Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort (INSEE 03220) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 713 (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 41.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 16,308 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE MOULIN D'ARTHUR). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA TABLE DE SAINT BONNET). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (MAIRIE DE SAINT-BONNET DE ROCHEFORT). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE D ACTIVITES). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (GIRAUD MADELEINE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE MOULIN D'ARTHUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 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 | LA TABLE DE SAINT BONNET | 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | MAIRIE DE SAINT-BONNET DE ROCHEFORT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE D ACTIVITES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | GIRAUD MADELEINE | 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 | 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 647 (2012) → 713 (2023): 10.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 712 (1990) → 713 (2023): 0.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 401, of which 15 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vicq): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Ébreuil): 5.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Ébreuil): 5.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BROUT-VERNET weather station, 11 km away at 313 m; the village itself is at 336 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ECHASSIERES_SAPC, 14.6 km away at 650 m, over 13 summers. [11]
That station sits 314 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 684 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at EBREUIL, 4.9 km away at 307 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03220/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03220/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03220/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03220/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03220
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03311
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03107
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millançay | 41 | 178 km NW | 716 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ressons-le-Long | 02 | 360 km N | 790 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque | 84 | 325 km SE | 805 | 41.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vouillé-les-Marais | 85 | 316 km W | 806 | 54 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tréméreuc | 22 | 475 km NW | 729 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Igny-de-Roche | 71 | 90 km E | 789 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Igny-de-Roche | 71 | 90 km E | 789 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Millançay | 41 | 178 km NW | 716 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vouillé-les-Marais | 85 | 316 km W | 806 | 54 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque | 84 | 325 km SE | 805 | 41.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ressons-le-Long | 02 | 360 km N | 790 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 % |
| Tréméreuc | 22 | 475 km NW | 729 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 27 % · 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 Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millançay | 41 | 178 km NW | 716 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chapelle-Viviers | 86 | 189 km W | 551 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Reipertswiller | 67 | 449 km NE | 842 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-du-Bois | 72 | 300 km NW | 768 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Aveyron | 45 | 190 km N | 836 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Faux-en-Périgord | 24 | 246 km SW | 672 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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