Venas
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Venas (INSEE 03303) is in Allier (03), part of CC Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté. Population 217 (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/03303-venas
Vitality score
Vitality score 21.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 16,488 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (DHT DEPANNE BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | DHT DEPANNE BOUCHERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE 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 | 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 | 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 247 (2012) → 217 (2023): -12.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 247 (1990) → 217 (2023): -12.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 141, of which 22.7 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Haut-Bocage): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Venas): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Haut-Bocage): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Estivareilles): 12.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Venas): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the HERISSON weather station, 2.7 km away at 248 m; the village itself is at 275 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONTLUCON, 17.9 km away at 207 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 68 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 776 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at HERISSON, 2.7 km away at 248 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
12 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 94,000 € — 683 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Allier is 924 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 03303/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03303/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03303/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03303/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03158
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03303
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03111
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieillespesse | 15 | 153 km S | 271 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belvèze | 82 | 272 km SW | 221 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marcé-sur-Esves | 37 | 172 km W | 251 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tréjouls | 82 | 273 km SW | 214 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 39 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bresdon | 17 | 234 km W | 231 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lagleygeolle | 19 | 176 km SW | 225 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieillespesse | 15 | 153 km S | 271 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcé-sur-Esves | 37 | 172 km W | 251 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lagleygeolle | 19 | 176 km SW | 225 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bresdon | 17 | 234 km W | 231 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Belvèze | 82 | 272 km SW | 221 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Tréjouls | 82 | 273 km SW | 214 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 39 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Venas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagleygeolle | 19 | 176 km SW | 225 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nassigny | 03 | 13 km W | 194 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vic-de-Chassenay | 21 | 159 km NE | 207 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chissey-lès-Mâcon | 71 | 151 km E | 235 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Escandolières | 12 | 226 km S | 212 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maray | 41 | 109 km NW | 221 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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