Le Monteil
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Monteil (INSEE 15131) is in Cantal (15), part of CC Sumène - Artense. Population 261 (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 17.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 17,386 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.29 | 5 | 1.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SERRE SOLANGE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE MONTEIL AP). [3]
1 × Library (RELAIS LECTURE DU MONTEIL). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 1 | SERRE SOLANGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | LE MONTEIL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | RELAIS LECTURE DU MONTEIL | 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 | 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 263 (2012) → 261 (2023): -0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 301 (1990) → 261 (2023): -13.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 301, of which 35.5 % second homes and 20.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saignes): 4.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saignes): 4.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saignes): 4.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saignes): 4.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saignes): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 102 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SAIGNES weather station, 4 km away at 533 m; the village itself is at 793 m. [9]
The village sits 260 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MAURIAC, 18.3 km away at 674 m, over 29 summers. [9]
That station sits 119 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,195 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at TRIZAC, 3.9 km away at 910 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15131/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15131/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15131/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 15131/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 15169
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuilly-en-Sancerre | 18 | 223 km N | 244 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 15 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Projet | 82 | 124 km SW | 295 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Carlucet | 46 | 95 km SW | 230 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 5 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sacierges-Saint-Martin | 36 | 159 km NW | 312 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Nocle-Maulaix | 58 | 191 km NE | 267 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lupersat | 23 | 77 km N | 288 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lupersat | 23 | 77 km N | 288 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carlucet | 46 | 95 km SW | 230 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 5 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Projet | 82 | 124 km SW | 295 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sacierges-Saint-Martin | 36 | 159 km NW | 312 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Nocle-Maulaix | 58 | 191 km NE | 267 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neuilly-en-Sancerre | 18 | 223 km N | 244 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 15 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Monteil'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-Amandin | 15 | 16 km E | 225 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lascelle | 15 | 31 km S | 260 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Préjet-d'Allier | 43 | 98 km SE | 159 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monieux | 84 | 264 km SE | 263 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Juré | 42 | 126 km NE | 242 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-Chambre | 07 | 168 km E | 255 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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