Saint-Clément
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Clément (INSEE 03224) is in Allier (03), part of CA Vichy Communauté. Population 284 (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/03224-saint-clement
Vitality score
Vitality score 29.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 17,708 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.2 | 5 | 1.01 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (GESTY'A). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar (CHEZ LA LOUISE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Library (BOBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT CLÉMENT ECOLE DE SAINT-CLÉMENT). [4]
1 × Campsite (LES PLANS). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | GESTY'A | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CHEZ LA LOUISE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 1 | BOBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT CLÉMENT ECOLE DE SAINT-CLÉMENT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LES PLANS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 338 (2012) → 284 (2023): -16 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 328 (1990) → 284 (2023): -13.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 311, of which 39.9 % second homes and 10.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Mayet-de-Montagne): 3.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Mayet-de-Montagne): 3.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Mayet-de-Montagne): 3.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Mayet-de-Montagne): 3.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Clément): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MAYET-DE-MONTAG weather station, 2.3 km away at 534 m; the village itself is at 495 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-NICOLAS, 7.8 km away at 1,022 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 527 m above 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 969 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MAYET-DE-MONTAG, 2.3 km away at 534 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
46 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 79,800 € — 710 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Allier is 924 € per m², so this commune sits below 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 — 03224/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03224/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03224/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03224/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03165
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03224
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vachères | 04 | 282 km SE | 332 | 37 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sembadel | 43 | 88 km S | 247 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| Junhac | 15 | 179 km SW | 286 | 35.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Borrèze | 24 | 219 km SW | 354 | 33.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beaumont | 07 | 173 km S | 262 | 35.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-Chambre | 07 | 145 km SE | 255 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sembadel | 43 | 88 km S | 247 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-Chambre | 07 | 145 km SE | 255 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaumont | 07 | 173 km S | 262 | 35.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Junhac | 15 | 179 km SW | 286 | 35.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Borrèze | 24 | 219 km SW | 354 | 33.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vachères | 04 | 282 km SE | 332 | 37 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Clément'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domaize | 63 | 44 km S | 386 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Viévy | 21 | 124 km NE | 364 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pousthomy | 12 | 260 km S | 212 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Chabrillanoux | 07 | 153 km SE | 406 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aigueperse | 69 | 61 km NE | 235 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pazy | 58 | 130 km N | 293 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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