Cindré
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 25.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cindré (INSEE 03079) is in Allier (03), part of CC Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire. Population 276 (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 25.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 17,623 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AUX 4 SAISONS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CINDRE AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | AUX 4 SAISONS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CINDRE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 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 328 (2012) → 276 (2023): -15.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 313 (1990) → 276 (2023): -11.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 183, of which 13.7 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Treteau): 5.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Jaligny-sur-Besbre): 6.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Gérand-le-Puy): 8.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Jaligny-sur-Besbre): 6.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cindré): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-LEON weather station, 12.6 km away at 376 m; the village itself is at 283 m. [12]
The village sits 93 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 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at FERTE-HAUTERIVE, 18.9 km away at 226 m, over 17 summers. [12]
That station sits 57 m below 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 807 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at JALIGNY, 5.2 km away at 285 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03079/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03079/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03079/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03079/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03289
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03132
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03235
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03079
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gilles-Pligeaux | 22 | 551 km NW | 307 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Augy-sur-Aubois | 18 | 75 km NW | 278 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hiesse | 16 | 231 km W | 238 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ferme | 33 | 328 km SW | 328 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Nouziers | 23 | 124 km W | 245 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chirac-Bellevue | 19 | 138 km SW | 272 | 23.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 49 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augy-sur-Aubois | 18 | 75 km NW | 278 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nouziers | 23 | 124 km W | 245 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chirac-Bellevue | 19 | 138 km SW | 272 | 23.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 49 % · humidity 79 % |
| Hiesse | 16 | 231 km W | 238 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ferme | 33 | 328 km SW | 328 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Gilles-Pligeaux | 22 | 551 km NW | 307 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Cindré'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oradour-Fanais | 16 | 215 km W | 342 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thionne | 03 | 8.8 km N | 291 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chéronnac | 87 | 225 km W | 314 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Gemme | 36 | 180 km W | 262 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oriolles | 16 | 305 km W | 242 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chatain | 86 | 243 km W | 240 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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