Pierrefitte-sur-Loire
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pierrefitte-sur-Loire (INSEE 03207) is in Allier (03), part of CC Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire. Population 506 (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 40.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 17,753 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ESPACE COMMERCIAL LE PARADIS). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BDH CATERING). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PIERREFITTE SUR LOIRE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MAIRIE DE PIERREFITTE-SUR-LOIRE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (PEREIRA ADILIA). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU VERNAY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | ESPACE COMMERCIAL LE PARADIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | BDH CATERING | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BISTROT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | PIERREFITTE SUR LOIRE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MAIRIE DE PIERREFITTE-SUR-LOIRE | 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 | 1 | PEREIRA ADILIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU VERNAY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 508 (2012) → 506 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 609 (1990) → 506 (2023): -16.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 305, of which 12.8 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Coulanges): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pierrefitte-sur-Loire): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Dompierre-sur-Besbre): 9.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Diou): 6.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Pierrefitte-sur-Loire): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the DIOU weather station, 9.3 km away at 220 m; the village itself is at 224 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-POURCAIN-BES, 15.5 km away at 266 m, over 18 summers. [12]
An average of 825 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at DIOU, 9.3 km away at 220 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 — 03207/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03207/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03207/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03207/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03086
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03207
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03102
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03100
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escales | 11 | 376 km S | 512 | 48.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 50 % · humidity 21 % |
| Méry-ès-Bois | 18 | 142 km NW | 533 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vercheny | 26 | 229 km SE | 443 | 43 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vingrau | 66 | 415 km S | 536 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 43 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols | 84 | 287 km S | 499 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bessat | 42 | 138 km SE | 530 | 51.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bessat | 42 | 138 km SE | 530 | 51.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Méry-ès-Bois | 18 | 142 km NW | 533 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vercheny | 26 | 229 km SE | 443 | 43 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols | 84 | 287 km S | 499 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escales | 11 | 376 km S | 512 | 48.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 50 % · humidity 21 % |
| Vingrau | 66 | 415 km S | 536 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 43 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Pierrefitte-sur-Loire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léon | 03 | 15 km SW | 530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cerdon | 01 | 135 km E | 747 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sanxay | 86 | 293 km W | 548 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vaour | 81 | 313 km SW | 393 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-des-Bois | 71 | 40 km SE | 421 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pagny-le-Château | 21 | 121 km NE | 477 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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