Saint-Didier-la-Forêt
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Didier-la-Forêt (INSEE 03227) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 399 (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 21.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 18,000 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR SNACK SAINT DIDIER LA FORET). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-DIDIER LA FORÊT). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR SNACK SAINT DIDIER LA FORET | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-DIDIER LA FORÊT | 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 | 1 | 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 380 (2012) → 399 (2023): 5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 375 (1990) → 399 (2023): 6.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 219, of which 5.9 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat): 6.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat): 6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Broût-Vernet): 7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat): 6.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Marcenat): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PARAY-SOUS-BRIAILLES weather station, 6.4 km away at 245 m; the village itself is at 270 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VICHY-CHARMEIL, 7.9 km away at 249 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 760 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PARAY-SOUS-BRIAILLES, 6.4 km away at 245 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 — 03227/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03227/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03227/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03227/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03258
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03043
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03160
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montertelot | 56 | 474 km NW | 375 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Gué-de-l'Isle | 22 | 498 km NW | 372 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jussy | 89 | 167 km N | 351 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brenoux | 48 | 194 km S | 384 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montravers | 79 | 318 km W | 365 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-Lherm | 31 | 312 km SW | 443 | 26.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 89 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jussy | 89 | 167 km N | 351 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brenoux | 48 | 194 km S | 384 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-Lherm | 31 | 312 km SW | 443 | 26.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 89 % |
| Montravers | 79 | 318 km W | 365 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montertelot | 56 | 474 km NW | 375 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Gué-de-l'Isle | 22 | 498 km NW | 372 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-la-Forêt'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jussy | 89 | 167 km N | 351 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moriat | 63 | 92 km S | 392 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Penol | 38 | 171 km SE | 381 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Éclans-Nenon | 39 | 199 km NE | 371 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Combre | 42 | 74 km E | 411 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Retschwiller | 67 | 456 km NE | 274 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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