Contigny
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Contigny (INSEE 03083) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 573 (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 28.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 17,307 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 | 0.56 | 10 | 5.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (GIRODEAU JEAN MARC). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (MAIRIE DE CONTIGNY). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (OTENTIK). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | GIRODEAU JEAN MARC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 CONTIGNY | 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 | 1 | OTENTIK | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 617 (2012) → 573 (2023): -7.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 542 (1990) → 573 (2023): 5.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 314, of which 6.7 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 5.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 4.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 4.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Contigny): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CONTIGNY weather station, 0.9 km away at 303 m; the village itself is at 229 m. [10]
The village sits 74 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 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FERTE-HAUTERIVE, 3.3 km away at 226 m, over 17 summers. [10]
An average of 722 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CONTIGNY, 0.9 km away at 303 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 — 03083/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03083/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03083/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03083/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03254
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03083
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dienné | 86 | 212 km W | 581 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hagetaubin | 64 | 442 km SW | 568 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Tancon | 71 | 76 km E | 570 | 30.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bouillé-Courdault | 85 | 306 km W | 595 | 32.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaintré | 71 | 112 km E | 569 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Grève-sur-Mignon | 17 | 313 km W | 577 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 96 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tancon | 71 | 76 km E | 570 | 30.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaintré | 71 | 112 km E | 569 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dienné | 86 | 212 km W | 581 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouillé-Courdault | 85 | 306 km W | 595 | 32.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Grève-sur-Mignon | 17 | 313 km W | 577 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 96 % |
| Hagetaubin | 64 | 442 km SW | 568 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Contigny'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dienné | 86 | 212 km W | 581 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaintré | 71 | 112 km E | 569 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Julienne | 16 | 282 km W | 560 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rigny | 70 | 216 km NE | 636 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rou-Marson | 49 | 281 km W | 638 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Schaffhouse-près-Seltz | 67 | 458 km NE | 557 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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