Hérisson
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hérisson (INSEE 03127) is in Allier (03), part of CC du Pays de Tronçais. Population 555 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03127-herisson
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 17,496 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.19 | 10 | 1.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.42 | 5 | 2.11 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE MEDIEVAL). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOISE BARDOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (HERISSON AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'HÉRISSON MAIRIE D'HÉRISSON). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE L'AUMANCE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), 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] | |
| 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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE MEDIEVAL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 1 | FRANCOISE BARDOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | HERISSON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'HÉRISSON MAIRIE D'HÉRISSON | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE L'AUMANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday vendredi matin Place de la République. [5]
Trajectory
Population 636 (2012) → 555 (2023): -12.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 801 (1990) → 555 (2023): -30.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 470, of which 28.9 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Haut-Bocage): 5.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Haut-Bocage): 5.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Hérisson): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Vallon-en-Sully): 8.5 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Hérisson): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the HERISSON weather station, 3.6 km away at 248 m; the village itself is at 213 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MONTLUCON, 18.3 km away at 207 m, over 10 summers. [12]
An average of 776 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at HERISSON, 3.6 km away at 248 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03127/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-herisson.fr/commerces-services-herisson-allier-03— “Chaque vendredi matin au pied du clocher Saint Sauveur, se déroule le marché de Hérisson”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03127/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03127/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03127/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03158
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03127
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03297
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigonce | 04 | 372 km SE | 419 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Suilly-la-Tour | 58 | 96 km N | 569 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx | 38 | 290 km SE | 512 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vallée-de-Ronsard | 41 | 206 km NW | 531 | 35.7 | Few services | no figures |
| Claveisolles | 69 | 145 km E | 577 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nauviale | 12 | 222 km S | 577 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suilly-la-Tour | 58 | 96 km N | 569 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Claveisolles | 69 | 145 km E | 577 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vallée-de-Ronsard | 41 | 206 km NW | 531 | 35.7 | Few services | no figures |
| Nauviale | 12 | 222 km S | 577 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx | 38 | 290 km SE | 512 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sigonce | 04 | 372 km SE | 419 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Hérisson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claveisolles | 69 | 145 km E | 577 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Teillet-Argenty | 03 | 32 km SW | 555 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Choux | 45 | 143 km N | 530 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saulzais-le-Potier | 18 | 19 km NW | 472 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Val d'Ocre | 89 | 153 km N | 563 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sernin-du-Plain | 71 | 152 km E | 613 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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