Vicq
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 16.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 32 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vicq (INSEE 03311) is in Allier (03), part of CC Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Population 291 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 16.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 32 % of the 17,748 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.39 |
| Housing mix | 0.58 | 5 | 2.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TERRE DE SIOULE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VICQ AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | TERRE DE SIOULE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | VICQ AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 324 (2012) → 291 (2023): -10.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 310 (1990) → 291 (2023): -6.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 233, of which 21 % second homes and 18.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vicq): 1.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Ébreuil): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Ébreuil): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ECHASSIERES_SAPC weather station, 11.5 km away at 650 m; the village itself is at 330 m. [11]
The village sits 320 m below 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 ECHASSIERES_SAPC, 11.5 km away at 650 m, over 13 summers. [11]
That station sits 320 m above 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 684 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at EBREUIL, 3.3 km away at 307 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03311/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03311/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03311/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03311/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03220
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03311
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03107
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Dorée | 53 | 399 km NW | 286 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lougé-sur-Maire | 61 | 377 km NW | 312 | 20 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Billanges | 87 | 122 km W | 296 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 92 % |
| Thionne | 03 | 47 km NE | 291 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lesterps | 16 | 179 km W | 439 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sazeray | 36 | 86 km W | 291 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 77 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thionne | 03 | 47 km NE | 291 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sazeray | 36 | 86 km W | 291 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 77 % |
| Les Billanges | 87 | 122 km W | 296 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 92 % |
| Lesterps | 16 | 179 km W | 439 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lougé-sur-Maire | 61 | 377 km NW | 312 | 20 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Dorée | 53 | 399 km NW | 286 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Vicq'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thionne | 03 | 47 km NE | 291 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lesterps | 16 | 179 km W | 439 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villebourg | 37 | 257 km NW | 303 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montrollet | 16 | 170 km W | 323 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Paulmy | 37 | 196 km NW | 238 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Paulnay | 36 | 168 km NW | 348 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
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