La Marche
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Marche (INSEE 58155) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Les Bertranges. Population 509 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 18.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 17,741 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 4.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.19 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (S.C COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | S.C COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 558 (2012) → 509 (2023): -8.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 511 (1990) → 509 (2023): -0.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 308, of which 8.1 % second homes and 12.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Charité-sur-Loire): 4.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Charité-sur-Loire): 4.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (La Charité-sur-Loire): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Charité-sur-Loire): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Marche): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA CHARITE RES weather station, 3.8 km away at 200 m; the village itself is at 180 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NEVERS-MARZY, 16.6 km away at 175 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 831 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA CHARITE RES, 3.8 km away at 200 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 — 58155/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58155/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58155/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58155/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58059
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58155
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meaucé | 28 | 213 km NW | 501 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vauroux | 60 | 262 km N | 495 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Audrehem | 62 | 412 km N | 521 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 96 % |
| Saint-Léger-aux-Bois | 76 | 318 km N | 474 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marigny-en-Orxois | 02 | 214 km N | 530 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haramont | 02 | 238 km N | 556 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meaucé | 28 | 213 km NW | 501 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marigny-en-Orxois | 02 | 214 km N | 530 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haramont | 02 | 238 km N | 556 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vauroux | 60 | 262 km N | 495 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léger-aux-Bois | 76 | 318 km N | 474 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Audrehem | 62 | 412 km N | 521 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 96 % |
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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 Marche'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gron | 18 | 22 km W | 470 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bernac | 16 | 250 km SW | 465 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Philibert | 21 | 150 km E | 544 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Évry | 89 | 126 km N | 402 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Louchy-Montfand | 03 | 94 km S | 397 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux | 18 | 66 km SW | 430 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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