Meillers
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Meillers (INSEE 03170) is in Allier (03), part of CC du Bocage Bourbonnais. Population 129 (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 16/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 12,827 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Library (MAIRIE DE MEILLERS). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | MAIRIE DE MEILLERS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 150 (2012) → 129 (2023): -14 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 173 (1990) → 129 (2023): -25.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 97, of which 17.5 % second homes and 15.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châtillon): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Hilaire): 5.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Gipcy): 3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Noyant-d'Allier): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Noyant-d'Allier): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BOURBON_SAPC weather station, 8.8 km away at 270 m; the village itself is at 358 m. [12]
The village sits 88 m above 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 NEUVY, 15.4 km away at 257 m, over 14 summers. [12]
That station sits 101 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 799 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BOURBON-L'ARCH, 6.9 km away at 278 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03170/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03170/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03170/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03170/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03069
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03238
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03122
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03202
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noulens | 32 | 378 km SW | 100 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Arailles | 32 | 386 km SW | 134 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
| Étalante | 21 | 178 km NE | 126 | 8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lamazère | 32 | 388 km SW | 129 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 76 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Lais | 03 | 47 km NE | 122 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Anastasie | 15 | 149 km S | 122 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-des-Lais | 03 | 47 km NE | 122 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Anastasie | 15 | 149 km S | 122 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étalante | 21 | 178 km NE | 126 | 8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noulens | 32 | 378 km SW | 100 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Arailles | 32 | 386 km SW | 134 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
| Lamazère | 32 | 388 km SW | 129 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 76 % · 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 Meillers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanceaux-près-Loches | 37 | 179 km NW | 109 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtelus | 03 | 60 km SE | 119 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montaron | 58 | 65 km NE | 159 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mornay | 71 | 99 km E | 146 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Loup | 23 | 75 km SW | 201 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marcy | 58 | 94 km N | 139 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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