Poëzat
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Poëzat (INSEE 03209) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 152 (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 22.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 14,217 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 6.97 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (COM1GORET). [3,4]
1 × Library (MAIRIE DE POËZAT). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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. [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 | COM1GORET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | MAIRIE DE POËZAT | 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 130 (2012) → 152 (2023): 16.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 127 (1990) → 152 (2023): 19.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 76, of which 5.3 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gannat): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gannat): 1.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Gannat): 2.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gannat): 2.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Genès-du-Retz): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the CHARMES_SAPC weather station, 1.8 km away at 330 m; the village itself is at 339 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VICHY-CHARMEIL, 16.9 km away at 249 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 90 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 676 mm of rain a year, spread over 105 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHARMES_SAPC, 1.8 km away at 330 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
10 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 197,525 € — 951 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Allier is 924 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03209/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03209/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03209/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03209/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03118
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63347
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouzeron | 71 | 146 km NE | 143 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Échenans | 25 | 310 km NE | 163 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauvigney-lès-Pesmes | 70 | 225 km NE | 159 | 22.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laàs | 64 | 440 km SW | 140 | 20.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
| Boult-aux-Bois | 08 | 392 km N | 157 | 21.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 100 % |
| Bouxurulles | 88 | 339 km NE | 176 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouzeron | 71 | 146 km NE | 143 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sauvigney-lès-Pesmes | 70 | 225 km NE | 159 | 22.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Échenans | 25 | 310 km NE | 163 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouxurulles | 88 | 339 km NE | 176 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boult-aux-Bois | 08 | 392 km N | 157 | 21.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 100 % |
| Laàs | 64 | 440 km SW | 140 | 20.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Poëzat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meunet-sur-Vatan | 36 | 152 km NW | 198 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Massingy-lès-Semur | 21 | 183 km NE | 151 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Curtil-Vergy | 21 | 176 km NE | 163 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vergné | 17 | 288 km W | 172 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Spoy | 10 | 262 km NE | 143 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jussecourt-Minecourt | 51 | 324 km N | 193 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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