Chaulgnes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chaulgnes (INSEE 58067) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Les Bertranges. Population 1,500 (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/58067-chaulgnes
Vitality score
Vitality score 32/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 11,632 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.44 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE LANTIER). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (COURTEPAILLE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DU BOURG). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHAULGNES LPAC AP). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (SALON MILENA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE LANTIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | COURTEPAILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DU BOURG | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 1 | CHAULGNES LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 4 | SALON MILENA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 1,444 (2012) → 1,500 (2023): 3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,286 (1990) → 1,500 (2023): 16.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 797, of which 5.6 % second homes and 11.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chaulgnes): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pougues-les-Eaux): 6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Beffes): 8.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Pougues-les-Eaux): 5.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chaulgnes): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VARENNES-BOULOR weather station, 7.2 km away at 208 m; the village itself is at 235 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at NEVERS-MARZY, 14.4 km away at 175 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 60 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 855 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VARENNES-BOULOR, 7.2 km away at 208 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 — 58067/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58067/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58067/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58067/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58067
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58214
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Féternes | 74 | 277 km E | 1,550 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beausemblant | 26 | 251 km SE | 1,475 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme | 50 | 370 km NW | 1,338 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil | 33 | 368 km SW | 1,365 | 39.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Tauriac | 33 | 362 km SW | 1,342 | 33.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Gaillac-Toulza | 31 | 449 km S | 1,342 | 41.4 | Partly served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beausemblant | 26 | 251 km SE | 1,475 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Féternes | 74 | 277 km E | 1,550 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tauriac | 33 | 362 km SW | 1,342 | 33.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil | 33 | 368 km SW | 1,365 | 39.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme | 50 | 370 km NW | 1,338 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gaillac-Toulza | 31 | 449 km S | 1,342 | 41.4 | Partly served | no figures |
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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 Chaulgnes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevillon-sur-Huillard | 45 | 100 km N | 1,506 | 46.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marcilly-le-Châtel | 42 | 175 km SE | 1,401 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay | 07 | 236 km SE | 1,357 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boulleret | 18 | 37 km NW | 1,397 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Huisseau-sur-Mauves | 45 | 135 km NW | 1,778 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Molles | 03 | 119 km S | 904 | 46.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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