Garnat-sur-Engièvre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Garnat-sur-Engièvre (INSEE 03120) is in Allier (03), part of CA Moulins Communauté. Population 653 (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 46.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 16,710 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUPER MARCHE GAUMONT). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (YOUPPI Z). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE EX GARCONS). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GARNAT SUR ENGIEVRE AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SUPER MARCHE GAUMONT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | YOUPPI Z | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE EX GARCONS | 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 | GARNAT SUR ENGIEVRE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| 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 688 (2012) → 653 (2023): -5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 715 (1990) → 653 (2023): -8.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 377, of which 6.4 % second homes and 11.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Garnat-sur-Engièvre): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Garnat-sur-Engièvre): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Beaulon): 3.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bourbon-Lancy): 7.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Garnat-sur-Engièvre): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the DIOU weather station, 10.9 km away at 220 m; the village itself is at 209 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-POURCAIN-BES, 16.2 km away at 266 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 57 m above 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 796 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHEVAGNES, 8.9 km away at 228 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
43 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 83,000 € — 774 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Allier is 924 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 03120/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03120/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03120/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03120/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03120
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03019
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71047
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-de-Vaucluse | 84 | 323 km S | 585 | 57.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ygrande | 03 | 56 km W | 762 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Broué | 28 | 285 km NW | 837 | 50.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cruis | 04 | 333 km SE | 655 | 54.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mouzay | 55 | 335 km N | 651 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anglade | 33 | 368 km SW | 887 | 52.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ygrande | 03 | 56 km W | 762 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Broué | 28 | 285 km NW | 837 | 50.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-de-Vaucluse | 84 | 323 km S | 585 | 57.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cruis | 04 | 333 km SE | 655 | 54.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mouzay | 55 | 335 km N | 651 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anglade | 33 | 368 km SW | 887 | 52.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Garnat-sur-Engièvre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dommartin-lès-Cuiseaux | 71 | 126 km E | 801 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sillé-le-Philippe | 72 | 298 km NW | 1,085 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Molles | 03 | 59 km S | 904 | 46.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Léon | 03 | 26 km S | 530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Amour-Bellevue | 71 | 93 km SE | 609 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pouilly-sur-Saône | 21 | 119 km E | 619 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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