Chouvigny
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 2 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chouvigny (INSEE 03078) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 232 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 6.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 2 % of the 16,846 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 | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.17 | 5 | 0.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DES GORGES DE CHOUVIGNY). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE BEL). [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 | 1 | HOTEL DES GORGES DE CHOUVIGNY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE BEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 225 (2012) → 232 (2023): 3.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 240 (1990) → 232 (2023): -3.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 264, of which 41.7 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Menat): 7.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Lalizolle): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Ébreuil): 7.4 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Menat): 7.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lalizolle): 3.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ECHASSIERES_SAPC weather station, 7.6 km away at 650 m; the village itself is at 410 m. [12]
The village sits 240 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ECHASSIERES_SAPC, 7.6 km away at 650 m, over 13 summers. [12]
That station sits 240 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 831 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LALIZOLLE, 5.5 km away at 618 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03078/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3ce53911-5e90-3971-8938-eaaafa4aa25a— “Marché à la ferme les mercredis et samedis uniquement.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03078/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03078/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03078/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63223
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03135
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03107
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promilhanes | 46 | 215 km SW | 227 | 9.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Champeau-en-Morvan | 21 | 155 km NE | 223 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontans | 48 | 157 km S | 218 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Monestier | 63 | 82 km SE | 242 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nanteuil-Auriac-de-Bourzac | 24 | 225 km W | 234 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 76 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-Elvert | 19 | 137 km SW | 234 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Monestier | 63 | 82 km SE | 242 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-Elvert | 19 | 137 km SW | 234 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champeau-en-Morvan | 21 | 155 km NE | 223 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontans | 48 | 157 km S | 218 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Promilhanes | 46 | 215 km SW | 227 | 9.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Nanteuil-Auriac-de-Bourzac | 24 | 225 km W | 234 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 76 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Chouvigny'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrènes | 23 | 110 km W | 202 | 3.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mounes-Prohencoux | 12 | 260 km S | 193 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bérulle | 10 | 234 km N | 193 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Juvinas | 07 | 188 km SE | 187 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anthien | 58 | 144 km NE | 173 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corancy | 58 | 131 km NE | 275 | 2.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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