Montcombroux-les-Mines
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montcombroux-les-Mines (INSEE 03181) is in Allier (03), part of CC Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire. Population 295 (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 21.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 17,814 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.17 | 10 | 1.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.21 | 5 | 1.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (TI CAZE FLORENCE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTCOMBROUX LES MINES AP). [3]
1 × Library (MAIRIE DE MONTCOMBROUX-LES-MINES). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | TI CAZE FLORENCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | MONTCOMBROUX LES MINES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MAIRIE DE MONTCOMBROUX-LES-MINES | 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 341 (2012) → 295 (2023): -13.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 439 (1990) → 295 (2023): -32.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 277, of which 39.4 % second homes and 2.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Donjon): 8.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Léon): 5.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Donjon): 8.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Jaligny-sur-Besbre): 8.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Sorbier): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-LEON weather station, 5.6 km away at 376 m; the village itself is at 372 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at SAINT DIDIER_SAPC, 12.5 km away at 293 m, over 15 summers. [12]
That station sits 79 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 864 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-LEON, 5.6 km away at 376 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 — 03181/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03181/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03181/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03181/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03103
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03240
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03132
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03274
- 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-Projet | 82 | 272 km SW | 295 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bussière | 86 | 222 km W | 298 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Junhac | 15 | 206 km SW | 286 | 35.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sémelay | 58 | 57 km N | 223 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sacierges-Saint-Martin | 36 | 179 km W | 312 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Isolaccio-di-Fiumorbo | 2B | 658 km SE | 330 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sémelay | 58 | 57 km N | 223 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sacierges-Saint-Martin | 36 | 179 km W | 312 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Junhac | 15 | 206 km SW | 286 | 35.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Bussière | 86 | 222 km W | 298 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Projet | 82 | 272 km SW | 295 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Isolaccio-di-Fiumorbo | 2B | 658 km SE | 330 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Montcombroux-les-Mines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bussière | 86 | 222 km W | 298 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sémelay | 58 | 57 km N | 223 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Isolaccio-di-Fiumorbo | 2B | 658 km SE | 330 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gargilesse-Dampierre | 36 | 161 km W | 262 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lupersat | 23 | 111 km W | 288 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mailhac-sur-Benaize | 87 | 181 km W | 278 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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