Maux
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 11.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Maux (INSEE 58161) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Bazois Loire Morvan. Population 140 (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 11.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 13,571 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.27 | 5 | 1.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES DELICES D'ABON). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | LES DELICES D'ABON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 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 138 (2012) → 140 (2023): 1.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 167 (1990) → 140 (2023): -16.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 151, of which 36.4 % second homes and 15.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Moulins-Engilbert): 7.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Maux): 2.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Moulins-Engilbert): 7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Moulins-Engilbert): 7.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Dun-sur-Grandry): 4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATEAU CHINON weather station, 12 km away at 598 m; the village itself is at 259 m. [11]
The village sits 339 m below 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHATEAU CHINON, 12 km away at 598 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 339 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,153 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DOMMARTIN, 6.4 km away at 305 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58161/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58161/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58161/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58161/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58182
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58161
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58107
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foce | 2A | 734 km SE | 151 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ginouillac | 46 | 311 km SW | 139 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fournaudin | 89 | 123 km N | 136 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peyrusse | 15 | 213 km S | 140 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lugagnac | 46 | 334 km SW | 140 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 74 % |
| Montagnac-d'Auberoche | 24 | 300 km SW | 137 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fournaudin | 89 | 123 km N | 136 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peyrusse | 15 | 213 km S | 140 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montagnac-d'Auberoche | 24 | 300 km SW | 137 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ginouillac | 46 | 311 km SW | 139 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lugagnac | 46 | 334 km SW | 140 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 74 % |
| Foce | 2A | 734 km SE | 151 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 92 % · 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 Maux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montagnac-d'Auberoche | 24 | 300 km SW | 137 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Foy-de-Belvès | 24 | 334 km SW | 142 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sceautres | 07 | 278 km S | 143 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Padiès | 81 | 352 km S | 151 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chirat-l'Église | 03 | 107 km SW | 129 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Juvinas | 07 | 263 km S | 187 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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