Monteignet-sur-l'Andelot
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Monteignet-sur-l'Andelot (INSEE 03182) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 266 (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 19.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 17,491 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTEIGNET-SUR-L'ANDELOT). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTEIGNET-SUR-L'ANDELOT | 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 245 (2012) → 266 (2023): 8.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 287 (1990) → 266 (2023): -7.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 133, of which 8.3 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Escurolles): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Escurolles): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Escurolles): 2.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gannat): 5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Monteignet-sur-l'Andelot): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHARMES_SAPC weather station, 6.4 km away at 330 m; the village itself is at 323 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VICHY-CHARMEIL, 12.2 km away at 249 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 74 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 676 mm of rain a year, spread over 105 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHARMES_SAPC, 6.4 km away at 330 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03182/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03182/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03182/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03182/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03109
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03118
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03182
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raincheval | 80 | 444 km N | 269 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blomac | 11 | 328 km S | 264 | 22.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 62 % · humidity 21 % |
| Billième | 73 | 202 km E | 273 | 23.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Pailly | 52 | 248 km NE | 270 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reugny | 03 | 62 km NW | 266 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caubeyres | 47 | 316 km SW | 277 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reugny | 03 | 62 km NW | 266 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Billième | 73 | 202 km E | 273 | 23.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Pailly | 52 | 248 km NE | 270 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caubeyres | 47 | 316 km SW | 277 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Blomac | 11 | 328 km S | 264 | 22.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 62 % · humidity 21 % |
| Raincheval | 80 | 444 km N | 269 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Monteignet-sur-l'Andelot'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reugny | 03 | 62 km NW | 266 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chappes | 10 | 240 km N | 360 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jussy-Champagne | 18 | 107 km NW | 205 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Paray-le-Frésil | 03 | 66 km NE | 376 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cour-sur-Loire | 41 | 220 km NW | 259 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Genay | 21 | 175 km NE | 370 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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