Commentry
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Commentry (INSEE 03082) is in Allier (03), part of CC Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté. Population 6,017 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03082-commentry
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 76 % of the 3,925 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 | 0.56 | 25 | 14.01 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.13 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL FONTBONNAT PERE&FILS · MAISON BEAUMONT SARL · LA PANNETIERE · L'ESSENTIEL). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ FRED · BOUCHERIE DU BOURBONNAIS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA PETITE EPICERIE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · MARKET). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (YILMAZ DONUS · RESTAURANT LE CHAMP DE FOIRE · EOL WASH & FOOD · ROTISSERIE CHAPELIER). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE FLASH · BAR LA JANETTE · LE VINCENNES · LE BERGERAC · LE CHIQUITO). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MARIE CURIE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMONE VEIL · ECOL ELEM PUB EDITH BUSSERON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CECILE ROL-TANGUY). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE EMILE MALE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MICHEL ROUSSEAU, MÉDECIN · JOSE MARTIN, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE BELLETTE, MÉDECIN · GERARD SAUSSOL, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE DUSART, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MARTINE · PHARMACIE PERRIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE COMMENTRY ESPACE CULTUREL LA PLÉÏADE · 03 - MDA ANNEXE DE COMMENTRY). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (PARC OMNISPORTS F MITERRAND · GYMNASE JEAN PELLEZ). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE LOCALE DE COMMENTRY · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE COMMENTRY). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (PHENOMECHE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | SARL FONTBONNAT PERE&FILS · MAISON BEAUMONT SARL · LA PANNETIERE · L'ESSENTIEL | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CHEZ FRED · BOUCHERIE DU BOURBONNAIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA PETITE EPICERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | YILMAZ DONUS · RESTAURANT LE CHAMP DE FOIRE · EOL WASH & FOOD · ROTISSERIE CHAPELIER | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE FLASH · BAR LA JANETTE · LE VINCENNES · LE BERGERAC · LE CHIQUITO | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MARIE CURIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMONE VEIL · ECOL ELEM PUB EDITH BUSSERON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CECILE ROL-TANGUY | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE EMILE MALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | MICHEL ROUSSEAU, MÉDECIN · JOSE MARTIN, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE BELLETTE, MÉDECIN · GERARD SAUSSOL, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE DUSART, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE MARTINE · PHARMACIE PERRIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE COMMENTRY ESPACE CULTUREL LA PLÉÏADE · 03 - MDA ANNEXE DE COMMENTRY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | PARC OMNISPORTS F MITERRAND · GYMNASE JEAN PELLEZ | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE LOCALE DE COMMENTRY · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE COMMENTRY | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | PHENOMECHE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 6,592 (2012) → 6,017 (2023): -8.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 8,021 (1990) → 6,017 (2023): -25 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,014, of which 2.4 % second homes and 18.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Commentry): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Commentry): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Commentry): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Commentry): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Commentry): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the COMMENTRY weather station, 0.8 km away at 370 m; the village itself is at 385 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MONTLUCON, 14 km away at 207 m, over 10 summers. [9]
That station sits 178 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 792 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at COMMENTRY, 0.8 km away at 370 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03082/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03082/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03082/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03082/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03082
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aixe-sur-Vienne | 87 | 135 km SW | 5,890 | 55.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 % |
| Nègrepelisse | 82 | 264 km S | 5,917 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Gévezé | 35 | 404 km NW | 6,061 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Sigolène | 43 | 164 km SE | 6,097 | 58.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montpon-Ménestérol | 24 | 246 km SW | 5,866 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 43 % |
| Lesparre-Médoc | 33 | 305 km W | 5,872 | 62.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aixe-sur-Vienne | 87 | 135 km SW | 5,890 | 55.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sainte-Sigolène | 43 | 164 km SE | 6,097 | 58.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montpon-Ménestérol | 24 | 246 km SW | 5,866 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 43 % |
| Nègrepelisse | 82 | 264 km S | 5,917 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lesparre-Médoc | 33 | 305 km W | 5,872 | 62.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Gévezé | 35 | 404 km NW | 6,061 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Commentry'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gannat | 03 | 41 km SE | 5,610 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villars-les-Dombes | 01 | 179 km E | 5,163 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Blanc | 36 | 134 km W | 6,164 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Heyrieux | 38 | 194 km E | 4,956 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 03 | 42 km E | 4,884 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Reneins | 69 | 155 km E | 4,677 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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