Isle-et-Bardais
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 11.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Isle-et-Bardais (INSEE 03130) is in Allier (03), part of CC du Pays de Tronçais. Population 273 (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 11.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 17,545 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.27 | 10 | 2.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.22 | 5 | 1.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE RELAIS DE PIROT). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (CHRIS COUP). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE ROND GARDIEN). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES ECOSSAIS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 1 | LE RELAIS DE PIROT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | CHRIS COUP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE ROND GARDIEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES ECOSSAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 270 (2012) → 273 (2023): 1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 355 (1990) → 273 (2023): -23.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 272, of which 39 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cérilly): 8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ainay-le-Château): 7.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Ainay-le-Château): 7.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ainay-le-Château): 7.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Valigny): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ISLE-ET-BARDAIS weather station, 5.6 km away at 262 m; the village itself is at 228 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LURCY-LEVIS SA, 12.2 km away at 225 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 862 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COULEUVRE, 4.7 km away at 308 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
35 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 80,000 € — 537 € 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 — 03130/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03130/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03130/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03130/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03048
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03296
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Victor-Montvianeix | 63 | 104 km SE | 264 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 62 % |
| Rousset-les-Vignes | 26 | 308 km SE | 271 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Combret | 12 | 317 km S | 263 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coulimer | 61 | 265 km NW | 285 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valojoulx | 24 | 225 km SW | 285 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Victor-la-Rivière | 63 | 127 km S | 239 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Victor-Montvianeix | 63 | 104 km SE | 264 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 62 % |
| Saint-Victor-la-Rivière | 63 | 127 km S | 239 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valojoulx | 24 | 225 km SW | 285 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 50 % |
| Coulimer | 61 | 265 km NW | 285 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rousset-les-Vignes | 26 | 308 km SE | 271 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Combret | 12 | 317 km S | 263 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · 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 Isle-et-Bardais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baraize | 36 | 97 km W | 352 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oyé | 71 | 114 km E | 271 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courtemaux | 45 | 152 km N | 261 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Prix | 07 | 235 km SE | 269 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buxeuil | 36 | 98 km NW | 214 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Édon | 16 | 231 km SW | 272 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
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