Saint-Christophe-en-Bourbonnais
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Christophe-en-Bourbonnais (INSEE 03223) is in Allier (03), part of CC du Pays de Lapalisse. Population 442 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 17.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 17,937 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE MARIE PAPE CARPENTIER). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE MARIE PAPE CARPENTIER | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 491 (2012) → 442 (2023): -10 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 475 (1990) → 442 (2023): -6.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 257, of which 3.9 % second homes and 14.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Molles): 6.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Billezois): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Cusset): 9.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Cusset): 9.7 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Christophe-en-Bourbonnais): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CHATEL-MONTAGNE weather station, 10 km away at 517 m; the village itself is at 368 m. [12]
The village sits 149 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at VICHY-CHARMEIL, 13.6 km away at 249 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 119 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 884 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LAPALISSE, 9.2 km away at 287 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 — 03223/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03223/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03223/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03223/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03174
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03095
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03223
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bigottière | 53 | 402 km NW | 489 | 23.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bois | 17 | 332 km W | 523 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Berdoues | 32 | 389 km SW | 424 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Arue | 40 | 387 km SW | 356 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 28 % · winter 81 % |
| Caupenne-d'Armagnac | 32 | 390 km SW | 446 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 68 % · humidity 29 % |
| Challignac | 16 | 296 km W | 335 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challignac | 16 | 296 km W | 335 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bois | 17 | 332 km W | 523 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Arue | 40 | 387 km SW | 356 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 28 % · winter 81 % |
| Berdoues | 32 | 389 km SW | 424 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Caupenne-d'Armagnac | 32 | 390 km SW | 446 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 68 % · humidity 29 % |
| La Bigottière | 53 | 402 km NW | 489 | 23.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · 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-Christophe-en-Bourbonnais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baudres | 36 | 182 km NW | 397 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Genest | 03 | 76 km W | 386 | 31.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chabrac | 16 | 221 km W | 603 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bussy-le-Repos | 89 | 212 km N | 453 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vievy-le-Rayé | 41 | 255 km NW | 470 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épineu-le-Chevreuil | 72 | 348 km NW | 286 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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