Espinasse-Vozelle
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 36.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Espinasse-Vozelle (INSEE 03110) is in Allier (03), part of CA Vichy Communauté. Population 995 (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 36.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 14,364 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.52 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (ESVOLU). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE THEO CURIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ESPINASSE VOZELLE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE D'ESPINASSE-VOZELLE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | ESVOLU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE THEO CURIN | 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 | 1 | ESPINASSE VOZELLE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE D'ESPINASSE-VOZELLE | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 932 (2012) → 995 (2023): 6.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 736 (1990) → 995 (2023): 35.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 483, of which 2.9 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Escurolles): 4.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cognat-Lyonne): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Escurolles): 4.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bellerive-sur-Allier): 5.9 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Espinasse-Vozelle): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the VICHY-CHARMEIL weather station, 7.2 km away at 249 m; the village itself is at 324 m. [12]
The village sits 75 m above 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 VICHY-CHARMEIL, 7.2 km away at 249 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 75 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 773 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VICHY-CHARMEIL, 7.2 km away at 249 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 — 03110/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03110/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03110/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03110/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03109
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03080
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03110
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sailly-Flibeaucourt | 80 | 466 km N | 991 | 32.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pujols-sur-Ciron | 33 | 336 km SW | 945 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 38 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Cyr-de-Favières | 42 | 62 km E | 1,037 | 31.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Camarsac | 33 | 322 km SW | 1,048 | 32.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
| Chambon | 17 | 321 km W | 983 | 33.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Gennes-sur-Seiche | 35 | 396 km NW | 938 | 36.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cyr-de-Favières | 42 | 62 km E | 1,037 | 31.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chambon | 17 | 321 km W | 983 | 33.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Camarsac | 33 | 322 km SW | 1,048 | 32.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
| Pujols-sur-Ciron | 33 | 336 km SW | 945 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 38 % · humidity 29 % |
| Gennes-sur-Seiche | 35 | 396 km NW | 938 | 36.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sailly-Flibeaucourt | 80 | 466 km N | 991 | 32.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 77 % · 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 Espinasse-Vozelle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cyr-de-Favières | 42 | 62 km E | 1,037 | 31.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luzillat | 63 | 21 km S | 1,163 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Osselle-Routelle | 25 | 224 km NE | 961 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bagnols | 69 | 102 km E | 765 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crevant-Laveine | 63 | 24 km S | 967 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ignat | 63 | 23 km S | 916 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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