Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq (INSEE 03230) is in Allier (03), part of CC du Pays de Lapalisse. Population 523 (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 31.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 17,664 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 | 0.79 | 10 | 7.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.42 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT ETIENNE DE VICQ AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 1 | SAINT ETIENNE DE VICQ AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 533 (2012) → 523 (2023): -1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 406 (1990) → 523 (2023): 28.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 259, of which 5.8 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Magnet): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cusset): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Cusset): 7.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cusset): 7.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Étienne-de-Vicq): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VICHY-VILLE weather station, 9.9 km away at 255 m; the village itself is at 333 m. [11]
The village sits 78 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VICHY-CHARMEIL, 10.5 km away at 249 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 84 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 806 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VICHY-VILLE, 9.9 km away at 255 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 — 03230/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03230/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03230/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03230/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03157
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03095
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03230
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chânes | 71 | 94 km E | 530 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Louroux | 37 | 236 km NW | 533 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gougenheim | 67 | 413 km NE | 531 | 33.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germé | 32 | 401 km SW | 515 | 29.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 29 % |
| Lasgraisses | 81 | 287 km SW | 559 | 33.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jouy | 89 | 225 km N | 510 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chânes | 71 | 94 km E | 530 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jouy | 89 | 225 km N | 510 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Louroux | 37 | 236 km NW | 533 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lasgraisses | 81 | 287 km SW | 559 | 33.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germé | 32 | 401 km SW | 515 | 29.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 29 % |
| Gougenheim | 67 | 413 km NE | 531 | 33.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · 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-Étienne-de-Vicq'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chânes | 71 | 94 km E | 530 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luché-Thouarsais | 79 | 304 km W | 536 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Preuilly | 18 | 145 km NW | 477 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cheilly-lès-Maranges | 71 | 118 km NE | 515 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Audes | 03 | 81 km NW | 402 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bogy | 07 | 138 km SE | 488 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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