Vieure

Allier · CC du Bocage Bourbonnais · INSEE 03312

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 27.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Vieure (INSEE 03312) is in Allier (03), part of CC du Bocage Bourbonnais. Population 277 (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/03312-vieure

Vitality score

Vitality score 27.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 72 % of the 17,645 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	25	0
Social	0.32	20	6.32
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.63	5	3.16
Population trend	0.47	10	4.65
Housing mix	0.54	5	2.68

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 0 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (VIEURE AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (POINT RELAIS DE VIEURE). ^[3]

1 × Campsite (PLAN D'EAU DE LA BORDE). ^[3]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. ^[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)	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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	1	VIEURE AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	POINT RELAIS DE VIEURE	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	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	1	PLAN D'EAU DE LA BORDE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 382 2023: 277 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 274 (2012) → 277 (2023): 1.1 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 287 (1990) → 277 (2023): -3.5 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 198, of which 23.2 % second homes and 17.7 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school GP — 4.1 km SWBakery — 4.3 km SWFood shop — 4.7 km SWPharmacy — 13.7 km N Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Cosne-d'Allier): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Cosne-d'Allier): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Cosne-d'Allier): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Cérilly): 13.7 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Vieure): 0 km to the south (straight line). ^[10]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 24.5

Days at or below 0 °C 64.7

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the TORTEZAIS_SAPC weather station, 5.6 km away at 256 m; the village itself is at 257 m. ^[11]

An average of 805 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at COSNE, 4.6 km away at 235 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 62,500 € — 305 € 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 — 03312/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03312/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03312/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03312/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 03084
INSEE BPE 2025 — 03048
INSEE BPE 2025 — 03312
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
Champoly	42	103 km SE	311	27.5	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 36 %
Montagnac-sur-Lède	47	269 km SW	271	26.3	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 38 %
Félines	43	152 km SE	298	27.6	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 49 % · winter 12 %
Saint-Just-en-Bas	42	116 km SE	281	24	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 35 %
Sorbier	03	62 km E	318	29.1	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 78 %
Montignac-de-Lauzun	47	285 km SW	286	28.2	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 66 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Sorbier	03	62 km E	318	29.1	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 78 %
Champoly	42	103 km SE	311	27.5	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 36 %
Saint-Just-en-Bas	42	116 km SE	281	24	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 35 %
Félines	43	152 km SE	298	27.6	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 49 % · winter 12 %
Montagnac-sur-Lède	47	269 km SW	271	26.3	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 38 %
Montignac-de-Lauzun	47	285 km SW	286	28.2	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 66 %

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