Louchy-Montfand
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Louchy-Montfand (INSEE 03149) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 397 (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 18.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 18,022 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.11 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 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 | 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 431 (2012) → 397 (2023): -7.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 378 (1990) → 397 (2023): 5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 236, of which 8.9 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Louchy-Montfand): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LOUCHY-MONTFAND weather station, 0.6 km away at 281 m; the village itself is at 279 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHAREIL-CINTRAT_SAPC, 3.9 km away at 286 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 736 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LOUCHY-MONTFAND, 0.6 km away at 281 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03149/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03149/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03149/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03149/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03254
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03149
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daubeuf-Serville | 76 | 429 km NW | 397 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 68 % |
| Hacqueville | 27 | 354 km N | 394 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 92 % |
| Livron | 64 | 435 km SW | 380 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
| Évry | 89 | 218 km N | 402 | 23.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaussault | 76 | 396 km N | 410 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cerbois | 18 | 124 km NW | 393 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerbois | 18 | 124 km NW | 393 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Évry | 89 | 218 km N | 402 | 23.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hacqueville | 27 | 354 km N | 394 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 92 % |
| Beaussault | 76 | 396 km N | 410 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Daubeuf-Serville | 76 | 429 km NW | 397 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 68 % |
| Livron | 64 | 435 km SW | 380 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Louchy-Montfand'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinckheim | 68 | 352 km NE | 402 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mondreville | 77 | 209 km N | 334 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gron | 18 | 98 km NW | 470 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux | 18 | 72 km NW | 430 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Marche | 58 | 94 km N | 509 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oberdorf-Spachbach | 67 | 446 km NE | 430 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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