Champlemy
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 15.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Champlemy (INSEE 58053) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Les Bertranges. Population 305 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/58053-champlemy
Vitality score
Vitality score 15.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 17,905 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.84 |
| Housing mix | 0.19 | 5 | 0.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHAMPLEMY LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (ANTENNE DE CHAMPLEMY). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | CHAMPLEMY LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | ANTENNE DE CHAMPLEMY | 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 340 (2012) → 305 (2023): -10.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 345 (1990) → 305 (2023): -11.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 315, of which 40.3 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Varzy): 8.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Champlemy): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis): 9.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Varzy): 8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Varzy): 8.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATEAUNEUF VAL weather station, 9.7 km away at 278 m; the village itself is at 292 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHATEAUNEUF VAL, 9.7 km away at 278 m, over 17 summers. [11]
An average of 926 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VARZY, 5.1 km away at 252 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 — 58053/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58053/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58053/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58053/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58304
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58053
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58064
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-de-Barrou | 11 | 483 km S | 272 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
| Montouliers | 34 | 441 km S | 242 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 31 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas | 43 | 269 km S | 267 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 16 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fontgombault | 36 | 192 km W | 268 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chavaniac-Lafayette | 43 | 237 km S | 273 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 79 % |
| Voisey | 52 | 194 km E | 272 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontgombault | 36 | 192 km W | 268 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Voisey | 52 | 194 km E | 272 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chavaniac-Lafayette | 43 | 237 km S | 273 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas | 43 | 269 km S | 267 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 16 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montouliers | 34 | 441 km S | 242 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 31 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Barrou | 11 | 483 km S | 272 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Champlemy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voisey | 52 | 194 km E | 272 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Saint-André | 58 | 12 km N | 313 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Muret-le-Château | 12 | 316 km S | 350 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Flavigny-sur-Ozerain | 21 | 92 km E | 274 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grancey-sur-Ource | 21 | 122 km NE | 172 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marigny-le-Cahouët | 21 | 85 km E | 305 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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