Cusset
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cusset (INSEE 03095) is in Allier (03), part of CA Vichy Communauté. Population 13,316 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03095-cusset
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 1,857 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.66 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.79 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.6 | 10 | 5.98 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON GIZA · LA GRENOUILLE · MAISON BARRET). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (AUX VIANDES SAVOUREUSES). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BIOVERGNE DISTRIBUTION · STUDIO COMME J'AIME · MLIMIZI EXOTIQUE · AU COEUR DU BIO · LES PLAISIRS DU PORTUGAL). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (HYPER U · CARREFOUR MARKET · NETTO). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (PAT A PAIN · HOTEL DU PARC · SEYHAN NECMETTIN · LA TAVERNE LOUIS XI). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA GARE · LE PARISIEN · CAFE DES COURS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN ZAY). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHASSIGNOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN GIRAUDOUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LUCIE AUBRAC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LIANDON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE MAURICE CONSTANTIN WEYER · LYCEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARJORIE FUZET, MÉDECIN · PIERRE JOUBERTON, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE CHANDUMONT, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-CHARLES CAZOT, MÉDECIN · CRISTINA-DANIELA MIHAI, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DECLOITRE · PHARMACIE WATELET · SELARL PHARMACIE DES DARCINS · PHARMACIE DU DRAPEAU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MOLLES MAIRIE DE MOLLES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CREUZIER-LE-NEUF · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CUSSET). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES DARCINS · SALLE DE SPORTS DE L ECOLE NOTRE DAME · EQUIPEMENTS SPORTIFS DU COLLEGE SAINT JOSEPH LYCEE SAINT PIERRE · SALLE DE SPORTS DU LYCEE VALERY LARBAUD · EQUIPEMENTS SPORTIFS DE L ECOLE PRIMAIRE LUCIE AUBRAC). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CUSSET · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
18 × Hairdresser (MICH · HAIR STYLE · ART COIF · COIFF AND CO). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 7 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | MAISON GIZA · LA GRENOUILLE · MAISON BARRET | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | AUX VIANDES SAVOUREUSES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | BIOVERGNE DISTRIBUTION · STUDIO COMME J'AIME · MLIMIZI EXOTIQUE · AU COEUR DU BIO · LES PLAISIRS DU PORTUGAL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | HYPER U · CARREFOUR MARKET · NETTO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 27 | PAT A PAIN · HOTEL DU PARC · SEYHAN NECMETTIN · LA TAVERNE LOUIS XI | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | CAFE DE LA GARE · LE PARISIEN · CAFE DES COURS | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN ZAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHASSIGNOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN GIRAUDOUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LUCIE AUBRAC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LIANDON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE MAURICE CONSTANTIN WEYER · LYCEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | MARJORIE FUZET, MÉDECIN · PIERRE JOUBERTON, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE CHANDUMONT, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-CHARLES CAZOT, MÉDECIN · CRISTINA-DANIELA MIHAI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DECLOITRE · PHARMACIE WATELET · SELARL PHARMACIE DES DARCINS · PHARMACIE DU DRAPEAU | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | 3 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MOLLES MAIRIE DE MOLLES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CREUZIER-LE-NEUF · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CUSSET | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES DARCINS · SALLE DE SPORTS DE L ECOLE NOTRE DAME · EQUIPEMENTS SPORTIFS DU COLLEGE SAINT JOSEPH LYCEE SAINT PIERRE · SALLE DE SPORTS DU LYCEE VALERY LARBAUD · EQUIPEMENTS SPORTIFS DE L ECOLE PRIMAIRE LUCIE AUBRAC | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CUSSET · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 18 | MICH · HAIR STYLE · ART COIF · COIFF AND CO | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 4 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Saturday, Sunday 8h-12h for Saturday; 16h30-19h30 for Tuesday Cours Lafayette. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Confirmed by two independent sources: Saturday. Reported by one source only: Sunday. [6]
Trajectory
Population 13,497 (2012) → 13,316 (2023): -1.3 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 13,567 (1990) → 13,316 (2023): -1.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,330, of which 1.9 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cusset): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Cusset): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Cusset): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Cusset): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Cusset): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VICHY-VILLE weather station, 2.1 km away at 255 m; the village itself is at 271 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VICHY-CHARMEIL, 5.9 km away at 249 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 806 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VICHY-VILLE, 2.1 km away at 255 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03095/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-cusset.com/les-marches-hebdomadaires-et-nocturnes/— “Tous les samedis matin - Cours Lafayette”
- DATAtourisme 2025-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/99c36e30-00d4-3471-acaa-c7f04869ac86— “Que vous soyez en mode « chill » ou en mission spéciale pour votre repas dominical, trouvez votre bonheur auprès des producteurs locaux présents sur le marché hebdomadaire de Cusset tous les samedis matin de 7h30 à 12h30.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03095/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03095/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03095/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03095
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claye-Souilly | 77 | 318 km N | 13,353 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontenay-le-Fleury | 78 | 316 km N | 13,680 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuers | 83 | 383 km SE | 13,271 | 60.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Freyming-Merlebach | 57 | 419 km NE | 13,266 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Seclin | 59 | 492 km N | 13,261 | 56.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mayenne | 53 | 391 km NW | 12,883 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenay-le-Fleury | 78 | 316 km N | 13,680 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Claye-Souilly | 77 | 318 km N | 13,353 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cuers | 83 | 383 km SE | 13,271 | 60.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mayenne | 53 | 391 km NW | 12,883 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Freyming-Merlebach | 57 | 419 km NE | 13,266 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Seclin | 59 | 492 km N | 13,261 | 56.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 85 % · 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 Cusset'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Isle-d'Abeau | 38 | 149 km E | 17,515 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villefontaine | 38 | 144 km SE | 19,445 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corbas | 69 | 123 km SE | 11,315 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chassieu | 69 | 125 km E | 11,208 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sathonay-Camp | 69 | 115 km E | 7,019 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vichy | 03 | 2.3 km W | 25,115 | 76.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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