La Ferté-Hauterive
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Ferté-Hauterive (INSEE 03114) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 254 (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 19.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 17,293 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.3 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOIS CANTIN). [3]
1 × Library (MAIRIE DE LA FERTÉ-HAUTERIVE). [3]
1 × Hotel (L'AUBERGE DES MURIERS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOIS CANTIN | 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 LA FERTÉ-HAUTERIVE | 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 | 1 | L'AUBERGE DES MURIERS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 290 (2012) → 254 (2023): -12.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 273 (1990) → 254 (2023): -7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 141, of which 5 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châtel-de-Neuvre): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châtel-de-Neuvre): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bessay-sur-Allier): 5.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Besson): 10.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Ferté-Hauterive): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the FERTE-HAUTERIVE weather station, 2.4 km away at 226 m; the village itself is at 230 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at FERTE-HAUTERIVE, 2.4 km away at 226 m, over 17 summers. [12]
An average of 725 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at FERTE-HAUTERIVE, 2.4 km away at 226 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
9 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 110,000 € — 614 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Allier is 924 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03114/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03114/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03114/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03114/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03065
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03025
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03026
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03114
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annoix | 18 | 88 km NW | 250 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saulx-le-Duc | 21 | 180 km NE | 246 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Riupeyrous | 64 | 436 km SW | 240 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 39 % · humidity 64 % |
| Reugny | 03 | 56 km W | 266 | 20.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lagarrigue | 47 | 329 km SW | 272 | 20.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Carbay | 49 | 376 km NW | 277 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 49 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reugny | 03 | 56 km W | 266 | 20.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Annoix | 18 | 88 km NW | 250 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saulx-le-Duc | 21 | 180 km NE | 246 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lagarrigue | 47 | 329 km SW | 272 | 20.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Carbay | 49 | 376 km NW | 277 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 49 % |
| Riupeyrous | 64 | 436 km SW | 240 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 39 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 La Ferté-Hauterive'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magny-Montarlot | 21 | 180 km NE | 262 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trésilley | 70 | 236 km NE | 287 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maurice-Thizouaille | 89 | 160 km N | 256 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Authoison | 70 | 245 km NE | 314 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loriges | 03 | 14 km S | 350 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Belmont | 39 | 185 km NE | 258 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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