Gouloux
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
No daily shops 18.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gouloux (INSEE 58129) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs. Population 164 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 18.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 14,769 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.26 | 10 | 2.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.13 | 5 | 0.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AU SAUT DU GOULOUX). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, 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 | 1 | AU SAUT DU GOULOUX | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 189 (2012) → 164 (2023): -13.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 215 (1990) → 164 (2023): -23.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 196, of which 43.4 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montsauche-les-Settons): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montsauche-les-Settons): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Montsauche-les-Settons): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montsauche-les-Settons): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Gouloux): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DUN_SAPC weather station, 8.5 km away at 598 m; the village itself is at 538 m. [10]
The village sits 60 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LORMES_SAPC, 16.7 km away at 485 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 53 m below 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 1,409 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MOUX-EN-MORVAN, 7.6 km away at 588 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 — 58129/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58129/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58129/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58129/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58180
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58129
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lusignac | 24 | 359 km SW | 162 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Trémouille | 15 | 234 km SW | 167 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corbel | 73 | 242 km SE | 161 | 20.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Celle-sur-Nièvre | 58 | 65 km W | 152 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaumeil | 19 | 260 km SW | 164 | 28.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vielmanay | 58 | 73 km W | 173 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Celle-sur-Nièvre | 58 | 65 km W | 152 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vielmanay | 58 | 73 km W | 173 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trémouille | 15 | 234 km SW | 167 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corbel | 73 | 242 km SE | 161 | 20.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaumeil | 19 | 260 km SW | 164 | 28.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lusignac | 24 | 359 km SW | 162 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Gouloux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Junien-la-Bregère | 23 | 233 km SW | 144 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Silvain-Montaigut | 23 | 215 km SW | 194 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boursay | 41 | 248 km W | 179 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Lévézou | 12 | 348 km S | 161 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sivignon | 71 | 96 km S | 178 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Mesnil-Saint-Jean | 27 | 341 km NW | 161 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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