Charroux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Charroux (INSEE 03062) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 335 (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 43.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 18,043 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 | 0.5 | 20 | 9.98 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.84 |
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 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MILLE ET UNE SAVEURS). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (365 JOURS · KITSCHINETTE · AUBERGE LE MEDIEVAL · ROSE-THE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHARROUX AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHARROUX). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | MILLE ET UNE SAVEURS | 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 | 6 | 365 JOURS · KITSCHINETTE · AUBERGE LE MEDIEVAL · ROSE-THE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | CHARROUX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHARROUX | 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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 388 (2012) → 335 (2023): -13.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 324 (1990) → 335 (2023): 3.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 307, of which 31.6 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Charroux): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Charroux): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Chantelle): 5.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Chantelle): 5.7 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Charroux): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BROUT-VERNET weather station, 8.1 km away at 313 m; the village itself is at 404 m. [11]
The village sits 91 m above 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 CHAREIL-CINTRAT_SAPC, 11.2 km away at 286 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 118 m below 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 727 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHANTELLE, 5.1 km away at 324 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 — 03062/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/7d1eca28-9dbe-3ee9-a58b-ae707b28e973— “Marché alimentaire de Charroux”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03062/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03062/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03062/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03062
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03053
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chichilianne | 38 | 242 km SE | 336 | 43.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 20 % |
| Chézery-Forens | 01 | 208 km E | 433 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chalencon | 07 | 182 km SE | 328 | 36.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fay-sur-Lignon | 43 | 157 km SE | 335 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Saturnin-de-Lenne | 12 | 196 km S | 328 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coupiac | 12 | 252 km S | 353 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 74 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fay-sur-Lignon | 43 | 157 km SE | 335 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chalencon | 07 | 182 km SE | 328 | 36.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Saturnin-de-Lenne | 12 | 196 km S | 328 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chézery-Forens | 01 | 208 km E | 433 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chichilianne | 38 | 242 km SE | 336 | 43.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 20 % |
| Coupiac | 12 | 252 km S | 353 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 74 % |
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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 Charroux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trambly | 71 | 107 km E | 394 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Caylar | 34 | 258 km S | 460 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gy-en-Sologne | 41 | 176 km NW | 475 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Passenans | 39 | 200 km E | 335 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marcols-les-Eaux | 07 | 180 km SE | 291 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chapelle-Viviers | 86 | 190 km W | 551 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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