Montapas
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montapas (INSEE 58171) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Bazois Loire Morvan. Population 269 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/58171-montapas
Vitality score
Vitality score 19.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 17,540 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (POFFERTJES DE NAPOLEON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTAPAS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTAPAS RÉSEAU DES BIBLIOTHÈQUES DU BAZOIS). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (ETANG DE LA CHENAIE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA CHENAIE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 1 | POFFERTJES DE NAPOLEON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | MONTAPAS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTAPAS RÉSEAU DES BIBLIOTHÈQUES DU BAZOIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | ETANG DE LA CHENAIE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA CHENAIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 288 (2012) → 269 (2023): -6.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 305 (1990) → 269 (2023): -11.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 240, of which 17.5 % second homes and 19.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châtillon-en-Bazois): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châtillon-en-Bazois): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Châtillon-en-Bazois): 5.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Châtillon-en-Bazois): 5.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Châtillon-en-Bazois): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CRUX LA VILLE weather station, 8.6 km away at 283 m; the village itself is at 272 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ANLEZY, 15.5 km away at 220 m, over 17 summers. [9]
That station sits 52 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,002 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHATILLON EN BA, 5.7 km away at 250 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
48 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 44,500 € — 576 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Nièvre is 893 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58171/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58171/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58171/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58171/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58065
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortroux | 23 | 149 km SW | 277 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Firbeix | 24 | 260 km SW | 294 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monétay-sur-Loire | 03 | 74 km S | 250 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mauléon-d'Armagnac | 32 | 459 km SW | 265 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 29 % |
| La Nocle-Maulaix | 58 | 38 km S | 267 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin-le-Monial | 03 | 77 km SW | 262 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Nocle-Maulaix | 58 | 38 km S | 267 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monétay-sur-Loire | 03 | 74 km S | 250 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aubin-le-Monial | 03 | 77 km SW | 262 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 97 % |
| Mortroux | 23 | 149 km SW | 277 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Firbeix | 24 | 260 km SW | 294 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mauléon-d'Armagnac | 32 | 459 km SW | 265 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Montapas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firbeix | 24 | 260 km SW | 294 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lupersat | 23 | 155 km SW | 288 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Agonges | 03 | 63 km SW | 300 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champsanglard | 23 | 159 km SW | 253 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cirgues | 46 | 285 km SW | 324 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Petit-Pressigny | 37 | 204 km W | 305 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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