Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat (INSEE 03244) is in Allier (03), part of CA Montluçon Communauté. Population 130 (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 7.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 12,923 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.19 | 10 | 1.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.29 | 5 | 1.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-LUC DEJOUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 1 | JEAN-LUC DEJOUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 149 (2012) → 130 (2023): -12.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 188 (1990) → 130 (2023): -30.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 116, of which 35.3 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marcillat-en-Combraille): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Évaux-les-Bains): 8.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Évaux-les-Bains): 8.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Marcillat-en-Combraille): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the DURDAT-LAREQUILLE weather station, 14.4 km away at 500 m; the village itself is at 524 m. [11]
An average of 867 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MARCILLAT-EN-COMBRAILLES, 4.4 km away at 494 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 — 03244/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03244/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03244/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03244/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03161
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23076
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03244
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brucourt | 14 | 399 km NW | 129 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 61 % |
| Ayat-sur-Sioule | 63 | 25 km SE | 138 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 50 % |
| Badailhac | 15 | 136 km S | 129 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Gourson | 16 | 176 km W | 133 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
| Savigny-Poil-Fol | 58 | 120 km NE | 108 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 91 % |
| Sceau-Saint-Angel | 24 | 165 km SW | 125 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayat-sur-Sioule | 63 | 25 km SE | 138 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 50 % |
| Savigny-Poil-Fol | 58 | 120 km NE | 108 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 91 % |
| Badailhac | 15 | 136 km S | 129 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 70 % |
| Sceau-Saint-Angel | 24 | 165 km SW | 125 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Gourson | 16 | 176 km W | 133 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
| Brucourt | 14 | 399 km NW | 129 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 61 % |
Elsewhere
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