christophe | 16 | 190 km W | 334 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montredon | 46 | 234 km S | 300 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thionne | 03 | 39 km SE | 291 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rougnac | 16 | 247 km SW | 395 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rouvres-les-Bois | 36 | 125 km NW | 281 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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