Saint-Caprais
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Caprais (INSEE 03222) is in Allier (03), part of CC du Pays de Tronçais. Population 103 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03222-saint-caprais
Vitality score
Vitality score 8.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 10,844 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 86 (2012) → 103 (2023): 19.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 112 (1990) → 103 (2023): -8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 71, of which 19.7 % second homes and 18.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cérilly): 9.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Venas): 8.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Hérisson): 5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Cérilly): 9.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Brethon): 2.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the HERISSON weather station, 5.7 km away at 248 m; the village itself is at 361 m. [12]
The village sits 113 m above 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. [12]
An average of 776 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at HERISSON, 5.7 km away at 248 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 — 03222/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03222/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03222/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03222/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03048
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03303
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03127
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03041
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-de-Toursac | 15 | 202 km S | 103 | 8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 49 % |
| Oyes | 51 | 263 km N | 106 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 65 % |
| Luçay-le-Libre | 36 | 87 km NW | 105 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 58 % |
| Montharville | 28 | 210 km NW | 105 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 61 % |
| Vieux-Ruffec | 16 | 190 km W | 106 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 66 % |
| Sembleçay | 36 | 110 km NW | 100 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 65 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luçay-le-Libre | 36 | 87 km NW | 105 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 58 % |
| Sembleçay | 36 | 110 km NW | 100 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 65 % |
| Vieux-Ruffec | 16 | 190 km W | 106 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 66 % |
| Saint-Julien-de-Toursac | 15 | 202 km S | 103 | 8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 49 % |
| Montharville | 28 | 210 km NW | 105 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 61 % |
| Oyes | 51 | 263 km N | 106 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 65 % |
Elsewhere
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