Vendat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vendat (INSEE 03304) is in Allier (03), part of CA Vichy Communauté. Population 2,292 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03304-vendat
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 30 % of the 8,754 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PETIT VENDATOIS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LINEFRANCE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE TEMPLE DES DELICES · LA PIZZA). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE QUATRE VENTS). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES COURSIERES). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VENDAT LES AMIS DE LA LECTURE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (HAIR STUDIO). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE PETIT VENDATOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LINEFRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 TEMPLE DES DELICES · LA PIZZA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE QUATRE VENTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES COURSIERES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VENDAT LES AMIS DE LA LECTURE | 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 | 4 | HAIR STUDIO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 2,234 (2012) → 2,292 (2023): 2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,881 (1990) → 2,292 (2023): 21.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,100, of which 3.2 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vendat): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vendat): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Vichy): 4.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vendat): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VICHY-CHARMEIL weather station, 3.4 km away at 249 m; the village itself is at 334 m. [11]
The village sits 85 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, 3.4 km away at 249 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 85 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 773 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VICHY-CHARMEIL, 3.4 km away at 249 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
159 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 185,800 € — 1,083 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Allier is 924 € per m², so this commune sits above 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
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03304/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03304/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03304/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03304/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03304
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03310
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03258
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinnamary | 973 | 7,034 km W | 2,756 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Chailly-en-Bière | 77 | 262 km N | 2,162 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel | 11 | 331 km S | 2,523 | 46.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 30 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle | 24 | 251 km SW | 2,080 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 30 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bû | 28 | 324 km NW | 2,077 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viviers-lès-Montagnes | 81 | 305 km S | 2,008 | 37.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 42 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle | 24 | 251 km SW | 2,080 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 30 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chailly-en-Bière | 77 | 262 km N | 2,162 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Viviers-lès-Montagnes | 81 | 305 km S | 2,008 | 37.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 42 % · humidity 29 % |
| Bû | 28 | 324 km NW | 2,077 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel | 11 | 331 km S | 2,523 | 46.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 30 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sinnamary | 973 | 7,034 km W | 2,756 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
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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 Vendat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleneuve | 21 | 197 km NE | 1,571 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat | 03 | 3.4 km NE | 1,774 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey | 38 | 198 km SE | 2,619 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blodelsheim | 68 | 370 km NE | 1,971 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Réguisheim | 68 | 359 km NE | 2,011 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montenois | 25 | 292 km NE | 1,362 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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