Saint-Victor
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 34.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Victor (INSEE 03262) is in Allier (03), part of CA Montluçon Communauté. Population 2,100 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03262-saint-victor
Vitality score
Vitality score 34.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 9,290 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 6.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (MC DONALD'S · RESTO'BOUCHMONTLUCON · KING'PIZZ · SASIPHAN · COMPTOIR DES VERITES - L'ORANGERIE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SAINT-VICTOR). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT VICTOR AP). [3]
1 × Library (MAIRIE DE SAINT-VICTOR). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (STUDIO M). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (B&B HOTELS MONTLUÇON SAINT-VICTOR · PREMIERE CLASSE · HÔTEL LE JARDIN DÉLICE · ACE HOTEL · CAMPANILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [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 | 6 | MC DONALD'S · RESTO'BOUCHMONTLUCON · KING'PIZZ · SASIPHAN · COMPTOIR DES VERITES - L'ORANGERIE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SAINT-VICTOR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT VICTOR AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MAIRIE DE SAINT-VICTOR | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | STUDIO M | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 6 | B&B HOTELS MONTLUÇON SAINT-VICTOR · PREMIERE CLASSE · HÔTEL LE JARDIN DÉLICE · ACE HOTEL · CAMPANILE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [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 2,075 (2012) → 2,100 (2023): 1.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,752 (1990) → 2,100 (2023): 19.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,028, of which 1.4 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Estivareilles): 3.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Estivareilles): 3.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Vaux): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Victor): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Victor): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTLUCON weather station, 3.4 km away at 207 m; the village itself is at 198 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONTLUCON, 3.4 km away at 207 m, over 10 summers. [11]
An average of 635 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTLUCON, 3.4 km away at 207 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 — 03262/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03262/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03262/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03262/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03111
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03301
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03262
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cézac | 33 | 276 km SW | 2,727 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Mont | 01 | 212 km E | 2,023 | 28.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux | 44 | 343 km NW | 1,744 | 35.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 84 % |
| Aveizieux | 42 | 165 km SE | 1,701 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Regrippière | 44 | 301 km W | 1,609 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 77 % |
| Saint-Lumine-de-Clisson | 44 | 310 km W | 2,100 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 77 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveizieux | 42 | 165 km SE | 1,701 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Mont | 01 | 212 km E | 2,023 | 28.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cézac | 33 | 276 km SW | 2,727 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 43 % |
| La Regrippière | 44 | 301 km W | 1,609 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 77 % |
| Saint-Lumine-de-Clisson | 44 | 310 km W | 2,100 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 77 % |
| Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux | 44 | 343 km NW | 1,744 | 35.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 84 % |
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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-Victor'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calmont | 12 | 239 km S | 2,192 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trévol | 03 | 59 km NE | 1,643 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Molinet | 03 | 102 km E | 1,104 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rives-du-Fougerais | 85 | 268 km W | 1,500 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Creys-Mépieu | 38 | 234 km E | 1,613 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moidieu-Détourbe | 38 | 211 km SE | 1,978 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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