Lamenay-sur-Loire
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lamenay-sur-Loire (INSEE 58137) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Sud Nivernais. Population 64 (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 14.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 6,681 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (RETRO 60). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | RETRO 60 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 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 58 (2012) → 64 (2023): 10.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 76 (1990) → 64 (2023): -15.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 53, of which 22.6 % second homes and 15.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cossaye): 6.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gannay-sur-Loire): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Lucenay-lès-Aix): 9.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Lucenay-lès-Aix): 8.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Charrin): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the DECIZE weather station, 10.3 km away at 192 m; the village itself is at 198 m. [12]
An average of 848 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LUCENAY LES AIX, 7.7 km away at 218 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58137/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58137/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58137/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58137/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58087
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03119
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58146
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58060
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnemazon | 65 | 483 km SW | 69 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 85 % |
| Boissède | 31 | 431 km SW | 65 | 10.3 | No daily shops | no figures |
| La Chapelle-Marcousse | 63 | 151 km S | 63 | 4.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 72 % |
| Brizeaux | 55 | 273 km NE | 63 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 89 % |
| Avesnes-Chaussoy | 80 | 371 km N | 63 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 62 % |
| Villotte-Saint-Seine | 21 | 114 km NE | 65 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 84 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villotte-Saint-Seine | 21 | 114 km NE | 65 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 84 % |
| La Chapelle-Marcousse | 63 | 151 km S | 63 | 4.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 72 % |
| Brizeaux | 55 | 273 km NE | 63 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 89 % |
| Avesnes-Chaussoy | 80 | 371 km N | 63 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 62 % |
| Boissède | 31 | 431 km SW | 65 | 10.3 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Bonnemazon | 65 | 483 km SW | 69 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 85 % |
Elsewhere
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