Naves
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 20.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Naves (INSEE 03194) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 146 (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 20.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 13,883 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.52 |
| Housing mix | 0.47 | 5 | 2.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ JOSY ET GEORGES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | CHEZ JOSY ET GEORGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 115 (2012) → 146 (2023): 27 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 108 (1990) → 146 (2023): 35.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 113, of which 26.5 % second homes and 10.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bellenaves): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bellenaves): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bellenaves): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bellenaves): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bellenaves): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ECHASSIERES_SAPC weather station, 11.9 km away at 650 m; the village itself is at 391 m. [9]
The village sits 259 m below 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ECHASSIERES_SAPC, 11.9 km away at 650 m, over 13 summers. [9]
That station sits 259 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 684 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at EBREUIL, 6.7 km away at 307 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03194/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03194/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03194/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03194/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mailly | 71 | 77 km E | 148 | 18 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coutansouze | 03 | 8.9 km NW | 154 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Asnières-en-Montagne | 21 | 193 km NE | 160 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parfondeval | 02 | 404 km N | 143 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 53 % |
| Inxent | 62 | 494 km N | 157 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Choux | 39 | 205 km E | 139 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coutansouze | 03 | 8.9 km NW | 154 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mailly | 71 | 77 km E | 148 | 18 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Asnières-en-Montagne | 21 | 193 km NE | 160 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Choux | 39 | 205 km E | 139 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parfondeval | 02 | 404 km N | 143 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 53 % |
| Inxent | 62 | 494 km N | 157 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · 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 Naves'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coutansouze | 03 | 8.9 km NW | 154 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courchamp | 77 | 274 km N | 151 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bazincourt-sur-Saulx | 55 | 317 km NE | 141 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lusigny-sur-Ouche | 21 | 157 km NE | 115 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Collonge-en-Charollais | 71 | 121 km NE | 151 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Broing-les-Moines | 21 | 214 km NE | 180 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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