Le Theil
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Theil (INSEE 03281) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 387 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03281-le-theil
Vitality score
Vitality score 19.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 18,035 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE THEIL LA POSTE AGENCE POSTALE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MAIRIE DU THEIL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE ANGELIQUE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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] | |
| 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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | LE THEIL LA POSTE AGENCE POSTALE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MAIRIE DU THEIL | 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 | 1 | COIFFURE ANGELIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 405 (2012) → 387 (2023): -4.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 456 (1990) → 387 (2023): -15.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 271, of which 12.9 % second homes and 13.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Montet): 8.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Treban): 6.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Tronget): 7 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Montet): 8.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Theil): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LOUCHY-MONTFAND weather station, 10 km away at 281 m; the village itself is at 449 m. [12]
The village sits 168 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CHAREIL-CINTRAT_SAPC, 11.3 km away at 286 m, over 18 summers. [12]
That station sits 163 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 794 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at TARGET, 9.2 km away at 418 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03281/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03281/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03281/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03281/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03183
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03287
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03292
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03281
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest | 03 | 38 km W | 383 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pouzy-Mésangy | 03 | 41 km N | 378 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarrant | 32 | 335 km SW | 358 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 76 % · humidity 29 % |
| Galgan | 12 | 219 km S | 363 | 22 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fleuriel | 03 | 8.7 km SE | 336 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just-près-Brioude | 43 | 125 km S | 398 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleuriel | 03 | 8.7 km SE | 336 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest | 03 | 38 km W | 383 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pouzy-Mésangy | 03 | 41 km N | 378 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just-près-Brioude | 43 | 125 km S | 398 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Galgan | 12 | 219 km S | 363 | 22 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sarrant | 32 | 335 km SW | 358 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 76 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Le Theil'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest | 03 | 38 km W | 383 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pouzy-Mésangy | 03 | 41 km N | 378 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fleuriel | 03 | 8.7 km SE | 336 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre | 03 | 41 km E | 371 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bétête | 23 | 81 km W | 389 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Martigny-le-Comte | 71 | 94 km E | 406 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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