Moulins
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68.2/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Moulins (INSEE 03190) is in Allier (03), part of CA Moulins Communauté. Population 19,206 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03190-moulins
Vitality score
Vitality score 68.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie); sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 70 % of the 1,256 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.12 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.76 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.82 | 10 | 8.24 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
25 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JC MENARD CHOCOLATERIE · LA TENTATION · INDY · FREDERICK FOSSEY). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (THIERRY TRAITEUR · SARL DES TROIS PETITS COCHONS · BOUCHERIE MOUTARDIER · BOUCHERIE MA FRANCE NATURE - MOULINS · AUX FINS PALAIS LE PTI RESTO). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MOULINS EPICERIE · LE COMPTOIR DES REGIONS · MOULINS MARKET). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (MOULINS DISTRIBUTION · ALDI MARCHE · MONOPRIX EXPLOITATION, PAR ABREVIATION MPX). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
78 × Restaurant (CAFE LE COMMERCE · PAT A PAIN · LE P'TIT BAR · LE CHARLIE FOLIE'S · EFES KEBAB). [3,4]
30 × Café / bar (BRASSERIE MORA-MORA · LA LANTERNE · LE GALOPIN · LE GLASCOW · LA COUPOLE MOULINOISE). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES COQUELICOTS · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA COMETE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES CLEMATITES · ECOL MATE GPE SCOLAIRE LA MADE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEU DE PAUME). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LEONARD DE VINCI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES GATEAUX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE CHARLES PEGUY · COLLEGE ANNE DE BEAUJEU · COLLEGE EMILE GUILLAUMIN · COLLEGE). [3]
29 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PERRINE MICHEL, MÉDECIN · NADINE GIRON-MINARD, MÉDECIN · VALERIE DUCHOLLET, MÉDECIN · ALEXIS JOUANIN, MÉDECIN · MOKHTARIA BOUMAAZA, MÉDECIN). [3]
9 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MOULINS SUD · SELARL PHARMACIE DES CHAMPINS · SELARL PHARMACIE DES ARCADES · SELARL PHARMACIE THEODORE DE BANVILLE · GRANDE PHARMACIE). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (MOULINS LA MADELEINE AP · MOULINS LES CHARTREUX AP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE SAMUEL PATY · BIBLIOTHÈQUE LE FLORILÈGE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CGR MOULINS). [3]
8 × Gym / sports hall (INSPE ANTENNE DE MOULINS · PALAIS DES SPORTS · SALLE DES CHAMPINS · SALLE FRANCOIS MOREAU · LYCEE THEODORE DE BANVILLE). [3]
13 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL MOULINS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE · MOULINS PLACE D'ALLIER). [3]
37 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (CASABIANCA · HÔTEL LE CLOS DE BOURGOGNE · MERCURE MOULINS CENTRE - HÔTEL DE PARIS · IBIS MOULINS SUD · HÔTEL IBIS STYLE MOULINS CENTRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 12 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 9 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 25 | JC MENARD CHOCOLATERIE · LA TENTATION · INDY · FREDERICK FOSSEY | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | THIERRY TRAITEUR · SARL DES TROIS PETITS COCHONS · BOUCHERIE MOUTARDIER · BOUCHERIE MA FRANCE NATURE - MOULINS · AUX FINS PALAIS LE PTI RESTO | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | MOULINS EPICERIE · LE COMPTOIR DES REGIONS · MOULINS MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | MOULINS DISTRIBUTION · ALDI MARCHE · MONOPRIX EXPLOITATION, PAR ABREVIATION MPX | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 78 | CAFE LE COMMERCE · PAT A PAIN · LE P'TIT BAR · LE CHARLIE FOLIE'S · EFES KEBAB | INSEE BPE 78 / INSEE SIRENE 112 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 30 | BRASSERIE MORA-MORA · LA LANTERNE · LE GALOPIN · LE GLASCOW · LA COUPOLE MOULINOISE | INSEE SIRENE 30 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES COQUELICOTS · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA COMETE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES CLEMATITES · ECOL MATE GPE SCOLAIRE LA MADE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEU DE PAUME | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LEONARD DE VINCI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES GATEAUX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE CHARLES PEGUY · COLLEGE ANNE DE BEAUJEU · COLLEGE EMILE GUILLAUMIN · COLLEGE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 29 | PERRINE MICHEL, MÉDECIN · NADINE GIRON-MINARD, MÉDECIN · VALERIE DUCHOLLET, MÉDECIN · ALEXIS JOUANIN, MÉDECIN · MOKHTARIA BOUMAAZA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 29 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 9 | PHARMACIE MOULINS SUD · SELARL PHARMACIE DES CHAMPINS · SELARL PHARMACIE DES ARCADES · SELARL PHARMACIE THEODORE DE BANVILLE · GRANDE PHARMACIE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | MOULINS LA MADELEINE AP · MOULINS LES CHARTREUX AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MEDIATHÈQUE SAMUEL PATY · BIBLIOTHÈQUE LE FLORILÈGE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CGR MOULINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 8 | INSPE ANTENNE DE MOULINS · PALAIS DES SPORTS · SALLE DES CHAMPINS · SALLE FRANCOIS MOREAU · LYCEE THEODORE DE BANVILLE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 13 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL MOULINS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE · MOULINS PLACE D'ALLIER | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 37 | INSEE BPE 37 / INSEE SIRENE 51 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | CASABIANCA · HÔTEL LE CLOS DE BOURGOGNE · MERCURE MOULINS CENTRE - HÔTEL DE PARIS · IBIS MOULINS SUD · HÔTEL IBIS STYLE MOULINS CENTRE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday. [5,6,7,8]
Trajectory
Population 18,959 (2012) → 19,206 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [9,1]
Population 22,799 (1990) → 19,206 (2023): -15.8 % over 30 years. [10,1]
Dwellings (2023): 13,149, of which 4.3 % second homes and 11.7 % vacant. [11]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Moulins): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Food shop (Moulins): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
GP (Moulins): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Moulins): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Moulins): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the YZEURE weather station, 2.1 km away at 242 m; the village itself is at 220 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at NEUVY, 4.1 km away at 257 m, over 14 summers. [13]
An average of 793 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at YZEURE, 2.1 km away at 242 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6,7,8]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03190/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/03964277-1036-3377-beb2-27d3e190a18b— “Marché du mardi Quartier des Champins.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2023-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/6618ab6f-f2f4-377a-a5be-932897b14f95— “Marché du vendredi Place de la Liberté, Place d'Allier et marché couvert.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2023-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9dd173e2-5e98-3771-98a0-9f993d26ffef— “Marché du dimanche Place d'Allier.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2024-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/12fa8db5-b56d-3f1e-84a8-ea64328fa9bf— “Marché du mercredi à la Madeleine.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03190/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03190/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03190/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03190
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitré | 35 | 384 km NW | 19,365 | 70.1 | Served | no figures |
| Albertville | 73 | 256 km E | 19,978 | 74 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Riom | 63 | 77 km S | 18,820 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pertuis | 84 | 362 km SE | 19,548 | 70.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cognac | 16 | 298 km W | 18,532 | 67.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Puy-en-Velay | 43 | 175 km S | 18,540 | 77.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riom | 63 | 77 km S | 18,820 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Puy-en-Velay | 43 | 175 km S | 18,540 | 77.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Albertville | 73 | 256 km E | 19,978 | 74 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cognac | 16 | 298 km W | 18,532 | 67.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pertuis | 84 | 362 km SE | 19,548 | 70.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vitré | 35 | 384 km NW | 19,365 | 70.1 | Served | no figures |
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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 Moulins'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riom | 63 | 77 km S | 18,820 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Firminy | 42 | 150 km SE | 17,060 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montceau-les-Mines | 71 | 80 km E | 17,064 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey | 01 | 170 km SE | 15,934 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dole | 39 | 174 km E | 23,840 | 75.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Issoire | 63 | 114 km S | 15,115 | 71.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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