Lucenay-lès-Aix
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 33.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lucenay-lès-Aix (INSEE 58146) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Sud Nivernais. Population 936 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/58146-lucenay-les-aix
Vitality score
Vitality score 33.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 14,731 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.22 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE JAILLET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL ARMANDINE GUERRIER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LUCENAY LÈS AIX). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE ANASTASIA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PHILIPPE JAILLET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL ARMANDINE GUERRIER | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LUCENAY LÈS AIX | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | COIFFURE ANASTASIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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: Monday matin place de l'église (seasonal). [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,017 (2012) → 936 (2023): -8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,139 (1990) → 936 (2023): -17.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 613, of which 5.9 % second homes and 20.1 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lucenay-lès-Aix): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Ennemond): 5.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Lucenay-lès-Aix): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Lucenay-lès-Aix): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Lucenay-lès-Aix): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 83 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the DORNES weather station, 10 km away at 220 m; the village itself is at 212 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, 2.3 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 — 58146/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.lucenay-les-aix.fr/vie_economique/commercants.html— “Le lundi matin (une semaine sur deux) , place de l'église, vente de fromages de chèvres.”
- DATAtourisme 2025-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/6/457ff68d-008f-3528-9fcd-34bb507588f8— “Marché tous les lundis matins.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58146/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58146/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58146/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58146
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03229
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-sur-Gupie | 47 | 353 km SW | 917 | 41.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 11 % |
| Voray-sur-l'Ognon | 70 | 205 km E | 854 | 46.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 72 % |
| Saint-Lon-les-Mines | 40 | 499 km SW | 1,246 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 32 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Neste | 65 | 467 km SW | 964 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 62 % |
| Plancy-l'Abbaye | 10 | 211 km N | 960 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 82 % |
| Ban-de-Laveline | 88 | 319 km NE | 1,148 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 89 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voray-sur-l'Ognon | 70 | 205 km E | 854 | 46.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 72 % |
| Plancy-l'Abbaye | 10 | 211 km N | 960 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 82 % |
| Ban-de-Laveline | 88 | 319 km NE | 1,148 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 89 % |
| Castelnau-sur-Gupie | 47 | 353 km SW | 917 | 41.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 11 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Neste | 65 | 467 km SW | 964 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 62 % |
| Saint-Lon-les-Mines | 40 | 499 km SW | 1,246 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 32 % |
Elsewhere
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