Sazeret
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sazeret (INSEE 03270) is in Allier (03), part of CC Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté. Population 140 (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 17.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 13,571 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.15 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.42 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA PETITE VALETTE · BC MONTMARAULT). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 2 | LA PETITE VALETTE · BC MONTMARAULT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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) | 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 | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 164 (2012) → 140 (2023): -14.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 153 (1990) → 140 (2023): -8.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 89, of which 25.8 % second homes and 13.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montmarault): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montmarault): 1.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Montmarault): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montmarault): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montmarault): 2.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MONTMARAULT weather station, 2.7 km away at 464 m; the village itself is at 421 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MONTMARAULT, 2.7 km away at 464 m, over 26 summers. [9]
An average of 800 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MONTMARAULT, 2.7 km away at 464 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
9 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 69,500 € — 562 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Allier is 924 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03270/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03270/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03270/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03270/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03186
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perrigny-sur-Loire | 71 | 71 km E | 141 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thil-sur-Arroux | 71 | 101 km NE | 138 | 16 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trois-Fonds | 23 | 57 km W | 141 | 22.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubry-le-Panthou | 61 | 346 km NW | 133 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arandas | 01 | 201 km E | 138 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cambayrac | 46 | 250 km SW | 136 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trois-Fonds | 23 | 57 km W | 141 | 22.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Perrigny-sur-Loire | 71 | 71 km E | 141 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thil-sur-Arroux | 71 | 101 km NE | 138 | 16 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arandas | 01 | 201 km E | 138 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cambayrac | 46 | 250 km SW | 136 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
| Aubry-le-Panthou | 61 | 346 km NW | 133 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · 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 Sazeret'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzeret | 36 | 122 km W | 155 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtelus | 42 | 143 km SE | 143 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savigny-en-Terre-Plaine | 89 | 155 km NE | 137 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mesples | 03 | 47 km W | 129 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-le-Roux | 07 | 211 km SE | 127 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chasnay | 58 | 102 km N | 128 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
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