Beaulon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Beaulon (INSEE 03019) is in Allier (03), part of CC Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire. Population 1,649 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 39.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 10,922 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (GASTRONOMIE BEAULONNAISE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (PROXIMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE LA VIEILLE MAISON). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURENT DANIEL, MÉDECIN · ERIC FILHINE TRESARRIEU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DUFOUR PARENT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BEAULON AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BEAULON). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MARCEL BRIAT COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (LES IDEES CL'HAIR · LES MAINS D ARGENT · COIFF O NATUR'ELLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar. [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | GASTRONOMIE BEAULONNAISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | PROXIMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | AUBERGE DE LA VIEILLE MAISON | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | LAURENT DANIEL, MÉDECIN · ERIC FILHINE TRESARRIEU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DUFOUR PARENT | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | BEAULON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BEAULON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE MARCEL BRIAT COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | LES IDEES CL'HAIR · LES MAINS D ARGENT · COIFF O NATUR'ELLE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 1,650 (2012) → 1,649 (2023): -0.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,744 (1990) → 1,649 (2023): -5.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 945, of which 6.1 % second homes and 10.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Garnat-sur-Engièvre): 3.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Beaulon): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Beaulon): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bourbon-Lancy): 7.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Beaulon): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the DIOU weather station, 7.2 km away at 220 m; the village itself is at 212 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-POURCAIN-BES, 13 km away at 266 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 54 m above 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 825 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DIOU, 7.2 km away at 220 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 — 03019/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03019/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03019/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03019/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03120
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03019
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71047
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-en-Bresse | 71 | 109 km E | 1,905 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierrefontaine-les-Varans | 25 | 228 km E | 1,356 | 44.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arinthod | 39 | 147 km E | 1,149 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mirambeau | 17 | 355 km W | 1,520 | 42.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Fousseret | 31 | 422 km SW | 1,863 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Huriel | 03 | 95 km W | 2,536 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huriel | 03 | 95 km W | 2,536 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-en-Bresse | 71 | 109 km E | 1,905 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arinthod | 39 | 147 km E | 1,149 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pierrefontaine-les-Varans | 25 | 228 km E | 1,356 | 44.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mirambeau | 17 | 355 km W | 1,520 | 42.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Fousseret | 31 | 422 km SW | 1,863 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · 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 Beaulon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-en-Bresse | 71 | 109 km E | 1,905 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brioux-sur-Boutonne | 79 | 303 km W | 1,440 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lezay | 79 | 285 km W | 2,024 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuilly-le-Réal | 03 | 24 km SW | 1,435 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain | 10 | 186 km N | 2,437 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-Renard | 45 | 158 km N | 2,112 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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