Bazolles
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 37/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bazolles (INSEE 58024) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Amognes Coeur du Nivernais. Population 286 (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/58024-bazolles
Vitality score
Vitality score 37/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 17,713 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 | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6 |
| Housing mix | 0.35 | 5 | 1.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LA TABLE DU JARDIN DES ABEILLES · AUX ETANGS · LA MARINE). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar. [3]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE ANDRE CORNU). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BAZOLLES AP). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (L'ETANG DES CISEAUX). [4,3]
1 × Campsite (BASE ACTIVITAL DE BAYE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LA TABLE DU JARDIN DES ABEILLES · AUX ETANGS · LA MARINE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE ANDRE CORNU | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | BAZOLLES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | L'ETANG DES CISEAUX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 1 | BASE ACTIVITAL DE BAYE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 283 (2012) → 286 (2023): 1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 260 (1990) → 286 (2023): 10 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 254, of which 32.7 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Saulge): 9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Saulge): 9.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Saulge): 9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Saulge): 9.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bazolles): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA COLLANCELLE weather station, 3.6 km away at 282 m; the village itself is at 269 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PREMERY, 19 km away at 260 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 855 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA COLLANCELLE, 3.6 km away at 282 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
42 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 61,500 € — 738 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Nièvre is 893 € per m², so this commune sits below 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 — 58024/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58024/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58024/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58024/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58267
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mailhac-sur-Benaize | 87 | 197 km SW | 278 | 22.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aulon | 31 | 491 km SW | 313 | 30.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Julien-en-Vercors | 26 | 272 km SE | 264 | 32.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Cellette | 23 | 147 km SW | 266 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bussière | 86 | 220 km W | 298 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Isolaccio-di-Fiumorbo | 2B | 726 km SE | 330 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cellette | 23 | 147 km SW | 266 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mailhac-sur-Benaize | 87 | 197 km SW | 278 | 22.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bussière | 86 | 220 km W | 298 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Julien-en-Vercors | 26 | 272 km SE | 264 | 32.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aulon | 31 | 491 km SW | 313 | 30.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Isolaccio-di-Fiumorbo | 2B | 726 km SE | 330 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · 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 Bazolles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cellette | 23 | 147 km SW | 266 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gréez-sur-Roc | 72 | 239 km NW | 344 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rochepaule | 07 | 239 km S | 237 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Montbrandeix | 87 | 270 km SW | 263 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léger-Vauban | 89 | 42 km NE | 356 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chirac-Bellevue | 19 | 213 km SW | 272 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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