Montluçon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 79.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montluçon (INSEE 03185) is in Allier (03), part of CA Montluçon Communauté. Population 33,147 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03185-montlucon
Vitality score
Vitality score 79.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 689 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 | 0.83 | 25 | 20.8 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.89 |
| Education | 0.83 | 10 | 8.26 |
| Health | 0.9 | 10 | 8.98 |
| Public & culture | 0.42 | 5 | 2.1 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
22 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE DAUPHIN BLAMPAIN · BOULANGERIE DA SILVA ANTONIO). [3,4]
10 × Butcher (boucherie) (ETS FRANCOIS DUPEUX ET FILS · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE SAINT JEAN · GFDDV · LE COCHON D OR). [3,4]
15 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (STUDIO COMME J'AIME · DESTOCK MARQUES · LES 3 J · NAZAR FRAICHEUR · SUPERETTE DES 4 SAISONS). [3,4]
11 × Supermarket (KALILA · MARAIS-DIS · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LE COMPTOIR AUX FROMAGES). [4]
105 × Restaurant (PAT A PAIN · PAT'A PAIN · MAC DONALD'S FRANCE). [3,4]
36 × Café / bar (LE PICOTIN · LE NEWS · LE CELTIQUE · LE CONNETABLE · L'ARENA). [4]
7 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN RENOIR · ECOLE MATERNELLE EMILE ZOLA · ECOL MATE LOUISE MICHEL · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIE NOEL). [3]
14 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB. JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB ARISTIDE BRIAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BALZAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL LAFARGUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
5 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN ZAY · COLLEGE JEAN-JACQUES SOULIER · COLLEGE JULES VERNE · COLLEGE JULES FERRY · LYCEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
28 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOIS BERNIS, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE CHATEAU, MÉDECIN · CHAOUKI KHEDARA, MÉDECIN · ALAIN AMAURIN, MÉDECIN · DIEU-TONG TRAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
14 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT JACQUES · PHARMACIE POGET · PHARMACIE DE RIMARD · PHARMACIE PRESIDENT AURIOL · PHARMACIE DES GRANDS PRES). [3,4]
6 × Post office / agence postale (MONTLUCON ST JEAN RP · MONTLUCON LE CAPRI RP · MONTLUCON BIEN ASSIS AP · LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE BORIS VIAN · BIBLIOBUS MONTLUÇON · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE FONTBOUILLANT). [3]
1 × Cinema (PALACE). [3]
12 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE MME DE STAEL · STADE DUNLOP · COLLEGE JULES FERRY · GYMNASE LTE PAUL CONSTANT · KARATE CLUB MONTLUCON). [3]
18 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MONTLUCON · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE D EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN). [3]
54 × Hairdresser (HARCOIF · FARE COIFFURE · DELARBRE SALON). [3,4]
7 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
9 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE FAISAN · B&B HOTELS MONTLUÇON CENTRE · COMFORT · HOTELS MARMOTTE · BOMOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 17 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 12 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 22 | PATISSERIE DAUPHIN BLAMPAIN · BOULANGERIE DA SILVA ANTONIO | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 10 | ETS FRANCOIS DUPEUX ET FILS · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE SAINT JEAN · GFDDV · LE COCHON D OR | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 15 | STUDIO COMME J'AIME · DESTOCK MARQUES · LES 3 J · NAZAR FRAICHEUR · SUPERETTE DES 4 SAISONS | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 11 | KALILA · MARAIS-DIS · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LE COMPTOIR AUX FROMAGES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 105 | PAT A PAIN · PAT'A PAIN · MAC DONALD'S FRANCE | INSEE BPE 105 / INSEE SIRENE 156 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 36 | LE PICOTIN · LE NEWS · LE CELTIQUE · LE CONNETABLE · L'ARENA | INSEE SIRENE 36 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 7 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN RENOIR · ECOLE MATERNELLE EMILE ZOLA · ECOL MATE LOUISE MICHEL · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIE NOEL | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 14 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB. JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB ARISTIDE BRIAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BALZAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL LAFARGUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | COLLEGE JEAN ZAY · COLLEGE JEAN-JACQUES SOULIER · COLLEGE JULES VERNE · COLLEGE JULES FERRY · LYCEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 28 | FRANCOIS BERNIS, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE CHATEAU, MÉDECIN · CHAOUKI KHEDARA, MÉDECIN · ALAIN AMAURIN, MÉDECIN · DIEU-TONG TRAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 28 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 14 | PHARMACIE SAINT JACQUES · PHARMACIE POGET · PHARMACIE DE RIMARD · PHARMACIE PRESIDENT AURIOL · PHARMACIE DES GRANDS PRES | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 6 | MONTLUCON ST JEAN RP · MONTLUCON LE CAPRI RP · MONTLUCON BIEN ASSIS AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Library | 3 | MEDIATHEQUE BORIS VIAN · BIBLIOBUS MONTLUÇON · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE FONTBOUILLANT | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | PALACE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 12 | LYCEE MME DE STAEL · STADE DUNLOP · COLLEGE JULES FERRY · GYMNASE LTE PAUL CONSTANT · KARATE CLUB MONTLUCON | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 18 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MONTLUCON · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE D EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 54 | HARCOIF · FARE COIFFURE · DELARBRE SALON | INSEE BPE 54 / INSEE SIRENE 76 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 7 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 9 | HÔTEL LE FAISAN · B&B HOTELS MONTLUÇON CENTRE · COMFORT · HOTELS MARMOTTE · BOMOTEL | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 38,072 (2012) → 33,147 (2023): -12.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 44,248 (1990) → 33,147 (2023): -25.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 24,133, of which 3.1 % second homes and 24.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montluçon): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Montluçon): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Montluçon): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montluçon): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montluçon): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTLUCON weather station, 2.9 km away at 207 m; the village itself is at 212 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTLUCON, 2.9 km away at 207 m, over 10 summers. [10]
An average of 635 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTLUCON, 2.9 km away at 207 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03185/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9d9b1b83-2dc5-31f6-9615-877eed594ce2— “Chaque dimanche matin, profitez du marché qui se déroule sur l'Avenue de la République, de la Place Jean Dormoy au Pont Saint-Pierre.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03185/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03185/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03185/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03185
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevers | 58 | 83 km NE | 33,085 | 77 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épinal | 88 | 355 km NE | 32,251 | 81.1 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romans-sur-Isère | 26 | 238 km SE | 33,464 | 79.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 40 | 366 km SW | 31,592 | 76 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 36 % |
| Marignane | 13 | 385 km SE | 33,692 | 74.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 61 % · humidity 50 % |
| Auxerre | 89 | 178 km NE | 35,097 | 78.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevers | 58 | 83 km NE | 33,085 | 77 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auxerre | 89 | 178 km NE | 35,097 | 78.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romans-sur-Isère | 26 | 238 km SE | 33,464 | 79.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Épinal | 88 | 355 km NE | 32,251 | 81.1 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 40 | 366 km SW | 31,592 | 76 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 36 % |
| Marignane | 13 | 385 km SE | 33,692 | 74.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 61 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Montluçon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevers | 58 | 83 km NE | 33,085 | 77 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mâcon | 71 | 171 km E | 35,177 | 80.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Chamond | 42 | 176 km SE | 35,646 | 81.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourgoin-Jallieu | 38 | 222 km E | 30,151 | 84.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteauroux | 36 | 87 km NW | 42,963 | 78.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 71 | 179 km E | 45,102 | 82.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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