Beaulieu
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 2 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Beaulieu (INSEE 58026) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny. Population 142 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 2 former communes: Dompierre-sur-Héry (58100), Michaugues (58167). [3]
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/58026-beaulieu
Vitality score
Vitality score 5.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 2 % of the 13,687 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.24 | 5 | 1.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [4,5]
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, Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 169 (2012) → 142 (2023): -16 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 172 (1990) → 142 (2023): -17.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 179, of which 38 % second homes and 14 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brinon-sur-Beuvron): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Brinon-sur-Beuvron): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Brinon-sur-Beuvron): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Tannay): 13.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Brinon-sur-Beuvron): 3.9 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. [11]
Measured at the LA COLLANCELLE weather station, 12.8 km away at 282 m; the village itself is at 292 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PREMERY, 15.1 km away at 260 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 855 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA COLLANCELLE, 12.8 km away at 282 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
13 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 66,000 € — 661 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Nièvre is 893 € 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 — 58026/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58026/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58026/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58026/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58041
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58286
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyrusse | 15 | 231 km S | 140 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lugagnac | 46 | 346 km SW | 140 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 28 % · winter 74 % |
| Victot-en-Auge | 14 | 337 km NW | 145 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 36 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saillac | 46 | 353 km SW | 148 | 10.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Larzac | 24 | 340 km SW | 145 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 41 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ginouillac | 46 | 320 km SW | 139 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyrusse | 15 | 231 km S | 140 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ginouillac | 46 | 320 km SW | 139 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Victot-en-Auge | 14 | 337 km NW | 145 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 36 % · humidity 79 % |
| Larzac | 24 | 340 km SW | 145 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 41 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lugagnac | 46 | 346 km SW | 140 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 28 % · winter 74 % |
| Saillac | 46 | 353 km SW | 148 | 10.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
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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 Beaulieu'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-Martin-du-Tartre | 71 | 107 km SE | 148 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champagnat-le-Jeune | 63 | 201 km S | 149 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montenoison | 58 | 8.6 km SW | 129 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moraches | 58 | 3.4 km NE | 128 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Genettes | 61 | 270 km NW | 160 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Badailhac | 15 | 269 km S | 129 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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