Montaiguët-en-Forez
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montaiguët-en-Forez (INSEE 03178) is in Allier (03), part of CC Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire. Population 280 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 40.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 17,687 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.84 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'INDISPENSABLE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA TABLE DU FOREZ). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (RESTAURANT DE MONTAIGUET EN FOREZ). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTAIGUET EN FOREZ AP). [3]
1 × Library (AGENCE POSTALE DE MONTAIGÜET-EN-FOREZ). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'INDISPENSABLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | LA TABLE DU FOREZ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | RESTAURANT DE MONTAIGUET EN FOREZ | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 | MONTAIGUET EN FOREZ AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | AGENCE POSTALE DE MONTAIGÜET-EN-FOREZ | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 323 (2012) → 280 (2023): -13.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 357 (1990) → 280 (2023): -21.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 258, of which 9.7 % second homes and 32.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux): 7.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montaiguët-en-Forez): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux): 7.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux): 7.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montaiguët-en-Forez): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAINT DIDIER_SAPC weather station, 11.2 km away at 293 m; the village itself is at 413 m. [10]
The village sits 120 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SAINT DIDIER_SAPC, 11.2 km away at 293 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 120 m below 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 856 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE DONJON, 9.6 km away at 325 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 — 03178/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03178/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03178/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03178/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42257
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03178
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Félix | 17 | 339 km W | 324 | 38.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vercheny | 26 | 207 km SE | 443 | 43 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valserres | 05 | 269 km SE | 289 | 41.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Albres | 12 | 231 km SW | 346 | 36.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 % |
| Villelongue-d'Aude | 11 | 382 km S | 321 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 26 % · humidity 21 % |
| Vaour | 81 | 290 km SW | 393 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vercheny | 26 | 207 km SE | 443 | 43 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Albres | 12 | 231 km SW | 346 | 36.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 % |
| Valserres | 05 | 269 km SE | 289 | 41.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vaour | 81 | 290 km SW | 393 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Félix | 17 | 339 km W | 324 | 38.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villelongue-d'Aude | 11 | 382 km S | 321 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 26 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Montaiguët-en-Forez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belan-sur-Ource | 21 | 197 km N | 220 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chassigny | 52 | 200 km NE | 243 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mazille | 71 | 63 km E | 400 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Girecourt-sur-Durbion | 88 | 305 km NE | 350 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Rochepot | 21 | 102 km NE | 284 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bricon | 52 | 220 km NE | 407 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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