Garchizy
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 33.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Garchizy (INSEE 58121) is in Nièvre (58), part of CA de Nevers. Population 3,648 (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/58121-garchizy
Vitality score
Vitality score 33.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 6,072 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 | 0.07 | 25 | 1.84 |
| Social | 0.46 | 20 | 9.21 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
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]
3 × Restaurant (ROTISSERIE XS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (AU TERMINUS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERN P ELUARD G MOQUET). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GUY MOQUET). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANA BOZBEI, MÉDECIN · PASCAL GLEITZ, MÉDECIN · AMELIE BARDIAUX, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE DUTRIEU-PASCAUD, MÉDECIN · DAVID VIÉ, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES RIOLLES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GARCHIZY AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LA MÉDI@ MÉDIATHÈQUE DU RÉSEAU DE NEVERS AGGLOMÉRATION). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE EDF GDF · SALLE P GIRARD). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (LE PETIT SALON DE LA VALLEE · COIFFURE SEVERINE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE LANTIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | ROTISSERIE XS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | AU TERMINUS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERN P ELUARD G MOQUET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GUY MOQUET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | ANA BOZBEI, MÉDECIN · PASCAL GLEITZ, MÉDECIN · AMELIE BARDIAUX, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE DUTRIEU-PASCAUD, MÉDECIN · DAVID VIÉ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES RIOLLES | 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 | GARCHIZY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LA MÉDI@ MÉDIATHÈQUE DU RÉSEAU DE NEVERS AGGLOMÉRATION | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE EDF GDF · SALLE P GIRARD | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | LE PETIT SALON DE LA VALLEE · COIFFURE SEVERINE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 3,844 (2012) → 3,648 (2023): -5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,939 (1990) → 3,648 (2023): -7.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,807, of which 1.4 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Garchizy): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fourchambault): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Garchizy): 0.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Garchizy): 0.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Garchizy): 0 km to the west (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. [10]
Measured at the VARENNES-BOULOR weather station, 4.1 km away at 208 m; the village itself is at 202 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NEVERS-MARZY, 5.4 km away at 175 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 855 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VARENNES-BOULOR, 4.1 km away at 208 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
225 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 110,000 € — 1,133 € per m² of built surface. [11]
43 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 36,000 € — 638 € per m². [11]
The median across Nièvre is 893 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
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 — 58121/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58121/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58121/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58121/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58121
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58117
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folschviller | 57 | 349 km NE | 3,916 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bréviandes | 10 | 154 km NE | 3,219 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Solaize | 69 | 206 km SE | 3,144 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Vrain | 91 | 176 km N | 3,089 | 36 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Drocourt | 62 | 372 km N | 2,939 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Houppeville | 76 | 312 km NW | 2,814 | 44.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bréviandes | 10 | 154 km NE | 3,219 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vrain | 91 | 176 km N | 3,089 | 36 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Solaize | 69 | 206 km SE | 3,144 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Houppeville | 76 | 312 km NW | 2,814 | 44.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Folschviller | 57 | 349 km NE | 3,916 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Drocourt | 62 | 372 km N | 2,939 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 77 % · 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 Garchizy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bréviandes | 10 | 154 km NE | 3,219 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vertaizon | 63 | 143 km S | 3,527 | 46.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaingy | 45 | 136 km NW | 4,116 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Désertines | 03 | 85 km SW | 4,259 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mur-sur-Allier | 63 | 144 km S | 3,111 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers | 58 | 8.4 km SE | 3,688 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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