Buxières-les-Mines
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Buxières-les-Mines (INSEE 03046) is in Allier (03), part of CC du Bocage Bourbonnais. Population 994 (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 42.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 14,361 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 3.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE BUXIERES LES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE RUSTYK). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE SAMUEL PATY). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHARLES DIMICOLI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE BUXIÈRES-LES-MINES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MULTISPORTS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (FUN COIF'). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE BUXIERES LES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PETIT CASINO | 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 | LE RUSTYK | 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) | 1 | ECOLE SAMUEL PATY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | CHARLES DIMICOLI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE BUXIÈRES-LES-MINES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE MULTISPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | FUN COIF' | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 1,050 (2012) → 994 (2023): -5.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,241 (1990) → 994 (2023): -19.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 741, of which 13.4 % second homes and 17.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Buxières-les-Mines): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Buxières-les-Mines): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Buxières-les-Mines): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Montet): 9.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Buxières-les-Mines): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BUXIERES weather station, 3.8 km away at 375 m; the village itself is at 303 m. [10]
The village sits 72 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 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTMARAULT, 17.2 km away at 464 m, over 26 summers. [10]
That station sits 161 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 763 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BUXIERES, 3.8 km away at 375 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 — 03046/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03046/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03046/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03046/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03046
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03183
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagné-Saint-Hilaire | 86 | 203 km W | 998 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie | 53 | 303 km NW | 768 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 89 % |
| Augerolles | 63 | 97 km SE | 862 | 50 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Félix-Lauragais | 31 | 346 km S | 1,252 | 42.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat | 23 | 113 km W | 1,039 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lathus-Saint-Rémy | 86 | 154 km W | 1,214 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augerolles | 63 | 97 km SE | 862 | 50 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat | 23 | 113 km W | 1,039 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lathus-Saint-Rémy | 86 | 154 km W | 1,214 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champagné-Saint-Hilaire | 86 | 203 km W | 998 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie | 53 | 303 km NW | 768 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 89 % |
| Saint-Félix-Lauragais | 31 | 346 km S | 1,252 | 42.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Buxières-les-Mines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagné-Saint-Hilaire | 86 | 203 km W | 998 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat | 23 | 113 km W | 1,039 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lathus-Saint-Rémy | 86 | 154 km W | 1,214 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arnac-la-Poste | 87 | 124 km W | 902 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Archigny | 86 | 178 km W | 1,058 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Grand-Bourg | 23 | 107 km W | 1,167 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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