Monétay-sur-Loire
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Monétay-sur-Loire (INSEE 03177) is in Allier (03), part of CC Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire. Population 250 (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 18.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 17,252 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONETAY SUR LOIRE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MAIRIE DE MONÉTAY-SUR-LOIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 1 | 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) | 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 | 1 | MONETAY SUR LOIRE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MAIRIE DE MONÉTAY-SUR-LOIRE | 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 281 (2012) → 250 (2023): -11 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 339 (1990) → 250 (2023): -26.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 187, of which 15 % second homes and 23 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Coulanges): 6.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pierrefitte-sur-Loire): 8.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Donjon): 8.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Donjon): 9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Didier-en-Donjon): 5.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SAINT DIDIER_SAPC weather station, 7.6 km away at 293 m; the village itself is at 275 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at SAINT DIDIER_SAPC, 7.6 km away at 293 m, over 15 summers. [12]
An average of 779 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SAINT DIDIER_SAPC, 7.6 km away at 293 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 — 03177/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03177/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03177/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03177/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03086
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03207
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03103
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03226
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauléon-d'Armagnac | 32 | 419 km SW | 265 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 47 % · humidity 43 % |
| Montapas | 58 | 74 km N | 269 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mortroux | 23 | 146 km W | 277 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Firbeix | 24 | 238 km W | 294 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Nocle-Maulaix | 58 | 37 km N | 267 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marsac | 82 | 363 km SW | 178 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 74 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Nocle-Maulaix | 58 | 37 km N | 267 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montapas | 58 | 74 km N | 269 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mortroux | 23 | 146 km W | 277 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Firbeix | 24 | 238 km W | 294 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marsac | 82 | 363 km SW | 178 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 74 % |
| Mauléon-d'Armagnac | 32 | 419 km SW | 265 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 47 % · humidity 43 % |
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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-Loire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortroux | 23 | 146 km W | 277 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Nocle-Maulaix | 58 | 37 km N | 267 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Journet | 86 | 218 km W | 366 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lupersat | 23 | 123 km SW | 288 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Murat | 03 | 70 km W | 264 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mazeuil | 86 | 288 km W | 243 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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