Vichy
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 76.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vichy (INSEE 03310) is in Allier (03), part of CA Vichy Communauté. Population 25,115 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03310-vichy
Vitality score
Vitality score 76.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 941 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 | 0.87 | 25 | 21.72 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.86 | 10 | 8.58 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.61 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.15 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
21 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOCIETE CCMM · EL MAARY OMAR · BOULANGERIE DU PONCET · SARL LA HUCHE A PAIN). [3,4]
10 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE VICHYSSOISE · GRANDE BOUCHERIE DES HALLES · PRODUITS GASTRONOMIQUES DE LIMAGNE · BOUCHERIE DE L' AMIRAUTE). [3,4]
27 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EURL GUYONNET DISTRIBUTION · GALAUD GERARD-PHILIPPE · VICHY EPICERIE). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · LIVECOPRO · MONOPRIX · CORA). [3,4]
3 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE MEUNIER · TOUS LES FROMAGES · AUX FROMAGES DE FRANCE). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE DU BRETHON). [3,4]
127 × Restaurant (PAT A PAIN · BISTROT JOSEPHINE · BEEF CLUB L'ARCADIERE · SARL DRAGON D OR). [3,4]
65 × Café / bar (LES COMPERES · LE GOA · LE BRAZILIA · LE COQ DE L'OPERA · BAR D'A COTE). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE PIERRE COULON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LYAUTEY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BEAUSEJOUR). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIERRE COULON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB. GEORGES MECHIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SEVIGNE ET LAFAYE · ECOLE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE LES CELESTINS · COLLEGE JULES FERRY · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT DOMINIQUE). [3]
28 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JULIE CHAPERON, MÉDECIN · AURELIE VENDEOUX, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE CAYRE, MÉDECIN · FRANCK DELPRETTI, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS ROLLAND, MÉDECIN). [3]
11 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LAUVERGNAT FOURNIER · PHARMACIE DE L'OPERA · PHARMACIE DES AILES · PHARMACIE BARSE · PHARMACIE MICHALET). [3,4]
6 × Post office / agence postale (VICHY LES AILES RP · VICHY LYAUTEY RP · VICHY GARETS RP · VICHY PONCET RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE VALÉRY LARBAUD). [3]
1 × Cinema (ETOILE PALACE). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE SEVIGNE · GYMNASE DES CELESTINS · EQUIPEMENTS SPORTIFS DE L ECOLE GEORGES MECHIN · GYMNASE JULES FERRY · GYMNASE DES AILES). [3]
15 × Bank (CCF · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE VICHY · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE D EPARGNE ECUREUIL). [3]
67 × Hairdresser (BARATHON CORINE · BEAULIEU COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
18 × Hotel (MERCURE VICHY THERMALIA · IBIS VICHY · HOTEL DES THERMES DES DOMES · HOTEL ALETTI PALACE · MAISON DECORET). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 6 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 25 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 11 × Hairdresser, 7 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 21 | SOCIETE CCMM · EL MAARY OMAR · BOULANGERIE DU PONCET · SARL LA HUCHE A PAIN | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 10 | BOUCHERIE VICHYSSOISE · GRANDE BOUCHERIE DES HALLES · PRODUITS GASTRONOMIQUES DE LIMAGNE · BOUCHERIE DE L' AMIRAUTE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 27 | EURL GUYONNET DISTRIBUTION · GALAUD GERARD-PHILIPPE · VICHY EPICERIE | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 43 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · LIVECOPRO · MONOPRIX · CORA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 3 | FROMAGERIE MEUNIER · TOUS LES FROMAGES · AUX FROMAGES DE FRANCE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE DU BRETHON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 127 | PAT A PAIN · BISTROT JOSEPHINE · BEEF CLUB L'ARCADIERE · SARL DRAGON D OR | INSEE BPE 127 / INSEE SIRENE 200 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 65 | LES COMPERES · LE GOA · LE BRAZILIA · LE COQ DE L'OPERA · BAR D'A COTE | INSEE SIRENE 65 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOL MATE PIERRE COULON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LYAUTEY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BEAUSEJOUR | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIERRE COULON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB. GEORGES MECHIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SEVIGNE ET LAFAYE · ECOLE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE LES CELESTINS · COLLEGE JULES FERRY · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT DOMINIQUE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 28 | JULIE CHAPERON, MÉDECIN · AURELIE VENDEOUX, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE CAYRE, MÉDECIN · FRANCK DELPRETTI, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS ROLLAND, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 28 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 11 | PHARMACIE LAUVERGNAT FOURNIER · PHARMACIE DE L'OPERA · PHARMACIE DES AILES · PHARMACIE BARSE · PHARMACIE MICHALET | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 6 | VICHY LES AILES RP · VICHY LYAUTEY RP · VICHY GARETS RP · VICHY PONCET RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE VALÉRY LARBAUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ETOILE PALACE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | GYMNASE SEVIGNE · GYMNASE DES CELESTINS · EQUIPEMENTS SPORTIFS DE L ECOLE GEORGES MECHIN · GYMNASE JULES FERRY · GYMNASE DES AILES | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 15 | CCF · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MASSIF CENTRAL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE VICHY · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ECUREUIL · CAISSE D EPARGNE ECUREUIL | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 67 | BARATHON CORINE · BEAULIEU COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 67 / INSEE SIRENE 81 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 18 | MERCURE VICHY THERMALIA · IBIS VICHY · HOTEL DES THERMES DES DOMES · HOTEL ALETTI PALACE · MAISON DECORET | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 43 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6,7,8]
Trajectory
Population 25,315 (2012) → 25,115 (2023): -0.8 % over 10 years. [9,1]
Population 27,714 (1990) → 25,115 (2023): -9.4 % over 30 years. [10,1]
Dwellings (2023): 22,397, of which 8.5 % second homes and 21.6 % vacant. [11]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vichy): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [12]
Food shop (Vichy): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [12]
GP (Vichy): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Vichy): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Vichy): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the VICHY-VILLE weather station, 1.1 km away at 255 m; the village itself is at 258 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at VICHY-CHARMEIL, 5.2 km away at 249 m, over 30 summers. [13]
An average of 806 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at VICHY-VILLE, 1.1 km away at 255 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03310/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/90431b56-1d77-3eba-82a6-e96516bef3bc— “Marché Place Charles de Gaulle”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2024-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f50f295a-0f7e-37d9-9653-8cccf57e176c— “Marché Place de la Victoire”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2024-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/73f42325-092c-3ac3-91c1-e27c0a17a7e1— “Marché Place de l'Hôtel de ville”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5a5f4c75-c9f5-3de2-b304-87953e8deaf3— “Le Grand Marché”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03310/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03310/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03310/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03310
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kourou | 973 | 7,033 km W | 24,824 | 72.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 0 % |
| Libourne | 33 | 316 km SW | 25,036 | 78.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Aurillac | 15 | 153 km SW | 26,214 | 80.2 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochefort | 17 | 340 km W | 23,460 | 73.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
| Rodez | 12 | 208 km S | 23,981 | 75.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saintes | 17 | 317 km W | 25,363 | 76.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurillac | 15 | 153 km SW | 26,214 | 80.2 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rodez | 12 | 208 km S | 23,981 | 75.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Libourne | 33 | 316 km SW | 25,036 | 78.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saintes | 17 | 317 km W | 25,363 | 76.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rochefort | 17 | 340 km W | 23,460 | 73.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
| Kourou | 973 | 7,033 km W | 24,824 | 72.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 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 Vichy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourgoin-Jallieu | 38 | 155 km E | 30,151 | 84.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montluçon | 03 | 68 km W | 33,147 | 79.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rillieux-la-Pape | 69 | 119 km E | 31,389 | 70.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villefontaine | 38 | 146 km SE | 19,445 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Chamond | 42 | 111 km SE | 35,646 | 81.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Isle-d'Abeau | 38 | 150 km E | 17,515 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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