Jaligny-sur-Besbre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Jaligny-sur-Besbre (INSEE 03132) is in Allier (03), part of CC Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire. Population 559 (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/03132-jaligny-sur-besbre
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 17,438 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.23 | 10 | 2.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ ANTOINE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE CONTENTOIR). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE GROUPE SCOLAIRE JEAN ZAY). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DES CHENEVIERES). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ASTRUC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (JALIGNY SUR BESBRE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA BESBRE LES PIEDS DANS L’EAU). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (ENSEMBLE SPORTIF MUNICIPAL). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE JALIGNY · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (INSTANT M). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DE PARIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [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) | 2 | PETIT CASINO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | CHEZ ANTOINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE CONTENTOIR | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE GROUPE SCOLAIRE JEAN ZAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DES CHENEVIERES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE ASTRUC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | JALIGNY SUR BESBRE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA BESBRE LES PIEDS DANS L’EAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | ENSEMBLE SPORTIF MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE LOCALE DE JALIGNY · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSTANT M | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DE PARIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 604 (2012) → 559 (2023): -7.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 762 (1990) → 559 (2023): -26.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 404, of which 11.1 % second homes and 22.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Treteau): 5.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Jaligny-sur-Besbre): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Lapalisse): 14.7 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Jaligny-sur-Besbre): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Jaligny-sur-Besbre): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-LEON weather station, 7.5 km away at 376 m; the village itself is at 255 m. [12]
The village sits 121 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-POURCAIN-BES, 12.7 km away at 266 m, over 18 summers. [12]
An average of 807 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at JALIGNY, 1.2 km away at 285 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03132/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3953c38d-9421-3525-9390-b9d2bd0c0d7e— “Marché local - le mercredi.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03132/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03132/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03132/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03289
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03132
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03138
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méry-ès-Bois | 18 | 140 km NW | 533 | 40.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cronat | 71 | 39 km N | 506 | 42 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierrefitte-sur-Loire | 03 | 22 km NE | 506 | 40.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escales | 11 | 358 km S | 512 | 48.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 66 % · humidity 21 % |
| Vingrau | 66 | 398 km S | 536 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 21 % |
| Confort | 01 | 173 km E | 668 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 14 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefitte-sur-Loire | 03 | 22 km NE | 506 | 40.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cronat | 71 | 39 km N | 506 | 42 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Méry-ès-Bois | 18 | 140 km NW | 533 | 40.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Confort | 01 | 173 km E | 668 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 14 % · humidity 93 % |
| Escales | 11 | 358 km S | 512 | 48.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 66 % · humidity 21 % |
| Vingrau | 66 | 398 km S | 536 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Jaligny-sur-Besbre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerdon | 01 | 148 km E | 747 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sanxay | 86 | 276 km W | 548 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châtel-Censoir | 89 | 128 km N | 561 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aynac | 46 | 223 km SW | 561 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léon | 03 | 7.5 km E | 530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Voust | 85 | 326 km W | 642 | 34.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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