Gannat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gannat (INSEE 03118) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 5,610 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03118-gannat
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 4,219 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 | 0.66 | 25 | 16.55 |
| Social | 0.74 | 20 | 14.89 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.77 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · AUX P'TITS DELICES · LA RUCHE JOSEPH · THE PALACE COSMOPOLITAN). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (PROVENC'HALLES · LA FERME DES POSITOTS · BOUCHERIE POUZAT). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TANICH'S MARKET). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · LIDL · SIMPLY MARKET · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (PLAISIR ET GOURMANDISE · RESTAURANT ANISSE · FABRICK). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EUGENE BANNIER). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MALCOURLET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PASTEUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JOSEPH HENNEQUIN · COLLEGE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIERRY BOULIGNAT, MÉDECIN · LAURE ROUGE, MÉDECIN · CLEMENT NAFFRECHOUX, MÉDECIN · BENOIT CAMBON, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE FAVREGROS, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DENJEAN · PHARMACIE DU PROGRES · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE GANNAT · 03 - MDA ANNEXE DE GANNAT). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE CHARDON). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (INSTALLATIONS SPORTIVES DU BOUZOL · SALLE OMNISPORTS DES PORTES OCCITANES). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE LOCALE DE GANNAT · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALP). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (SV COIFFURE · COIFFURE 102 · ELODIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE MONT LIBRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · AUX P'TITS DELICES · LA RUCHE JOSEPH · THE PALACE COSMOPOLITAN | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | PROVENC'HALLES · LA FERME DES POSITOTS · BOUCHERIE POUZAT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | TANICH'S MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | INTERMARCHE · LIDL · SIMPLY MARKET · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 13 | PLAISIR ET GOURMANDISE · RESTAURANT ANISSE · FABRICK | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EUGENE BANNIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MALCOURLET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PASTEUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JOSEPH HENNEQUIN · COLLEGE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | THIERRY BOULIGNAT, MÉDECIN · LAURE ROUGE, MÉDECIN · CLEMENT NAFFRECHOUX, MÉDECIN · BENOIT CAMBON, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE FAVREGROS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DENJEAN · PHARMACIE DU PROGRES · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE GANNAT · 03 - MDA ANNEXE DE GANNAT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE CHARDON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | INSTALLATIONS SPORTIVES DU BOUZOL · SALLE OMNISPORTS DES PORTES OCCITANES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE LOCALE DE GANNAT · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALP | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | SV COIFFURE · COIFFURE 102 · ELODIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE MONT LIBRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 5,806 (2012) → 5,610 (2023): -3.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 5,919 (1990) → 5,610 (2023): -5.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,304, of which 2.9 % second homes and 13.3 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gannat): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Gannat): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Gannat): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Gannat): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Gannat): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHARMES_SAPC weather station, 4.9 km away at 330 m; the village itself is at 341 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VICHY-CHARMEIL, 17 km away at 249 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 92 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 676 mm of rain a year, spread over 105 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHARMES_SAPC, 4.9 km away at 330 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 — 03118/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/25c3dac0-080b-3268-8c3c-572503c16c53— “Marché de Gannat”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2024-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ffaa7b83-6250-38c1-9912-62fd75390cd1— “Marché de Gannat”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03118/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03118/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03118/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03118
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouzauges | 85 | 318 km W | 5,668 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tournus | 71 | 141 km E | 5,701 | 66 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Garnache | 85 | 395 km W | 5,515 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Roque-d'Anthéron | 13 | 313 km SE | 5,459 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plouay | 56 | 535 km NW | 5,755 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarrians | 84 | 264 km SE | 5,792 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournus | 71 | 141 km E | 5,701 | 66 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sarrians | 84 | 264 km SE | 5,792 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Roque-d'Anthéron | 13 | 313 km SE | 5,459 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouzauges | 85 | 318 km W | 5,668 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Garnache | 85 | 395 km W | 5,515 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plouay | 56 | 535 km NW | 5,755 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 82 % · 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 Gannat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commentry | 03 | 41 km NW | 6,017 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Souppes-sur-Loing | 77 | 234 km N | 4,952 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 03 | 24 km N | 4,884 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy | 18 | 124 km NW | 4,779 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bar-sur-Aube | 10 | 263 km NE | 4,665 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vinay | 38 | 198 km SE | 4,438 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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