Couloutre
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Couloutre (INSEE 58089) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Coeur de Loire. Population 234 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/58089-couloutre
Vitality score
Vitality score 17.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 16,894 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.39 | 5 | 1.96 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE LA STE ESPERANCE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DE LA STE ESPERANCE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (COULOUTRE AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 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 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 ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE LA STE ESPERANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DE LA STE ESPERANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | COULOUTRE 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 | 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 214 (2012) → 234 (2023): 9.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 227 (1990) → 234 (2023): 3.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 204, of which 30.4 % second homes and 19.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Entrains-sur-Nohain): 6.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Entrains-sur-Nohain): 6.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Entrains-sur-Nohain): 6.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Entrains-sur-Nohain): 6.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Couloutre): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BOUHY weather station, 8.7 km away at 288 m; the village itself is at 212 m. [10]
The village sits 76 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHATEAUNEUF VAL, 13.7 km away at 278 m, over 17 summers. [10]
That station sits 66 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 851 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COULOUTRE, 0.8 km away at 216 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58089/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58089/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58089/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58089/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58109
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58089
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenax | 03 | 131 km S | 257 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soumensac | 47 | 376 km SW | 224 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Néoux | 23 | 182 km SW | 279 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Presly | 18 | 66 km W | 207 | 18 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Davignac | 19 | 231 km S | 235 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 42 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Montagne | 23 | 193 km SW | 219 | 14 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presly | 18 | 66 km W | 207 | 18 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lenax | 03 | 131 km S | 257 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Néoux | 23 | 182 km SW | 279 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Montagne | 23 | 193 km SW | 219 | 14 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Davignac | 19 | 231 km S | 235 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 42 % · humidity 79 % |
| Soumensac | 47 | 376 km SW | 224 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · 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 Couloutre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benest | 16 | 261 km SW | 307 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Simeyrols | 24 | 314 km SW | 256 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gehée | 36 | 136 km W | 253 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mazirat | 03 | 142 km S | 273 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontaine-Chalendray | 17 | 307 km SW | 237 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtres | 24 | 292 km SW | 180 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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