Bellenaves
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bellenaves (INSEE 03022) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 983 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 65.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 98 % of the 14,416 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOULANGE A LILY · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE MALOT). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA CHEVALINE AUVERGNATE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BBC DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (H.D.C). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'EUROPA). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE FELICIEN BARTHOUX). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN BAPTISTE DESFILHES). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERIC LAURANT, MÉDECIN · NELLY THURET-LAGRANGE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES 4 SAISONS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BELLENAVES). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE OMNISPORT COUVERT · SIESS SITE SPORTIF SCOLAIRE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (H.D.C). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE PONTILLARD). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA BOULANGE A LILY · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE MALOT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA CHEVALINE AUVERGNATE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | BBC DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | H.D.C | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'EUROPA | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE FELICIEN BARTHOUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN BAPTISTE DESFILHES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ERIC LAURANT, MÉDECIN · NELLY THURET-LAGRANGE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES 4 SAISONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BELLENAVES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | CENTRE OMNISPORT COUVERT · SIESS SITE SPORTIF SCOLAIRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | H.D.C | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE PONTILLARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,017 (2012) → 983 (2023): -3.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,006 (1990) → 983 (2023): -2.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 754, of which 14.6 % second homes and 20 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bellenaves): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bellenaves): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bellenaves): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bellenaves): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bellenaves): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ECHASSIERES_SAPC weather station, 9.4 km away at 650 m; the village itself is at 344 m. [10]
The village sits 306 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ECHASSIERES_SAPC, 9.4 km away at 650 m, over 13 summers. [10]
That station sits 306 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 727 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHANTELLE, 6.7 km away at 324 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
107 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 84,000 € — 925 € per m² of built surface. [11]
5 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 45,000 € — 243 € per m². [11]
The median across Allier is 924 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03022/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/06010015-cd87-39f5-a6b0-b7e55bdc2490— “Marché de Bellenaves”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03022/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03022/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03022/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bastide-de-Sérou | 09 | 378 km S | 965 | 71.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 32 % · humidity 64 % |
| Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux | 07 | 196 km SE | 1,031 | 52.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Hambye | 50 | 447 km NW | 1,072 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dompierre-les-Ormes | 71 | 109 km E | 893 | 63 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laurac-en-Vivarais | 07 | 211 km SE | 1,045 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corlay | 22 | 519 km NW | 914 | 71.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre-les-Ormes | 71 | 109 km E | 893 | 63 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux | 07 | 196 km SE | 1,031 | 52.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Laurac-en-Vivarais | 07 | 211 km SE | 1,045 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bastide-de-Sérou | 09 | 378 km S | 965 | 71.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 32 % · humidity 64 % |
| Hambye | 50 | 447 km NW | 1,072 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corlay | 22 | 519 km NW | 914 | 71.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · 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 Bellenaves'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droué | 41 | 255 km NW | 999 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charroux | 86 | 206 km W | 1,036 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaas | 72 | 266 km NW | 1,371 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Août | 36 | 104 km NW | 811 | 70.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vendœuvres | 36 | 148 km NW | 1,086 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vigeois | 19 | 152 km SW | 1,300 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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