Le Vernet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Vernet (INSEE 03306) is in Allier (03), part of CA Vichy Communauté. Population 1,919 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/03306-le-vernet
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 9,871 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 | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BERNARDINO CARDIGA JOSE · MADEMOISELLE GOURMANDISE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE LE VERNET). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA SARDINE LUSITANE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'ACADEMIE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CREMIEUX). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE VERNET AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DU VERNET). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (R L COIFF'). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BERNARDINO CARDIGA JOSE · MADEMOISELLE GOURMANDISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE LE VERNET | 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 | 1 | LA SARDINE LUSITANE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'ACADEMIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | PHARMACIE CREMIEUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LE VERNET AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DU VERNET | 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 | R L COIFF' | 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 1,934 (2012) → 1,919 (2023): -0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,430 (1990) → 1,919 (2023): 34.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 884, of which 1.5 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Vernet): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Vernet): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Abrest): 1.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Vernet): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Vernet): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VICHY-VILLE weather station, 2 km away at 255 m; the village itself is at 416 m. [10]
The village sits 161 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VICHY-CHARMEIL, 8 km away at 249 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 167 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 806 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VICHY-VILLE, 2 km away at 255 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
100 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 168,925 € — 1,048 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Allier is 924 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
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 — 03306/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03306/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03306/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03306/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03306
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lux | 71 | 128 km NE | 1,885 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ligny-en-Cambrésis | 59 | 444 km N | 1,847 | 45.8 | Partly served | no figures |
| Saint-Gervasy | 30 | 261 km S | 1,984 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 54 % · humidity 50 % |
| Illange | 57 | 411 km NE | 1,770 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 88 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom | 63 | 34 km SW | 2,110 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Sourn | 56 | 534 km NW | 2,121 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom | 63 | 34 km SW | 2,110 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lux | 71 | 128 km NE | 1,885 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Gervasy | 30 | 261 km S | 1,984 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 54 % · humidity 50 % |
| Illange | 57 | 411 km NE | 1,770 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 88 % |
| Ligny-en-Cambrésis | 59 | 444 km N | 1,847 | 45.8 | Partly served | no figures |
| Le Sourn | 56 | 534 km NW | 2,121 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Vernet'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-Bonnet-près-Riom | 63 | 34 km SW | 2,110 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cellieu | 42 | 106 km SE | 1,731 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sancé | 71 | 108 km E | 2,151 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Orcet | 63 | 51 km SW | 2,897 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-en-Bugey | 01 | 145 km E | 2,246 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bagneaux-sur-Loing | 77 | 243 km N | 1,570 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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