Imphy
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Imphy (INSEE 58134) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Sud Nivernais. Population 3,182 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/58134-imphy
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 6,788 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 | 25 | 6.24 |
| Social | 0.62 | 20 | 12.41 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.21 | 10 | 2.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BOULANGERIE MASSON · M GUYON · M.GUYON). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (UTILE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (I DELICES · L'HAPPYZZ · PIZZA SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (PROXI FRESH · CAFE DU CENTRE · CHEZ NOUNOURS · CAFE DE L'UNION). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE BEUCHE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE BOURG). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANDRE DUBOIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LOUIS ARAGON). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLAUDE FOREST-AUPETIT, MÉDECIN · AMADOU BALDÉ, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FABRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE L WINTZINGER · COMPLEXE AMBROISE CROIZAT · ECOLE A DUBOIS). [3]
1 × Bank (AGENCE D'IMPHY). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (. . · COIFFURE MIXTE POYEN-ROULLET · CHRISTELLE COIFFURE · SAS HAIR NAILS). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Library. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SARL BOULANGERIE MASSON · M GUYON · M.GUYON | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | UTILE | 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 | I DELICES · L'HAPPYZZ · PIZZA SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | PROXI FRESH · CAFE DU CENTRE · CHEZ NOUNOURS · CAFE DE L'UNION | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE BEUCHE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE BOURG | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANDRE DUBOIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LOUIS ARAGON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CLAUDE FOREST-AUPETIT, MÉDECIN · AMADOU BALDÉ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE FABRE | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | GYMNASE L WINTZINGER · COMPLEXE AMBROISE CROIZAT · ECOLE A DUBOIS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | AGENCE D'IMPHY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | . . · COIFFURE MIXTE POYEN-ROULLET · CHRISTELLE COIFFURE · SAS HAIR NAILS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 3,637 (2012) → 3,182 (2023): -12.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 4,478 (1990) → 3,182 (2023): -28.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,990, of which 2.6 % second homes and 15.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Imphy): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Sauvigny-les-Bois): 0.9 km to the north (straight line). [11]
GP (Imphy): 1.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Imphy): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Imphy): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the VARENNES-VILLE weather station, 11.7 km away at 208 m; the village itself is at 182 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at NEVERS-MARZY, 13.3 km away at 175 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 860 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LUTHENAY UXELOU, 9.9 km away at 230 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58134/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/6/af178a97-ea73-33a6-96f9-f11dd3bfaebf— “Marché hebdomadaire, tous les jeudis matins.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/6/80b14dfe-fa2c-31ca-8b3e-161516b45c20— “Foire mensuelle, le 3ème jeudi du mois.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58134/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58134/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58134/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58134
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58273
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moussy-le-Neuf | 77 | 242 km N | 3,253 | 41.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boves | 80 | 330 km N | 3,234 | 35.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 72 | 260 km NW | 3,341 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blancs-Coteaux | 51 | 226 km N | 3,080 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuillé-Pont-Pierre | 37 | 216 km W | 2,252 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaumont-en-Vexin | 60 | 278 km N | 3,338 | 44.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuillé-Pont-Pierre | 37 | 216 km W | 2,252 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blancs-Coteaux | 51 | 226 km N | 3,080 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moussy-le-Neuf | 77 | 242 km N | 3,253 | 41.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 72 | 260 km NW | 3,341 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaumont-en-Vexin | 60 | 278 km N | 3,338 | 44.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boves | 80 | 330 km N | 3,234 | 35.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 93 % · 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 Imphy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Machine | 58 | 17 km E | 3,192 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montfort-le-Gesnois | 72 | 247 km NW | 2,939 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mars-la-Brière | 72 | 249 km NW | 2,681 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hilsenheim | 67 | 356 km NE | 2,604 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guérigny | 58 | 18 km N | 2,505 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brazey-en-Plaine | 21 | 150 km E | 2,425 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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