Decize
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Decize (INSEE 58095) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Sud Nivernais. Population 4,932 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/58095-decize
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 4,758 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 | 0.56 | 25 | 14 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.9 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.22 | 10 | 2.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PECHE MIGNON · SARL MERLIN · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · SPIERADZKA · NICOLAS B.). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CENTRALE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CASINO SHOP · MANGEONS FRAIS). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (BONJOUR · DECIZE DISTRIBUTION · ACTION · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
15 × Restaurant (LAM KIM · SARL \ CHEZ MAXIME · SARL MIDI MINUIT · LE COURLIS). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (BAR TABAC LES REMPARTS · LE DECETIA). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT-JUST · ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE CASSIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE STE MARIE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE MAURICE GENEVOIX · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE MARIE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANTONY NICARD, MÉDECIN · JULIE FRACHOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT ARE · PHARMACIE MAILLOT DEBROUSSE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE-MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE DECIZE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEAL). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE CAQUERET). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE DECIZE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · DECIZE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC.MUTUEL DECIZE · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (TCHIP LA COIFFURE A PETITS PRIX · RACHEL COIFFURE · COIFFURE FLORENCE · SARL COIFF' INSTITUT · BOUTIQUE BEAUTE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DU PORT DE DECIZE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING LES HALLES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | LE PECHE MIGNON · SARL MERLIN · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · SPIERADZKA · NICOLAS B. | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CENTRALE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | CASINO SHOP · MANGEONS FRAIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | BONJOUR · DECIZE DISTRIBUTION · ACTION · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 15 | LAM KIM · SARL \ CHEZ MAXIME · SARL MIDI MINUIT · LE COURLIS | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | BAR TABAC LES REMPARTS · LE DECETIA | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT-JUST · ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE CASSIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE STE MARIE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE MAURICE GENEVOIX · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ANTONY NICARD, MÉDECIN · JULIE FRACHOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE SAINT ARE · PHARMACIE MAILLOT DEBROUSSE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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-MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE DECIZE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE CAQUERET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE DECIZE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · DECIZE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC.MUTUEL DECIZE · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | TCHIP LA COIFFURE A PETITS PRIX · RACHEL COIFFURE · COIFFURE FLORENCE · SARL COIFF' INSTITUT · BOUTIQUE BEAUTE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DU PORT DE DECIZE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING LES HALLES | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Friday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 5,711 (2012) → 4,932 (2023): -13.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 6,876 (1990) → 4,932 (2023): -28.3 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,447, of which 5.3 % second homes and 17.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Decize): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Decize): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Decize): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Decize): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Decize): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the DECIZE weather station, 1.2 km away at 192 m; the village itself is at 202 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ANLEZY, 14.8 km away at 220 m, over 17 summers. [11]
An average of 850 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DECIZE, 1.2 km away at 192 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58095/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/6/a5cf7590-ea69-3472-8270-633b7d84422c— “Marché hebdomadaire, tous les vendredis.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/6/6363840c-c1e6-3cfb-b6c8-d7d74438d10f— “Foire mensuelle, le 3ème mardi du mois.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58095/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58095/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58095/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58095
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Mure | 38 | 279 km SE | 4,963 | 69.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grand-Fort-Philippe | 59 | 474 km N | 4,887 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sully-sur-Loire | 45 | 133 km NW | 5,124 | 63.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chasseneuil-du-Poitou | 86 | 236 km W | 4,743 | 64.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Decazeville | 12 | 269 km S | 5,020 | 58.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 72 % |
| Milly-la-Forêt | 91 | 190 km NW | 4,562 | 62.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sully-sur-Loire | 45 | 133 km NW | 5,124 | 63.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Milly-la-Forêt | 91 | 190 km NW | 4,562 | 62.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chasseneuil-du-Poitou | 86 | 236 km W | 4,743 | 64.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Decazeville | 12 | 269 km S | 5,020 | 58.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 72 % |
| La Mure | 38 | 279 km SE | 4,963 | 69.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grand-Fort-Philippe | 59 | 474 km N | 4,887 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Decize'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drusenheim | 67 | 398 km NE | 5,388 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 71 | 136 km E | 6,446 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre | 18 | 101 km W | 6,380 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gueugnon | 71 | 52 km SE | 6,528 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ugine | 73 | 257 km SE | 7,154 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Digoin | 71 | 55 km SE | 7,353 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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