Chirat-l'Église
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chirat-l'Église (INSEE 03077) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 129 (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 8.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 10 % of the 12,827 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 | 0.5 | 10 | 5 |
| Housing mix | 0.39 | 5 | 1.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [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 | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 132 (2012) → 129 (2023): -2.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 129 (1990) → 129 (2023): 0 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 108, of which 30.6 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Louroux-de-Bouble): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bellenaves): 5.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bellenaves): 5.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bellenaves): 5.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Louroux-de-Bouble): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ECHASSIERES_SAPC weather station, 8 km away at 650 m; the village itself is at 445 m. [10]
The village sits 205 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, 8 km away at 650 m, over 13 summers. [10]
That station sits 205 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 794 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TARGET, 5.8 km away at 418 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 — 03077/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03077/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03077/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03077/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03152
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanty | 58 | 88 km NE | 126 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-de-Pierrepont | 50 | 488 km NW | 126 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 62 % |
| Brognon | 08 | 421 km N | 130 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aubin-de-Bonneval | 61 | 360 km NW | 131 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 96 % |
| Corsaint | 21 | 169 km NE | 129 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montignac-le-Coq | 16 | 240 km SW | 130 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanty | 58 | 88 km NE | 126 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corsaint | 21 | 169 km NE | 129 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montignac-le-Coq | 16 | 240 km SW | 130 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Aubin-de-Bonneval | 61 | 360 km NW | 131 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 96 % |
| Brognon | 08 | 421 km N | 130 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-de-Pierrepont | 50 | 488 km NW | 126 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 62 % |
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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 Chirat-l'Église'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lalande | 89 | 162 km N | 123 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Asnois | 86 | 202 km W | 129 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chazelet | 36 | 126 km W | 124 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ceyroux | 23 | 107 km W | 121 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gardefort | 18 | 115 km N | 127 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Augne | 87 | 115 km SW | 126 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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