Chalaux
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chalaux (INSEE 58049) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs. Population 89 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 7.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 13 % of the 9,442 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 | 0.45 | 10 | 4.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.11 | 5 | 0.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHALAUX). [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 DE CHALAUX | 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 74 (2012) → 89 (2023): 20.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 94 (1990) → 89 (2023): -5.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 103, of which 44.7 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-du-Puy): 3.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Quarré-les-Tombes): 7.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Lormes): 8.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montsauche-les-Settons): 16.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-André-en-Morvan): 7.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the LORMES_SAPC weather station, 8.9 km away at 485 m; the village itself is at 313 m. [13]
The village sits 172 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.55 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at LORMES_SAPC, 8.9 km away at 485 m, over 15 summers. [13]
That station sits 172 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 1,099 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at EMPURY, 6.7 km away at 345 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58049/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58049/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58049/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58049/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58255
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89318
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58145
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58180
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58229
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigottier | 05 | 349 km SE | 82 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sabadel-Latronquière | 46 | 323 km SW | 92 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Josat | 43 | 238 km S | 84 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 26 % · humidity 86 % |
| Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie | 46 | 345 km SW | 97 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maurines | 15 | 282 km S | 102 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Christophe-d'Allier | 43 | 277 km S | 83 | 2.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josat | 43 | 238 km S | 84 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 26 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Christophe-d'Allier | 43 | 277 km S | 83 | 2.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maurines | 15 | 282 km S | 102 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sabadel-Latronquière | 46 | 323 km SW | 92 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie | 46 | 345 km SW | 97 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sigottier | 05 | 349 km SE | 82 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Chalaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rieussec | 34 | 445 km S | 82 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Empury | 58 | 6.7 km W | 72 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peux-et-Couffouleux | 12 | 405 km S | 86 | 2.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Verreries-de-Moussans | 34 | 443 km S | 84 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruages | 58 | 18 km W | 84 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtin | 58 | 27 km S | 84 | 1.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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