Donzy
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Donzy (INSEE 58102) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Coeur de Loire. Population 1,525 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/58102-donzy
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 11,508 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.54 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCIMARKET). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (EURL CHEZ DIDIER · AUX TROIS POMMES DE PIN · CREPERIE DE L'ESCAPADE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (BAR DES VERDIAUX · CAFE DE LA PLACE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE HENRI CLEMENT). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SALAVERT LANDJAS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (DONZY AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE DONZY RÉSEAU DES MÉDIATHÈQUES INTERCOMMUNALES DE CŒUR DE LOIRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL CTRE LOIRE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC.MUTUEL DONZY · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SALON COIFFURE RICARD · L'ART DE COIFFER). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (LE GRAND MONARQUE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCIMARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | EURL CHEZ DIDIER · AUX TROIS POMMES DE PIN · CREPERIE DE L'ESCAPADE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR DES VERDIAUX · CAFE DE LA PLACE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE HENRI CLEMENT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE SALAVERT LANDJAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | DONZY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE DONZY RÉSEAU DES MÉDIATHÈQUES INTERCOMMUNALES DE CŒUR DE LOIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL CTRE LOIRE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC.MUTUEL DONZY · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | SALON COIFFURE RICARD · L'ART DE COIFFER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | LE GRAND MONARQUE | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,602 (2012) → 1,525 (2023): -4.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,719 (1990) → 1,525 (2023): -11.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,153, of which 17.7 % second homes and 13.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Donzy): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Donzy): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Pougny): 9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Donzy): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Donzy): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BOUHY weather station, 11.8 km away at 288 m; the village itself is at 183 m. [11]
The village sits 105 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHATEAUNEUF VAL, 12.2 km away at 278 m, over 17 summers. [11]
That station sits 95 m above 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 851 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COULOUTRE, 9 km away at 216 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
128 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 76,750 € — 807 € per m² of built surface. [12]
15 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 80,000 € — 397 € per m². [12]
The median across Nièvre is 893 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58102/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/6/021bc00b-7fa6-311b-94f6-7428fbd54db9— “Marché hebdomadaire de Donzy”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58102/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58102/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58102/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58102
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58213
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chéroy | 89 | 93 km N | 1,760 | 49 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grignan | 26 | 356 km SE | 1,596 | 58.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint Aulaye-Puymangou | 24 | 333 km SW | 1,450 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| Moulins-Engilbert | 58 | 67 km SE | 1,352 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Gauthier | 77 | 132 km N | 1,400 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteauneuf-la-Forêt | 87 | 218 km SW | 1,542 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulins-Engilbert | 58 | 67 km SE | 1,352 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chéroy | 89 | 93 km N | 1,760 | 49 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-Gauthier | 77 | 132 km N | 1,400 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteauneuf-la-Forêt | 87 | 218 km SW | 1,542 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint Aulaye-Puymangou | 24 | 333 km SW | 1,450 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| Grignan | 26 | 356 km SE | 1,596 | 58.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 80 % · 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 Donzy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacapelle-Marival | 46 | 308 km S | 1,268 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thenon | 24 | 294 km SW | 1,282 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cancon | 47 | 370 km SW | 1,379 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Availles-en-Châtellerault | 86 | 204 km W | 1,730 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seignelay | 89 | 69 km NE | 1,476 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chindrieux | 73 | 271 km SE | 1,531 | 59.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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