Saint-Didier-en-Donjon
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 25.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Didier-en-Donjon (INSEE 03226) is in Allier (03), part of CC Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire. Population 245 (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 25.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 17,145 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.37 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE COUPON). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (MAIRIE DE SAINT-DIDIER EN DONJON). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 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 | 1 | LE COUPON | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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-DIDIER EN DONJON | 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 269 (2012) → 245 (2023): -8.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 311 (1990) → 245 (2023): -21.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 158, of which 6.3 % second homes and 27.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Donjon): 6.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Donjon): 6.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Donjon): 6.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Donjon): 6.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Didier-en-Donjon): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAINT DIDIER_SAPC weather station, 2.6 km away at 293 m; the village itself is at 288 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SAINT DIDIER_SAPC, 2.6 km away at 293 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 779 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAINT DIDIER_SAPC, 2.6 km away at 293 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03226/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03226/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03226/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03226/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03103
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03226
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luneau | 03 | 7.6 km E | 277 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léger-sur-Vouzance | 03 | 6.4 km E | 258 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sabonnères | 31 | 392 km SW | 332 | 33.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Laymont | 32 | 400 km SW | 232 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mant | 40 | 464 km SW | 268 | 24.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 49 % · humidity 21 % |
| Berlencourt-le-Cauroy | 62 | 446 km N | 277 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léger-sur-Vouzance | 03 | 6.4 km E | 258 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luneau | 03 | 7.6 km E | 277 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sabonnères | 31 | 392 km SW | 332 | 33.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Laymont | 32 | 400 km SW | 232 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
| Berlencourt-le-Cauroy | 62 | 446 km N | 277 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mant | 40 | 464 km SW | 268 | 24.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 49 % · humidity 21 % |
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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-Didier-en-Donjon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luneau | 03 | 7.6 km E | 277 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léger-sur-Vouzance | 03 | 6.4 km E | 258 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaune-d'Allier | 03 | 76 km W | 296 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bresnay | 03 | 47 km W | 386 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Santenay | 41 | 246 km NW | 296 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Voir | 03 | 26 km W | 201 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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