Couzon
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Couzon (INSEE 03090) is in Allier (03), part of CA Moulins Communauté. Population 328 (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 28.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 17,972 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES COMPTOIRS BOURBONNAIS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (POINT RELAIS DE COUZON). [3]
1 × Campsite (DOMAINE NATURISTE LES FOURNEAUX). [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 | LES COMPTOIRS BOURBONNAIS | 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 ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | POINT RELAIS DE COUZON | 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 | 1 | DOMAINE NATURISTE LES FOURNEAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 282 (2012) → 328 (2023): 16.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 290 (1990) → 328 (2023): 13.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 176, of which 10.8 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Franchesse): 6.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Léopardin-d'Augy): 3.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bourbon-l'Archambault): 9.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Bourbon-l'Archambault): 9.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Couzon): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BOURBON_SAPC weather station, 10.3 km away at 270 m; the village itself is at 218 m. [12]
The village sits 52 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 LURCY-LEVIS SA, 14.9 km away at 225 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 778 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at AUBIGNY, 5.2 km away at 200 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 — 03090/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03090/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03090/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03090/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03117
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03241
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03036
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03090
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crécy-au-Mont | 02 | 315 km N | 335 | 29.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blienschwiller | 67 | 373 km NE | 300 | 27.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espalem | 43 | 151 km S | 329 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ousse-Suzan | 40 | 427 km SW | 297 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Fontaine-Chaalis | 60 | 281 km N | 318 | 25.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagruère | 47 | 337 km SW | 351 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 88 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espalem | 43 | 151 km S | 329 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-Chaalis | 60 | 281 km N | 318 | 25.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crécy-au-Mont | 02 | 315 km N | 335 | 29.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagruère | 47 | 337 km SW | 351 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 88 % · humidity 50 % |
| Blienschwiller | 67 | 373 km NE | 300 | 27.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ousse-Suzan | 40 | 427 km SW | 297 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Couzon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espalem | 43 | 151 km S | 329 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcilly-en-Beauce | 41 | 202 km NW | 319 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonnencontre | 21 | 161 km E | 432 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Préfontaines | 45 | 165 km N | 428 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Août | 26 | 215 km SE | 393 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Langeron | 58 | 17 km N | 337 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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