Saint-Martin-des-Lais
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 13.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-des-Lais (INSEE 03245) is in Allier (03), part of CA Moulins Communauté. Population 122 (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 13.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 12,371 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.2 | 10 | 2.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (GUINGUETTE DE LA GRENOUILLE). [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, 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 | 1 | GUINGUETTE DE LA GRENOUILLE | 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 | 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 140 (2012) → 122 (2023): -12.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 174 (1990) → 122 (2023): -29.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 78, of which 15.4 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Garnat-sur-Engièvre): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Garnat-sur-Engièvre): 4.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Beaulon): 7.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cronat): 6.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Paray-le-Frésil): 4 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the DIOU weather station, 14.6 km away at 220 m; the village itself is at 205 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-POURCAIN-BES, 19.8 km away at 266 m, over 18 summers. [12]
That station sits 61 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 796 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHEVAGNES, 10.1 km away at 228 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03245/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03245/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03245/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03245/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03120
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03019
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71155
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03203
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourdun | 32 | 443 km SW | 117 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lamazère | 32 | 428 km SW | 129 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Drubec | 14 | 391 km NW | 111 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moncassin | 32 | 436 km SW | 123 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 50 % |
| Massels | 47 | 340 km SW | 120 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 70 % |
| Cernay | 14 | 361 km NW | 137 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 78 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massels | 47 | 340 km SW | 120 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 70 % |
| Cernay | 14 | 361 km NW | 137 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 78 % |
| Drubec | 14 | 391 km NW | 111 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lamazère | 32 | 428 km SW | 129 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Moncassin | 32 | 436 km SW | 123 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 50 % |
| Tourdun | 32 | 443 km SW | 117 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
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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-Martin-des-Lais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanceaux-près-Loches | 37 | 213 km W | 109 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtelus | 03 | 53 km S | 119 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mainzac | 16 | 274 km SW | 125 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villiers-aux-Corneilles | 51 | 212 km N | 113 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ventouse | 16 | 270 km W | 122 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Souline | 16 | 318 km SW | 112 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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