Le Mayet-de-Montagne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Mayet-de-Montagne (INSEE 03165) is in Allier (03), part of CA Vichy Communauté. Population 1,383 (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/03165-le-mayet-de-montagne
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 12,181 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.75 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.15 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.82 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE BIGUET · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE MARCHAND · DES GATEAUX ET DU CHOCOLAT). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON MUZEAUD ERIC). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LENTILLES ET POIS CASSES · VIVAL). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (LA ROSEE DU MATIN · YOG CITY · SBSP · L'ATELIER MAYETOISE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE MAGIQUE BAR · LE BOB BAR). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE YVES DUTEIL). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ALICE ARTEIL). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (QUENTIN MORISSET, MÉDECIN · AUDREY LAVOINE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-PIERRE DELCHET, MÉDECIN · MÉLANIE CROISET, MÉDECIN · MAXIME TOUREAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MEYNIAL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU MAYET DE MONTAGNE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (EQUIPEMENTS SPORTIFS DU COLLEGE JULES VERNE · COMPLEXE FERNAND FAYET · EQUIPEMENTS SPORTIFS DU LYCEE AGRICOLE PRIVE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (EURL FEE MOI BELLE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE RELAIS DU LAC). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (BUDGET ANNEXE CAMPING LE MAYET). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE BIGUET · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE MARCHAND · DES GATEAUX ET DU CHOCOLAT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON MUZEAUD ERIC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LENTILLES ET POIS CASSES · VIVAL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 6 | LA ROSEE DU MATIN · YOG CITY · SBSP · L'ATELIER MAYETOISE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE MAGIQUE BAR · LE BOB BAR | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE YVES DUTEIL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ALICE ARTEIL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | QUENTIN MORISSET, MÉDECIN · AUDREY LAVOINE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-PIERRE DELCHET, MÉDECIN · MÉLANIE CROISET, MÉDECIN · MAXIME TOUREAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE MEYNIAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU MAYET DE MONTAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | EQUIPEMENTS SPORTIFS DU COLLEGE JULES VERNE · COMPLEXE FERNAND FAYET · EQUIPEMENTS SPORTIFS DU LYCEE AGRICOLE PRIVE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | EURL FEE MOI BELLE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE RELAIS DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | BUDGET ANNEXE CAMPING LE MAYET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday 8 h 00 à 12 h 00 place aux Foires. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,519 (2012) → 1,383 (2023): -9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,609 (1990) → 1,383 (2023): -14 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 961, of which 11.4 % second homes and 17.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Mayet-de-Montagne): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Mayet-de-Montagne): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Mayet-de-Montagne): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Mayet-de-Montagne): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Mayet-de-Montagne): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MAYET-DE-MONTAG weather station, 1.3 km away at 534 m; the village itself is at 550 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-NICOLAS, 10.9 km away at 1,022 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 472 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 969 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MAYET-DE-MONTAG, 1.3 km away at 534 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
111 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 69,500 € — 653 € per m² of built surface. [11]
14 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 63,000 € — 475 € per m². [11]
The median across Allier is 924 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03165/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.le-mayet-de-montagne.fr/marche-hebdomadaire— “Le marché a lieu les lundis de 8 h 00 à 12 h 00 place aux Foires.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03165/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03165/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03165/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03165
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieurey | 27 | 424 km NW | 1,465 | 55.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plaisance | 32 | 396 km SW | 1,430 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 47 % · humidity 29 % |
| Corbigny | 58 | 132 km N | 1,327 | 71.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellême | 61 | 347 km NW | 1,457 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 74 % |
| Saint-Just-en-Chevalet | 42 | 22 km SE | 1,169 | 55.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Duras | 47 | 314 km SW | 1,208 | 57.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 51 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Just-en-Chevalet | 42 | 22 km SE | 1,169 | 55.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corbigny | 58 | 132 km N | 1,327 | 71.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Duras | 47 | 314 km SW | 1,208 | 57.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 51 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bellême | 61 | 347 km NW | 1,457 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 74 % |
| Plaisance | 32 | 396 km SW | 1,430 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 47 % · humidity 29 % |
| Lieurey | 27 | 424 km NW | 1,465 | 55.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Le Mayet-de-Montagne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbigny | 58 | 132 km N | 1,327 | 71.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-Laval | 42 | 38 km SE | 1,608 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champlitte | 70 | 222 km NE | 1,585 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ervy-le-Châtel | 10 | 220 km N | 1,099 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nolay | 21 | 122 km NE | 1,409 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meursault | 21 | 131 km NE | 1,363 | 59.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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