Serbannes
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 32.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Serbannes (INSEE 03271) is in Allier (03), part of CA Vichy Communauté. Population 854 (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 32.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 15,268 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE MONTPENSIER · L'ARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SERBANNES). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (MARIECOIFF). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | LE MONTPENSIER · L'ARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SERBANNES | 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 | MARIECOIFF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 770 (2012) → 854 (2023): 10.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 757 (1990) → 854 (2023): 12.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 434, of which 5.1 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bellerive-sur-Allier): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brugheas): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bellerive-sur-Allier): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bellerive-sur-Allier): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Serbannes): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VICHY-VILLE weather station, 6.6 km away at 255 m; the village itself is at 355 m. [11]
The village sits 100 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VICHY-CHARMEIL, 8.3 km away at 249 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 106 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 806 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VICHY-VILLE, 6.6 km away at 255 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 — 03271/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03271/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03271/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03271/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03044
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03271
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illeville-sur-Montfort | 27 | 409 km NW | 856 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 97 % |
| Mogneneins | 01 | 112 km E | 841 | 36.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 97 % |
| Hon-Hergies | 59 | 472 km N | 867 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 99 % |
| Fromentières | 53 | 363 km NW | 848 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bougue | 40 | 384 km SW | 833 | 33.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône | 42 | 130 km SE | 888 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mogneneins | 01 | 112 km E | 841 | 36.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 97 % |
| Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône | 42 | 130 km SE | 888 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fromentières | 53 | 363 km NW | 848 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bougue | 40 | 384 km SW | 833 | 33.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Illeville-sur-Montfort | 27 | 409 km NW | 856 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 97 % |
| Hon-Hergies | 59 | 472 km N | 867 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 99 % |
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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 Serbannes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône | 42 | 130 km SE | 888 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allouis | 18 | 147 km NW | 1,036 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saulcet | 03 | 26 km N | 657 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouëx | 16 | 242 km W | 825 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lemps | 07 | 155 km SE | 798 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-la-Varenne | 69 | 98 km E | 784 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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