Saint-Genest
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Genest (INSEE 03233) is in Allier (03), part of CA Montluçon Communauté. Population 386 (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 31.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 18,020 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 6.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (AU SAINT-GENEST · MULLER-CLEMENT). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 2 | AU SAINT-GENEST · MULLER-CLEMENT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | 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 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 347 (2012) → 386 (2023): 11.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 322 (1990) → 386 (2023): 19.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 185, of which 3.8 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Néris-les-Bains): 5.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Néris-les-Bains): 5.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Néris-les-Bains): 5.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Néris-les-Bains): 5.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Genest): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DURDAT-LAREQUILLE weather station, 8 km away at 500 m; the village itself is at 400 m. [10]
The village sits 100 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTLUCON, 10.2 km away at 229 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 171 m below 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 874 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DURDAT-LAREQUILLE, 8 km away at 500 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 — 03233/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03233/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03233/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03233/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03195
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03233
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-le-Comtal | 32 | 340 km SW | 381 | 28.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Berdoues | 32 | 354 km SW | 424 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Caupenne-d'Armagnac | 32 | 346 km SW | 446 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 29 % |
| Ossages | 40 | 407 km SW | 492 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 89 % |
| Neuvicq | 17 | 243 km SW | 378 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 86 % |
| Sainte-Christie-d'Armagnac | 32 | 343 km SW | 382 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 7 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvicq | 17 | 243 km SW | 378 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Comtal | 32 | 340 km SW | 381 | 28.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sainte-Christie-d'Armagnac | 32 | 343 km SW | 382 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 7 % |
| Caupenne-d'Armagnac | 32 | 346 km SW | 446 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 29 % |
| Berdoues | 32 | 354 km SW | 424 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Ossages | 40 | 407 km SW | 492 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 89 % |
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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-Genest'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Christophe-en-Bourbonnais | 03 | 76 km E | 442 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baudres | 36 | 117 km NW | 397 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champniers | 86 | 174 km W | 358 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Fraysse | 81 | 264 km S | 421 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-Bâton | 79 | 226 km W | 415 | 30.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-Lagineste | 46 | 170 km S | 378 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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