La Machine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 30.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Machine (INSEE 58151) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Sud Nivernais. Population 3,192 (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/58151-la-machine
Vitality score
Vitality score 30.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 6,774 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.53 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.26 | 10 | 2.61 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LA GUINGUETTE ETANG GRENETIER · YOLO · A L'OREE DU BOIS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ALBERT CAMUS). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JAMILA ANDJECHAIRI-VALOIS, MÉDECIN · JIMINA RAZAFINDRAKOTO, MÉDECIN · AMADOU BALDÉ, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU TEMPS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA MACHINE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (ETANG GRENETIER). [3]
2 × Bank (LA MACHINE · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (SOULAS ANNABELLE · ISABELLE PICAUD COIFFURE A DOMICILE · SALON MANON). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DES MINEURS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING L'ETANG GRENETIER). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | 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 | 4 | LA GUINGUETTE ETANG GRENETIER · YOLO · A L'OREE DU BOIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ALBERT CAMUS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | JAMILA ANDJECHAIRI-VALOIS, MÉDECIN · JIMINA RAZAFINDRAKOTO, MÉDECIN · AMADOU BALDÉ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU TEMPS | 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 LA MACHINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | ETANG GRENETIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 2 | LA MACHINE · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | SOULAS ANNABELLE · ISABELLE PICAUD COIFFURE A DOMICILE · SALON MANON | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DES MINEURS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING L'ETANG GRENETIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,472 (2012) → 3,192 (2023): -8.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,192 (1990) → 3,192 (2023): -23.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,120, of which 6.2 % second homes and 16.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Machine): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Machine): 0.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (La Machine): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Machine): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Machine): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DECIZE weather station, 7.9 km away at 192 m; the village itself is at 268 m. [10]
The village sits 76 m above 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 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ANLEZY, 8.2 km away at 220 m, over 17 summers. [10]
An average of 850 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DECIZE, 7.9 km away at 192 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58151/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/6/30a9c112-0390-3c28-af67-f393d06721e1— “Marché hebdomadaire, tous les samedis matins.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58151/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58151/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58151/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58151
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montendre | 17 | 348 km SW | 3,222 | 48.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 72 | 276 km NW | 3,341 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône | 26 | 284 km S | 2,917 | 52.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | 79 | 314 km W | 2,967 | 53.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montfort-le-Gesnois | 72 | 263 km NW | 2,939 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Tulle | 04 | 389 km SE | 3,558 | 46.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montfort-le-Gesnois | 72 | 263 km NW | 2,939 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 72 | 276 km NW | 3,341 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône | 26 | 284 km S | 2,917 | 52.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | 79 | 314 km W | 2,967 | 53.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montendre | 17 | 348 km SW | 3,222 | 48.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sainte-Tulle | 04 | 389 km SE | 3,558 | 46.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 La Machine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montfort-le-Gesnois | 72 | 263 km NW | 2,939 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mars-la-Brière | 72 | 265 km NW | 2,681 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guérigny | 58 | 30 km NW | 2,505 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sancoins | 18 | 42 km W | 2,951 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Imphy | 58 | 17 km W | 3,182 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ceyzériat | 01 | 162 km SE | 3,328 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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