Saint-Pierre-Laval
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 2 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pierre-Laval (INSEE 03250) is in Allier (03), part of CC du Pays de Lapalisse. Population 373 (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 8.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 2 % of the 18,034 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.97 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [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, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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] | |
| 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) | 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 377 (2012) → 373 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 416 (1990) → 373 (2023): -10.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 233, of which 15 % second homes and 11.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux): 1.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux): 1.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux): 1.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux): 1.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux): 1.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ARFEUILLES weather station, 5.5 km away at 450 m; the village itself is at 429 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST-NICOLAS, 16.9 km away at 1,022 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 593 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 953 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ARFEUILLES, 5.5 km away at 450 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03250/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03250/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03250/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03250/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42257
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantillac | 16 | 328 km W | 370 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aulnoy | 77 | 298 km N | 362 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quinsac | 24 | 253 km W | 381 | 9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Orconte | 51 | 284 km N | 365 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laburgade | 46 | 267 km SW | 379 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gadencourt | 27 | 357 km NW | 364 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinsac | 24 | 253 km W | 381 | 9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Laburgade | 46 | 267 km SW | 379 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orconte | 51 | 284 km N | 365 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aulnoy | 77 | 298 km N | 362 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chantillac | 16 | 328 km W | 370 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gadencourt | 27 | 357 km NW | 364 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · 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-Pierre-Laval'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orges | 52 | 226 km N | 361 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourberain | 21 | 185 km NE | 382 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc | 23 | 120 km W | 410 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Annay-la-Côte | 89 | 148 km N | 329 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme | 01 | 131 km E | 367 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cuisia | 39 | 130 km E | 386 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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