Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule (INSEE 03254) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 4,884 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03254-saint-pourcain-sur-sioule
Vitality score
Vitality score 60.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 4,792 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 | 0.57 | 25 | 14.15 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.29 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE CYGNE · BOULANGERIE LE PALUET · JMB · PAUSE GOURMANDE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR JF DUMONT · BIDAUD MARCUS). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LIDL · VIVAL · TRES ALLIER). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
23 × Restaurant (SARL LE COROSSOL · SARL ZENITH · L'OASIS). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (MAFRANI'S · BAR DE LA MAIRIE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FRANCOISE DOLTO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE C. CLAUDEL). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MICHELET BERTHELOT · ECOL ELEM PRIV NTRE DAME DES VICTOIRES). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE BLAISE DE VIGENERE · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DES VICTOIRES). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAXENCE BOUVIER, MÉDECIN · BRUNO BOUVIER, MÉDECIN · SUZY BOUCHANT, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER LANDAN, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE JACQUETIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE AMBLARD · PHARMACIE DES COURS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-POURÇAIN SUR SIOULE). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (ECOLE COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DES VICTOIRES · SALLE DES SPORTS JEAN REYNAUD · GYMNASE BERTHELOT · LYCEE COLLEGE BLAISE DE VIGENERE). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE LOCALE DE ST POURCAIN SUR SIOULE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SAINT POURCAIN SUR SIOULE). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (DIMINU'TIF · CHEVEUX D' ANGELIQUE · COIFF & CO · TENDANCE COIFFURE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LES PERCHES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Restaurant, 3 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LE CYGNE · BOULANGERIE LE PALUET · JMB · PAUSE GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR JF DUMONT · BIDAUD MARCUS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LIDL · VIVAL · TRES ALLIER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 23 | SARL LE COROSSOL · SARL ZENITH · L'OASIS | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | MAFRANI'S · BAR DE LA MAIRIE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FRANCOISE DOLTO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE C. CLAUDEL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MICHELET BERTHELOT · ECOL ELEM PRIV NTRE DAME DES VICTOIRES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE BLAISE DE VIGENERE · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DES VICTOIRES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | MAXENCE BOUVIER, MÉDECIN · BRUNO BOUVIER, MÉDECIN · SUZY BOUCHANT, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER LANDAN, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE JACQUETIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE AMBLARD · PHARMACIE DES COURS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-POURÇAIN SUR SIOULE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | ECOLE COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DES VICTOIRES · SALLE DES SPORTS JEAN REYNAUD · GYMNASE BERTHELOT · LYCEE COLLEGE BLAISE DE VIGENERE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE LOCALE DE ST POURCAIN SUR SIOULE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SAINT POURCAIN SUR SIOULE | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | DIMINU'TIF · CHEVEUX D' ANGELIQUE · COIFF & CO · TENDANCE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LES PERCHES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,956 (2012) → 4,884 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,159 (1990) → 4,884 (2023): -5.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,907, of which 3.1 % second homes and 13.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 0.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LOUCHY-MONTFAND weather station, 3.7 km away at 281 m; the village itself is at 252 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHAREIL-CINTRAT_SAPC, 6 km away at 286 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 736 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LOUCHY-MONTFAND, 3.7 km away at 281 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 — 03254/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9741c487-520e-3b8e-a752-beca1fc135ef— “Marché de Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03254/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03254/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03254/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03254
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amplepuis | 69 | 89 km SE | 4,876 | 59.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Conches-en-Ouche | 27 | 344 km NW | 4,838 | 60.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 100 % |
| Bitche | 57 | 435 km NE | 4,966 | 56.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Écommoy | 72 | 284 km NW | 4,868 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cazères | 31 | 386 km SW | 4,854 | 64.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bazas | 33 | 344 km SW | 4,854 | 64.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amplepuis | 69 | 89 km SE | 4,876 | 59.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Écommoy | 72 | 284 km NW | 4,868 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Conches-en-Ouche | 27 | 344 km NW | 4,838 | 60.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 100 % |
| Bazas | 33 | 344 km SW | 4,854 | 64.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cazères | 31 | 386 km SW | 4,854 | 64.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bitche | 57 | 435 km NE | 4,966 | 56.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Pourçain-sur-Sioule'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souppes-sur-Loing | 77 | 213 km N | 4,952 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montbard | 21 | 167 km NE | 4,639 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bar-sur-Aube | 10 | 239 km NE | 4,665 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Baume-les-Dames | 25 | 261 km NE | 5,155 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Charité-sur-Loire | 58 | 99 km N | 4,705 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Langeais | 37 | 247 km NW | 4,367 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
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