La Charité-sur-Loire
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Charité-sur-Loire (INSEE 58059) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Les Bertranges. Population 4,705 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/58059-la-charite-sur-loire
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 4,936 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 | 0.62 | 25 | 15.61 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES BENEDICTINES · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SIROT · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LECOMTE · BOULANGERIE DES HALLES). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL BEAUDOT · THOMAS · BOUCHERIE ST PIERRE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE LION D'OR · LES HALLES DE LOIRE). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (EURL FRANCESCONI · INTERMARCHE · SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (EFES KEBAB · BAR OLYMPIA · AUBERGE DE LA POULE NOIRE · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LE TIP'S CAFE DE LA GARE · PUB LANSDOWNE · LA GAIETE · LE CENTRAL · LE CAFE DE PARIS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE AUMEUNIER MICHOT). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALEXANDRA ALBOTICA, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-ANTOINE BIRR, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD BILLET, MÉDECIN · MARIE BARANGER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE APPERT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE / LUDOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALES DE LA CHARITÉ SUR LOIRE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CRYSTAL PALACE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF GEORGES PICQ). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · LA CHARITE SUR LOIRE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (SARL COIF'ELLE · L'HAIR D'ANGELE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (MILLE ET UNE FEUILLES · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE BON LABOUREUR). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA SAULAIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LES BENEDICTINES · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SIROT · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LECOMTE · BOULANGERIE DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | SARL BEAUDOT · THOMAS · BOUCHERIE ST PIERRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LE LION D'OR · LES HALLES DE LOIRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | EURL FRANCESCONI · INTERMARCHE · SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 13 | EFES KEBAB · BAR OLYMPIA · AUBERGE DE LA POULE NOIRE · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LE TIP'S CAFE DE LA GARE · PUB LANSDOWNE · LA GAIETE · LE CENTRAL · LE CAFE DE PARIS | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE AUMEUNIER MICHOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | ALEXANDRA ALBOTICA, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-ANTOINE BIRR, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD BILLET, MÉDECIN · MARIE BARANGER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE APPERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE / LUDOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALES DE LA CHARITÉ SUR LOIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CRYSTAL PALACE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF GEORGES PICQ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · LA CHARITE SUR LOIRE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | SARL COIF'ELLE · L'HAIR D'ANGELE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | MILLE ET UNE FEUILLES · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE BON LABOUREUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE LA SAULAIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,080 (2012) → 4,705 (2023): -7.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,686 (1990) → 4,705 (2023): -17.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,146, of which 6.7 % second homes and 19.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Charité-sur-Loire): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Charité-sur-Loire): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (La Charité-sur-Loire): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Charité-sur-Loire): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Charité-sur-Loire): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the LA CHARITE RES weather station, 0.6 km away at 200 m; the village itself is at 172 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at POUILLY SUR LOI, 14 km away at 225 m, over 17 summers. [9]
That station sits 53 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 831 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LA CHARITE RES, 0.6 km away at 200 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58059/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58059/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58059/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58059/logement/2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rognes | 13 | 431 km SE | 4,693 | 48.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beuzeville | 27 | 312 km NW | 4,704 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Casteljaloux | 47 | 391 km SW | 4,755 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bar-sur-Aube | 10 | 172 km NE | 4,665 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Capdenac-Gare | 12 | 298 km S | 4,440 | 51.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 93 % |
| Montbard | 21 | 111 km NE | 4,639 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbard | 21 | 111 km NE | 4,639 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bar-sur-Aube | 10 | 172 km NE | 4,665 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Capdenac-Gare | 12 | 298 km S | 4,440 | 51.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 93 % |
| Beuzeville | 27 | 312 km NW | 4,704 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Casteljaloux | 47 | 391 km SW | 4,755 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rognes | 13 | 431 km SE | 4,693 | 48.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 La Charité-sur-Loire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar-sur-Aube | 10 | 172 km NE | 4,665 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 03 | 99 km S | 4,884 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy | 18 | 41 km W | 4,779 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Souppes-sur-Loing | 77 | 114 km N | 4,952 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Châtre | 36 | 103 km SW | 4,037 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tonnerre | 89 | 104 km NE | 4,261 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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