Colombier
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 12 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Colombier (INSEE 03081) is in Allier (03), part of CC Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté. Population 327 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 11.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 12 % of the 17,995 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (MAIRIE DE COLOMBIER). [3]
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. [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 | 1 | MAIRIE DE COLOMBIER | 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
Population 325 (2012) → 327 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 331 (1990) → 327 (2023): -1.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 202, of which 13.9 % second homes and 12.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Commentry): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Commentry): 4.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Commentry): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Commentry): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Hyds): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MALICORNE weather station, 3.4 km away at 400 m; the village itself is at 422 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTMARAULT, 13.1 km away at 464 m, over 26 summers. [10]
An average of 816 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MALICORNE, 3.4 km away at 400 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 — 03081/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03081/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03081/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03081/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03082
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03129
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieuran-Cabrières | 34 | 303 km S | 335 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Olloix | 63 | 75 km S | 331 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boury-en-Vexin | 60 | 340 km N | 343 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mazerier | 03 | 35 km SE | 317 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gaudent | 86 | 194 km W | 303 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savigny-sur-Aisne | 08 | 372 km N | 334 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazerier | 03 | 35 km SE | 317 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Olloix | 63 | 75 km S | 331 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gaudent | 86 | 194 km W | 303 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lieuran-Cabrières | 34 | 303 km S | 335 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Boury-en-Vexin | 60 | 340 km N | 343 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savigny-sur-Aisne | 08 | 372 km N | 334 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Colombier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazerier | 03 | 35 km SE | 317 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abbéville-la-Rivière | 91 | 236 km N | 322 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Aiguillon | 09 | 380 km S | 372 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Levainville | 28 | 259 km N | 379 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orvilliers-Saint-Julien | 10 | 254 km N | 313 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rurey | 25 | 262 km E | 354 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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