Bitry
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bitry (INSEE 58033) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC de Puisaye-Forterre. Population 308 (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/58033-bitry
Vitality score
Vitality score 16.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 17,889 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.47 | 5 | 2.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CHEZ SERAFIN). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | CHEZ SERAFIN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 323 (2012) → 308 (2023): -4.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 305 (1990) → 308 (2023): 1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 273, of which 26.7 % second homes and 10.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Alligny-Cosne): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Alligny-Cosne): 4.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Alligny-Cosne): 4.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye): 4.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Vérain): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BOUHY weather station, 6.6 km away at 288 m; the village itself is at 270 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at COURS LES COSNE, 10.9 km away at 196 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 74 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 877 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST AMAND EN PUI, 4.9 km away at 210 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58033/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58033/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58033/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58033/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58002
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58227
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58270
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vijon | 36 | 139 km SW | 300 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 99 % |
| Saulzet-le-Froid | 63 | 206 km S | 284 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castéra-Lectourois | 32 | 435 km SW | 329 | 20.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 73 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Michel-les-Portes | 38 | 350 km SE | 285 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-aux-Choux | 72 | 214 km W | 283 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villard | 23 | 166 km SW | 381 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vijon | 36 | 139 km SW | 300 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 99 % |
| Villard | 23 | 166 km SW | 381 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saulzet-le-Froid | 63 | 206 km S | 284 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-aux-Choux | 72 | 214 km W | 283 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Michel-les-Portes | 38 | 350 km SE | 285 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castéra-Lectourois | 32 | 435 km SW | 329 | 20.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 73 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Bitry'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 Chapelle-aux-Choux | 72 | 214 km W | 283 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boussay | 37 | 181 km SW | 237 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bazaiges | 36 | 161 km SW | 229 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chéronnac | 87 | 261 km SW | 314 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rayssac | 81 | 412 km S | 234 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Gemme | 36 | 149 km SW | 262 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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