Huriel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Huriel (INSEE 03128) is in Allier (03), part of CC du Pays d'Huriel. Population 2,536 (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 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03128-huriel
Vitality score
Vitality score 41/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 8,163 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON TRIBOULET HURIEL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAMIE ROSINA). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PIZZERIA DE LA TOQUE). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE A.PIZON). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GEORGE SAND). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTIAN QUACH, MÉDECIN · MANON MOUYER, MÉDECIN · MARIUS SYRIEIX, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'HURIEL MAISON DU TEMPS LIBRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE ET COURTS DE TENNIS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE DES REMPARTS). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL GEORGE SAND). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE MOULIN DE LYON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MAISON TRIBOULET HURIEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAMIE ROSINA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | PIZZERIA DE LA TOQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE A.PIZON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GEORGE SAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | CHRISTIAN QUACH, MÉDECIN · MANON MOUYER, MÉDECIN · MARIUS SYRIEIX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'HURIEL MAISON DU TEMPS LIBRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE ET COURTS DE TENNIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | COIFFURE DES REMPARTS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL GEORGE SAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE MOULIN DE LYON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,663 (2012) → 2,536 (2023): -4.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,606 (1990) → 2,536 (2023): -2.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,457, of which 4 % second homes and 15.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Huriel): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Huriel): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Huriel): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Domérat): 4.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Huriel): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ARCHIGNAT weather station, 3.8 km away at 374 m; the village itself is at 329 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ARCHIGNAT, 3.8 km away at 374 m, over 19 summers. [11]
An average of 799 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ARCHIGNAT, 3.8 km away at 374 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03128/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/2a9a1d0d-09fb-31a5-b3df-bc51420c9f1a— “Marché le dimanche matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03128/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03128/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03128/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03128
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03101
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mornas | 84 | 299 km SE | 2,569 | 51 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-en-Bresse | 71 | 203 km E | 1,905 | 54.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Feyre | 23 | 51 km SW | 2,566 | 57.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rots | 14 | 385 km NW | 2,544 | 50.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pugnac | 33 | 272 km SW | 2,453 | 58.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 59 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Germain | 10 | 240 km NE | 2,437 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Feyre | 23 | 51 km SW | 2,566 | 57.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-en-Bresse | 71 | 203 km E | 1,905 | 54.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain | 10 | 240 km NE | 2,437 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pugnac | 33 | 272 km SW | 2,453 | 58.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 59 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mornas | 84 | 299 km SE | 2,569 | 51 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rots | 14 | 385 km NW | 2,544 | 50.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 61 % · 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 Huriel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbitzheim | 67 | 453 km NE | 1,829 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente | 16 | 156 km W | 3,777 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Compreignac | 87 | 102 km SW | 1,856 | 49 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Mons | 63 | 56 km SE | 2,048 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vignoux-sur-Barangeon | 18 | 95 km N | 2,026 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baraqueville | 12 | 233 km S | 3,173 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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