Monétay-sur-Allier
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 42/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Monétay-sur-Allier (INSEE 03176) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 536 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 42/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 17,581 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (NA BOUNE SOUPE · LA VACHETTE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (EL GAYOLE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE TRESS ALLIER). [3]
1 × Library (MAIRIE DE MONETAY-SUR-ALLIER). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 2 | NA BOUNE SOUPE · LA VACHETTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | EL GAYOLE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE TRESS ALLIER | INSEE BPE 1 [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 MONETAY-SUR-ALLIER | 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] | |
| 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 512 (2012) → 536 (2023): 4.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 393 (1990) → 536 (2023): 36.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 315, of which 8.3 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châtel-de-Neuvre): 2.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Châtel-de-Neuvre): 2.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 7.6 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 8 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Monétay-sur-Allier): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the FERTE-HAUTERIVE weather station, 2.3 km away at 226 m; the village itself is at 293 m. [12]
The village sits 67 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 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at FERTE-HAUTERIVE, 2.3 km away at 226 m, over 17 summers. [12]
That station sits 67 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 725 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at FERTE-HAUTERIVE, 2.3 km away at 226 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 — 03176/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/1cdf4754-973e-385c-9058-5bd6ca05cc62— “Marché de Monétay-sur-Allier”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03176/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03176/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03176/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03065
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03254
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03176
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt-en-Donzy | 42 | 105 km SE | 535 | 42.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cleppé | 42 | 96 km SE | 572 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 100 % · humidity 0 % |
| Balizac | 33 | 360 km SW | 520 | 41 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 36 % |
| Flagy | 77 | 217 km N | 584 | 39.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courtomer | 77 | 254 km N | 591 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aignan-le-Jaillard | 45 | 165 km NW | 596 | 35.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleppé | 42 | 96 km SE | 572 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 100 % · humidity 0 % |
| Salt-en-Donzy | 42 | 105 km SE | 535 | 42.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Aignan-le-Jaillard | 45 | 165 km NW | 596 | 35.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flagy | 77 | 217 km N | 584 | 39.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courtomer | 77 | 254 km N | 591 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Balizac | 33 | 360 km SW | 520 | 41 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · 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 Monétay-sur-Allier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sougy-sur-Loire | 58 | 53 km N | 594 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baudoncourt | 70 | 278 km NE | 482 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lobsann | 67 | 445 km NE | 663 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaumas | 03 | 26 km E | 528 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Teilhède | 63 | 51 km S | 536 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tavernay | 71 | 100 km NE | 493 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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