Lurcy-Lévis
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lurcy-Lévis (INSEE 03155) is in Allier (03), part of CA Moulins Communauté. Population 1,821 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/03155-lurcy-levis
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 10,230 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 | 0.68 | 20 | 13.63 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.75 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4.01 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3]
1 × Supermarket (U EXPRESS). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (CHEZ PEPE CHARLES · HISTOIRES DE GOUTS · CAFE DE LA POSTE · CROQUE NOTE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DE L'UNIVERS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (GPE SCOLAIRE LURCY-LEVIS). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ANDRE BOUTRY). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANDREEA FLOREA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LURCY-LÉVIS). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU COLLEGE ANDRE BOUTRY · GYMNASE MULTISPORTS). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE LURCY LEVIS · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (ESPACE BEAUTE COIFFURE LURCY · BEAUTE NATURE · STUDIO 59). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (CHATEAU DE BEGUIN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | U EXPRESS | 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 | 7 | CHEZ PEPE CHARLES · HISTOIRES DE GOUTS · CAFE DE LA POSTE · CROQUE NOTE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DE L'UNIVERS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | GPE SCOLAIRE LURCY-LEVIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ANDRE BOUTRY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | ANDREEA FLOREA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LURCY-LÉVIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE DU COLLEGE ANDRE BOUTRY · GYMNASE MULTISPORTS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE LOCALE DE LURCY LEVIS · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | ESPACE BEAUTE COIFFURE LURCY · BEAUTE NATURE · STUDIO 59 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | CHATEAU DE BEGUIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,026 (2012) → 1,821 (2023): -10.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,080 (1990) → 1,821 (2023): -12.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,184, of which 9.9 % second homes and 15.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lurcy-Lévis): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Lurcy-Lévis): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Lurcy-Lévis): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lurcy-Lévis): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lurcy-Lévis): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LURCY-LEVIS weather station, 0.2 km away at 205 m; the village itself is at 217 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LURCY-LEVIS SA, 1.5 km away at 225 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 785 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LURCY-LEVIS, 0.2 km away at 205 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 — 03155/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2021-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/756b4de2-8b13-32b7-8468-ca6fe89eb2d4— “Marché local”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03155/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03155/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03155/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03155
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seilhac | 19 | 179 km SW | 1,805 | 60.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Symphorien | 33 | 370 km SW | 1,878 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 29 % |
| Hauterives | 26 | 230 km SE | 1,904 | 58.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plouzévédé | 29 | 567 km NW | 1,897 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 14 % · humidity 100 % |
| Secondigny | 79 | 257 km W | 1,765 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Luzy | 58 | 79 km E | 2,006 | 67.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzy | 58 | 79 km E | 2,006 | 67.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seilhac | 19 | 179 km SW | 1,805 | 60.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hauterives | 26 | 230 km SE | 1,904 | 58.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Secondigny | 79 | 257 km W | 1,765 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Symphorien | 33 | 370 km SW | 1,878 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 29 % |
| Plouzévédé | 29 | 567 km NW | 1,897 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 14 % · 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 Lurcy-Lévis'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vorey | 43 | 187 km SE | 1,488 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Félix | 74 | 255 km SE | 2,439 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ydes | 15 | 159 km S | 1,641 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wœrth | 67 | 435 km NE | 1,656 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champs-sur-Yonne | 89 | 123 km NE | 1,513 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauxillanges | 63 | 135 km S | 1,316 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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