Béard
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Béard (INSEE 58025) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Sud Nivernais. Population 160 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 13/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 14,595 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.12 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | 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 162 (2012) → 160 (2023): -1.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 155 (1990) → 160 (2023): 3.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 102, of which 8.8 % second homes and 14.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fleury-sur-Loire): 2.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Imphy): 8.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Imphy): 8.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Imphy): 9.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fleury-sur-Loire): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DECIZE weather station, 10.8 km away at 192 m; the village itself is at 204 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ANLEZY, 17.3 km away at 220 m, over 17 summers. [10]
An average of 860 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LUTHENAY UXELOU, 3.4 km away at 230 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58025/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58025/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58025/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58025/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58115
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58134
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarsac | 32 | 446 km SW | 164 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
| Cirey-lès-Mareilles | 52 | 209 km NE | 155 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Graval | 76 | 345 km N | 153 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ovanches | 70 | 216 km NE | 155 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Limon | 58 | 13 km N | 151 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viven | 64 | 476 km SW | 169 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limon | 58 | 13 km N | 151 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cirey-lès-Mareilles | 52 | 209 km NE | 155 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ovanches | 70 | 216 km NE | 155 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Graval | 76 | 345 km N | 153 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tarsac | 32 | 446 km SW | 164 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
| Viven | 64 | 476 km SW | 169 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Béard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marignieu | 01 | 219 km SE | 162 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Collanges | 63 | 159 km S | 157 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Charnat | 63 | 102 km S | 207 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montord | 03 | 64 km S | 211 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brettes | 16 | 269 km W | 162 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colomieu | 01 | 216 km SE | 159 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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