Chappes

Allier · CC Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté · INSEE 03058

A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.

Few services 27.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Chappes (INSEE 03058) is in Allier (03), part of CC Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté. Population 220 (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 27.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 81 % of the 16,584 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	0.21	25	5.27
Social	0	20	0
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.63	5	3.16
Population trend	0.5	10	5.05
Housing mix	0.69	5	3.45

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 0 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA BONNE BOUFFE DE PHIPHI). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (CHAPPES AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHAPPES). ^[3]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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)	1	LA BONNE BOUFFE DE PHIPHI	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE	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	CHAPPES AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHAPPES	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	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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

1968: 352 2023: 220 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 204 (2012) → 220 (2023): 7.8 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 219 (1990) → 220 (2023): 0.5 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 148, of which 15.5 % second homes and 14.2 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Food shop — 1.2 km SEBakery — 5.6 km WGP — 5.6 km WPharmacy — 7.8 km S Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Villefranche-d'Allier): 5.6 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Chappes): 1.2 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Villefranche-d'Allier): 5.6 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Montmarault): 7.8 km to the south (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Chappes): 0 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 18.5

Days at or below 0 °C 45.2

Muggy days a summer 1

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the MONTMARAULT weather station, 8.1 km away at 464 m; the village itself is at 374 m. ^[11]

The village sits 90 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. ^[11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at MONTMARAULT, 8.1 km away at 464 m, over 26 summers. ^[11]

That station sits 90 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 800 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at MONTMARAULT, 8.1 km away at 464 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 — 03058/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03058/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03058/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03058/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 03315
INSEE BPE 2025 — 03058
INSEE BPE 2025 — 03186
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
Arcomps	18	50 km NW	280	27.9	Few services	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %
Calanhel	22	533 km NW	245	18.1	No daily shops	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Michel	32	384 km SW	252	20.5	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 %
Saint-Floret	63	94 km S	243	19.6	No daily shops	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %
Cazaugitat	33	294 km SW	220	19.6	No daily shops	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 %
Arconcey	21	149 km NE	217	20.8	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Arcomps	18	50 km NW	280	27.9	Few services	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Floret	63	94 km S	243	19.6	No daily shops	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %
Arconcey	21	149 km NE	217	20.8	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 %
Cazaugitat	33	294 km SW	220	19.6	No daily shops	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 %
Saint-Michel	32	384 km SW	252	20.5	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 %
Calanhel	22	533 km NW	245	18.1	No daily shops	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 %

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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 Chappes'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
Montet-et-Bouxal	46	196 km S	213	28	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Saxi-Bourdon	58	86 km NE	267	24.4	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Marcé-sur-Esves	37	188 km NW	251	24.5	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %
Jalognes	18	95 km N	264	18.4	No daily shops	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %
Champsanglard	23	81 km W	253	15.7	No daily shops	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Ouen-sur-Gartempe	87	145 km W	214	10.4	No daily shops	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 %

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