Fourchambault
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fourchambault (INSEE 58117) is in Nièvre (58), part of CA de Nevers. Population 3,992 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/58117-fourchambault
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 5,653 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 | 0.31 | 25 | 7.68 |
| Social | 0.8 | 20 | 16.08 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BANETTE · BOULANGERIE DE GRANDS-MERES). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (FOURCHAMB · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (CALABRIA · SARL GOURMET D'ISTANBUL · LA TREFILERIE · AUX P'TITS OIGNONS). [3,4]
9 × Café / bar (LE CENTRAL · LE BUFFALO BOP · LA CARPE DOREE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (GROUPE SCOLAIRE PUBLIC DE FOURCHAMBAULT). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PAUL LANGEVIN). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLAUDE FOREST-AUPETIT, MÉDECIN · GILLES DUCAMP, MÉDECIN · XAVIER BUCHHOLTZ, MÉDECIN · SYLVAIN VRESK, MÉDECIN · PATRICK GAUTHERON, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA BRASSERIE · PHARMACIE DE LA FONDERIE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ALEXANDRE BREFFORT DE FOURCHAMBAULT MÉDIATHÈQUES DES COMMUNES DE NEVERS AGGLOMÉRATION). [3]
3 × Bank (FOURCHAMBAULT 1 · FOURCHAMBAULT · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (FABRE ANNICK · IL ETAIT UNE FOIS...LA COIFFURE · MES BEAUX CISEAUX BY PRECI). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DES FORGES). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 4 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BANETTE · BOULANGERIE DE GRANDS-MERES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | FOURCHAMB · CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | CALABRIA · SARL GOURMET D'ISTANBUL · LA TREFILERIE · AUX P'TITS OIGNONS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 9 | LE CENTRAL · LE BUFFALO BOP · LA CARPE DOREE | INSEE SIRENE 9 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | GROUPE SCOLAIRE PUBLIC DE FOURCHAMBAULT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PAUL LANGEVIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | CLAUDE FOREST-AUPETIT, MÉDECIN · GILLES DUCAMP, MÉDECIN · XAVIER BUCHHOLTZ, MÉDECIN · SYLVAIN VRESK, MÉDECIN · PATRICK GAUTHERON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA BRASSERIE · PHARMACIE DE LA FONDERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ALEXANDRE BREFFORT DE FOURCHAMBAULT MÉDIATHÈQUES DES COMMUNES DE NEVERS AGGLOMÉRATION | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | FOURCHAMBAULT 1 · FOURCHAMBAULT · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | FABRE ANNICK · IL ETAIT UNE FOIS...LA COIFFURE · MES BEAUX CISEAUX BY PRECI | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DES FORGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday 7 h 00 à 13 h 30 avenue Jean Jaurès. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,787 (2012) → 3,992 (2023): -16.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,037 (1990) → 3,992 (2023): -20.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,608, of which 1.2 % second homes and 16.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fourchambault): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Fourchambault): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Fourchambault): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Fourchambault): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fourchambault): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the NEVERS-MARZY weather station, 3.2 km away at 175 m; the village itself is at 177 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NEVERS-MARZY, 3.2 km away at 175 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 815 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MARZY, 1.4 km away at 185 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58117/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-fourchambault.fr/votre-quotidien/marche-dominical/— “Le marché se tient tous les dimanches, de 7 h 00 à 13 h 30.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58117/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58117/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58117/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58117
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 61 | 275 km NW | 3,636 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Moirans | 38 | 268 km SE | 3,620 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ussac | 19 | 237 km SW | 4,322 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Verquin | 62 | 389 km N | 3,445 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Houplin-Ancoisne | 59 | 394 km N | 3,326 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontoy | 57 | 338 km NE | 3,184 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ussac | 19 | 237 km SW | 4,322 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Moirans | 38 | 268 km SE | 3,620 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 61 | 275 km NW | 3,636 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontoy | 57 | 338 km NE | 3,184 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 93 % |
| Verquin | 62 | 389 km N | 3,445 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Houplin-Ancoisne | 59 | 394 km N | 3,326 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · 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 Fourchambault'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomery | 77 | 156 km N | 3,384 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marzy | 58 | 4.2 km S | 3,623 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Olemps | 12 | 301 km S | 3,559 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mandeure | 25 | 286 km E | 4,612 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vals-près-le-Puy | 43 | 229 km S | 3,395 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Lyé | 10 | 165 km NE | 2,956 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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