Andelaroche
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Andelaroche (INSEE 03004) is in Allier (03), part of CC du Pays de Lapalisse. Population 214 (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 14.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 16,393 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.43 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (DU COTE DE CHEZ SAM). [3,4]
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, Post office / agence postale, 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 | DU COTE DE CHEZ SAM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 268 (2012) → 214 (2023): -20.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 288 (1990) → 214 (2023): -25.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 154, of which 11.7 % second homes and 20.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux): 6.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montaiguët-en-Forez): 4.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux): 7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux): 6.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Droiturier): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ARFEUILLES weather station, 10.4 km away at 450 m; the village itself is at 413 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SAINT DIDIER_SAPC, 14.4 km away at 293 m, over 15 summers. [11]
That station sits 120 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 884 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LAPALISSE, 8.9 km away at 287 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03004/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03004/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03004/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03004/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42257
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03178
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03105
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Genétouze | 17 | 315 km W | 217 | 15.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Montfaucon | 02 | 300 km N | 209 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Escames | 60 | 394 km N | 226 | 20.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montardit | 09 | 408 km SW | 224 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vescours | 01 | 101 km E | 221 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 92 % |
| Castanet | 81 | 287 km SW | 210 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vescours | 01 | 101 km E | 221 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 92 % |
| Castanet | 81 | 287 km SW | 210 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montfaucon | 02 | 300 km N | 209 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Genétouze | 17 | 315 km W | 217 | 15.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Escames | 60 | 394 km N | 226 | 20.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montardit | 09 | 408 km SW | 224 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Andelaroche'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hautefond | 71 | 37 km NE | 201 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dinsac | 87 | 202 km W | 242 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chapeau | 03 | 31 km NW | 231 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-sous-Uchon | 71 | 74 km NE | 198 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Dizier-les-Domaines | 23 | 132 km W | 207 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Taxat-Senat | 03 | 47 km W | 222 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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