Molinet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 27.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Molinet (INSEE 03173) is in Allier (03), part of CC Le Grand Charolais. Population 1,104 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03173-molinet
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 13,740 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (AJ - DESOCOUP). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA PIZZ'A STEF). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BARTASSOT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MOLINET AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MOLINET ESPACE MARIE-ANTOINETTE THÉVENOUX). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (MARSCH PEGGY · J'BARBER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | AJ - DESOCOUP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | LA PIZZ'A STEF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE BARTASSOT | 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 | MOLINET AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MOLINET ESPACE MARIE-ANTOINETTE THÉVENOUX | 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 | 3 | MARSCH PEGGY · J'BARBER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 1,169 (2012) → 1,104 (2023): -5.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,264 (1990) → 1,104 (2023): -12.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 593, of which 3 % second homes and 11 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Digoin): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Molinet): 1.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Digoin): 5.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Molinet): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Molinet): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAINT DIDIER_SAPC weather station, 13 km away at 293 m; the village itself is at 242 m. [10]
The village sits 51 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SAINT DIDIER_SAPC, 13 km away at 293 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 51 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 779 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAINT DIDIER_SAPC, 13 km away at 293 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 — 03173/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03173/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03173/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03173/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71176
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03173
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagor | 64 | 497 km SW | 1,121 | 29.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 57 % · humidity 29 % |
| Montagny | 42 | 53 km SE | 1,110 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sarliac-sur-l'Isle | 24 | 274 km SW | 1,054 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Allogny | 18 | 149 km NW | 1,142 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Nurieux-Volognat | 01 | 126 km E | 965 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gironde-sur-Dropt | 33 | 377 km SW | 1,333 | 45.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montagny | 42 | 53 km SE | 1,110 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Nurieux-Volognat | 01 | 126 km E | 965 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Allogny | 18 | 149 km NW | 1,142 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sarliac-sur-l'Isle | 24 | 274 km SW | 1,054 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gironde-sur-Dropt | 33 | 377 km SW | 1,333 | 45.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lagor | 64 | 497 km SW | 1,121 | 29.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 57 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Molinet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poliénas | 38 | 180 km SE | 1,111 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Yan | 71 | 9.9 km SE | 1,113 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Peyratte | 79 | 313 km W | 1,105 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luzillat | 63 | 72 km SW | 1,163 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Senillé-Saint-Sauveur | 86 | 256 km W | 1,706 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Veyle | 01 | 107 km SE | 1,245 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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