Toulon-sur-Allier

Allier · CA Moulins Communauté · INSEE 03286

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 40.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Toulon-sur-Allier (INSEE 03286) is in Allier (03), part of CA Moulins Communauté. Population 1,166 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03286-toulon-sur-allier

Vitality score

Vitality score 40.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 58 % of the 13,389 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	0.34	25	8.55
Social	0.43	20	8.65
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.2	10	1.97
Public & culture	0.2	5	0.98
Population trend	0.55	10	5.46
Housing mix	0.95	5	4.77

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 1 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 3 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE MITRON TOULONNAIS · KAMUT). ^[3,4]

1 × Supermarket (LIDL). ^[3,4]

4 × Restaurant (L'ECHOPPE DE GUSTAVE · AU TOP DU ROULIER DE MOULINS · RISTORANTE DEL ARTE · TAHM). ^[3,4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LA COLLINE). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE A DE ST EXUPERY). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE-YVES DEGUELLE, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Library (MAIRIE DE TOULON-SUR-ALLIER). ^[3]

1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (LES FEES COIFFURE). ^[3,4]

2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3,4]

1 × Hotel (SL CO). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	2	LE MITRON TOULONNAIS · KAMUT	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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	1	LIDL	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant	4	L'ECHOPPE DE GUSTAVE · AU TOP DU ROULIER DE MOULINS · RISTORANTE DEL ARTE · TAHM	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LA COLLINE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE A DE ST EXUPERY	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	PIERRE-YVES DEGUELLE, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [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	MAIRIE DE TOULON-SUR-ALLIER	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	1	CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser	1	LES FEES COIFFURE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station	2	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Hotel	1	SL CO	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Campsite	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]

Market and village life

Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday matin Place du Dauphin. ^[5]

Trajectory

1968: 694 2023: 1,166 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,143 (2012) → 1,166 (2023): 2 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 1,115 (1990) → 1,166 (2023): 4.6 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 607, of which 2.3 % second homes and 10 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Primary school, GP Food shop — 2.1 km NPharmacy — 2.7 km NW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Toulon-sur-Allier): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Yzeure): 2.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[10]

GP (Toulon-sur-Allier): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Moulins): 2.7 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[11]

Primary school (Toulon-sur-Allier): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 18.5

Days at or below 0 °C 57.4

Muggy days a summer 1.1

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[12]

Measured at the CHEMILLY weather station, 4.7 km away at 236 m; the village itself is at 231 m. ^[12]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[12]

Humidity measured at MONTBEUGNY, 5.2 km away at 275 m, over 30 summers. ^[12]

An average of 722 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. ^[12]

Rainfall measured at CHEMILLY, 4.7 km away at 236 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[12]

What property sold for

56 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 162,500 € — 1,208 € per m² of built surface. ^[13]

The median across Allier is 924 € per m², so this commune sits above it. ^[13]

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

The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. ^[5]

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03286/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
Commune website 2026-10— https://www.toulon-sur-allier.fr/vie-pratique/— “Chaque jeudi matin un marché se tient à Toulon-sur-Allier, Place du Dauphin.”(unverified)
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03286/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03286/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03286/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 03286
INSEE BPE 2025 — 03321
INSEE BPE 2025 — 03190
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
Bégaar	40	446 km SW	1,251	38.9	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 88 % · humidity 29 %
Le Bosc	34	313 km S	1,435	51.8	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 35 % · humidity 57 %
Simard	71	141 km E	1,175	35.8	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 82 %
Bretenière	21	156 km NE	959	39.4	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Granges-les-Beaumont	26	206 km SE	949	44.8	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Louzac-Saint-André	16	304 km W	946	34.5	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Simard	71	141 km E	1,175	35.8	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 82 %
Bretenière	21	156 km NE	959	39.4	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Granges-les-Beaumont	26	206 km SE	949	44.8	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Louzac-Saint-André	16	304 km W	946	34.5	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 %
Le Bosc	34	313 km S	1,435	51.8	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 35 % · humidity 57 %
Bégaar	40	446 km SW	1,251	38.9	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 88 % · 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 Toulon-sur-Allier'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
Bretenière	21	156 km NE	959	39.4	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Eusèbe	71	89 km E	1,147	31.6	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Brenthonne	74	234 km E	1,128	35.2	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Sauveur-sur-École	77	229 km N	1,125	27.2	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 %
Tour-en-Sologne	41	181 km NW	1,140	35.9	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Corgoloin	21	134 km NE	982	39.6	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %

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