Bulcy
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bulcy (INSEE 58042) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Coeur de Loire. Population 146 (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 20.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 13,883 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE DAUSIMONT). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | CHARCUTERIE DAUSIMONT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 142 (2012) → 146 (2023): 2.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 168 (1990) → 146 (2023): -13.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 115, of which 26.1 % second homes and 11.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Narcy): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bulcy): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Charité-sur-Loire): 6.6 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Charité-sur-Loire): 7.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Bulcy): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA CHARITE RES weather station, 7.8 km away at 200 m; the village itself is at 168 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at POUILLY SUR LOI, 7.8 km away at 225 m, over 17 summers. [11]
That station sits 57 m above 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 812 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA CHARITE GER, 4.8 km away at 184 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 — 58042/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58042/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58042/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58042/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58189
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58042
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58059
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caumont | 62 | 347 km N | 150 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 93 % |
| Évosges | 01 | 237 km SE | 142 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bilhères | 64 | 539 km SW | 154 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fressac | 30 | 368 km S | 163 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laon | 86 | 232 km W | 136 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lompnas | 01 | 249 km SE | 171 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laon | 86 | 232 km W | 136 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Évosges | 01 | 237 km SE | 142 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lompnas | 01 | 249 km SE | 171 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caumont | 62 | 347 km N | 150 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 93 % |
| Fressac | 30 | 368 km S | 163 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bilhères | 64 | 539 km SW | 154 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · 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 Bulcy'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-Laon | 86 | 232 km W | 136 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marsoulas | 31 | 487 km S | 143 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Meurville | 10 | 160 km NE | 151 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rumont | 77 | 121 km N | 125 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monthelie | 21 | 134 km E | 144 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courcelles-Frémoy | 21 | 89 km E | 148 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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