Fleuriel
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fleuriel (INSEE 03115) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 336 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 21.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 18,025 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.48 |
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 PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FLEURIEL AP). [3]
1 × Library (POINT RELAIS DE FLEURIEL). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 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 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 | 1 | FLEURIEL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | POINT RELAIS DE FLEURIEL | 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 342 (2012) → 336 (2023): -1.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 330 (1990) → 336 (2023): 1.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 217, of which 15.2 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chantelle): 5.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chantelle): 5.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Chantelle): 4.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chantelle): 5.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fleuriel): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHAREIL-CINTRAT_SAPC weather station, 3.8 km away at 286 m; the village itself is at 372 m. [10]
The village sits 86 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHAREIL-CINTRAT_SAPC, 3.8 km away at 286 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 86 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 697 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHAREIL-CINTRAT_SAPC, 3.8 km away at 286 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 — 03115/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03115/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03115/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03115/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03053
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03115
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouzy-Mésangy | 03 | 49 km N | 378 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourriot-Bergonce | 40 | 360 km SW | 326 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 36 % · winter 97 % |
| Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest | 03 | 39 km W | 383 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarrant | 32 | 330 km SW | 358 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 82 % · humidity 36 % |
| Fabas | 09 | 389 km SW | 354 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Theil | 03 | 8.7 km NW | 387 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Theil | 03 | 8.7 km NW | 387 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest | 03 | 39 km W | 383 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pouzy-Mésangy | 03 | 49 km N | 378 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarrant | 32 | 330 km SW | 358 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 82 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bourriot-Bergonce | 40 | 360 km SW | 326 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 36 % · winter 97 % |
| Fabas | 09 | 389 km SW | 354 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Fleuriel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouzy-Mésangy | 03 | 49 km N | 378 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest | 03 | 39 km W | 383 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Theil | 03 | 8.7 km NW | 387 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ambernac | 16 | 206 km W | 381 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Floret | 63 | 82 km S | 243 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Cour-Marigny | 45 | 184 km N | 379 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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