Monestier
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Monestier (INSEE 03175) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 291 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 9.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 17,748 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.5 | 5 | 2.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 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 | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 293 (2012) → 291 (2023): -0.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 282 (1990) → 291 (2023): 3.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 203, of which 25.1 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chantelle): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Chantelle): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Chantelle): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chantelle): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chantelle): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHAREIL-CINTRAT_SAPC weather station, 8.9 km away at 286 m; the village itself is at 322 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHAREIL-CINTRAT_SAPC, 8.9 km away at 286 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 727 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHANTELLE, 4.1 km away at 324 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03175/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/a8b5fc24-2e87-355e-b77e-3b4bb51e2886— “Tous les jeudis matin : marché avec artisans et produits locaux.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03175/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03175/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03175/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03053
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Haye-Saint-Sylvestre | 27 | 350 km NW | 285 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 91 % |
| Hotot-en-Auge | 14 | 401 km NW | 285 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jouin | 14 | 403 km NW | 300 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cortambert | 71 | 125 km E | 274 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lussas-et-Nontronneau | 24 | 213 km W | 283 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
| Nottonville | 28 | 240 km NW | 279 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortambert | 71 | 125 km E | 274 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lussas-et-Nontronneau | 24 | 213 km W | 283 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
| Nottonville | 28 | 240 km NW | 279 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Haye-Saint-Sylvestre | 27 | 350 km NW | 285 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 91 % |
| Hotot-en-Auge | 14 | 401 km NW | 285 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jouin | 14 | 403 km NW | 300 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Monestier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortambert | 71 | 125 km E | 274 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-Innocence-Eulalie | 24 | 271 km SW | 311 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Sornin-la-Marche | 87 | 164 km W | 218 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bitry | 58 | 137 km N | 308 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tudeils | 19 | 169 km SW | 268 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oyé | 71 | 83 km E | 271 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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