Bayet
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 32.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bayet (INSEE 03018) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 672 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03018-bayet
Vitality score
Vitality score 32.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 16,597 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BAYET AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BAYET). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (NOUVEL AIR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | BAYET AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BAYET | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | NOUVEL AIR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 684 (2012) → 672 (2023): -1.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 556 (1990) → 672 (2023): 20.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 349, of which 5.2 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 5.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 5.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Broût-Vernet): 6.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Broût-Vernet): 6.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bayet): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHAREIL-CINTRAT_SAPC weather station, 4.5 km away at 286 m; the village itself is at 281 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHAREIL-CINTRAT_SAPC, 4.5 km away at 286 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 697 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHAREIL-CINTRAT_SAPC, 4.5 km away at 286 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
39 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 88,500 € — 652 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Allier is 924 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 03018/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03018/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03018/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03018/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03254
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03043
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03018
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brévonnes | 10 | 250 km N | 673 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coucy-lès-Eppes | 02 | 369 km N | 649 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Glen | 22 | 496 km NW | 664 | 32.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gausson | 22 | 508 km NW | 648 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Menomblet | 85 | 309 km W | 685 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Naujan-et-Postiac | 33 | 314 km SW | 599 | 31.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brévonnes | 10 | 250 km N | 673 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Menomblet | 85 | 309 km W | 685 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Naujan-et-Postiac | 33 | 314 km SW | 599 | 31.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
| Coucy-lès-Eppes | 02 | 369 km N | 649 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Glen | 22 | 496 km NW | 664 | 32.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gausson | 22 | 508 km NW | 648 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 53 % · 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 Bayet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevenon | 58 | 75 km N | 635 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brécy | 18 | 109 km NW | 927 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étroussat | 03 | 4.9 km SW | 649 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lésigny | 86 | 203 km W | 524 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luthenay-Uxeloup | 58 | 67 km N | 606 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Choux | 45 | 178 km N | 530 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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