Bert
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 2 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bert (INSEE 03024) is in Allier (03), part of CC du Pays de Lapalisse. Population 274 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03024-bert
Vitality score
Vitality score 6.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 2 % of the 17,590 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.43 | 5 | 2.14 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (LA FEE DES CHEVEUX). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA GRANDE OUCHE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | LA FEE DES CHEVEUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE LA GRANDE OUCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 255 (2012) → 274 (2023): 7.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 315 (1990) → 274 (2023): -13 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 206, of which 28.6 % second homes and 11.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Donjon): 7.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Donjon): 7.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Donjon): 7.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Donjon): 7.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sorbier): 5.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-LEON weather station, 8.9 km away at 376 m; the village itself is at 320 m. [10]
The village sits 56 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 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SAINT DIDIER_SAPC, 12 km away at 293 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 856 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE DONJON, 6.9 km away at 325 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03024/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03024/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03024/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03024/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03103
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03274
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Hôme-Chamondot | 61 | 338 km NW | 266 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Gonfrière | 61 | 368 km NW | 271 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lussas-et-Nontronneau | 24 | 258 km W | 283 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Cortambert | 71 | 79 km E | 274 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mahéru | 61 | 358 km NW | 278 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Juéry | 12 | 280 km S | 256 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortambert | 71 | 79 km E | 274 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lussas-et-Nontronneau | 24 | 258 km W | 283 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Saint-Juéry | 12 | 280 km S | 256 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Hôme-Chamondot | 61 | 338 km NW | 266 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mahéru | 61 | 358 km NW | 278 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Gonfrière | 61 | 368 km NW | 271 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · 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 Bert'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bœurs-en-Othe | 89 | 202 km N | 334 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vanzay | 79 | 277 km W | 234 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boisse | 24 | 297 km SW | 251 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-l'Isle | 17 | 321 km W | 248 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Presnoy | 45 | 201 km NW | 257 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vaux-sur-Lunain | 77 | 219 km N | 229 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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