Onlay
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Onlay (INSEE 58199) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs. Population 163 (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/58199-onlay
Vitality score
Vitality score 14.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 14,672 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.24 | 5 | 1.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'AMBITION). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ONLAY AP). [3]
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, 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 | 1 | L'AMBITION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | ONLAY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 157 (2012) → 163 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 199 (1990) → 163 (2023): -18.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 171, of which 38 % second homes and 11.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Moulins-Engilbert): 6.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villapourçon): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Moulins-Engilbert): 7.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Moulins-Engilbert): 6.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Moulins-Engilbert): 7.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GLUX EN GLENNE weather station, 10.7 km away at 578 m; the village itself is at 322 m. [10]
The village sits 256 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHATEAU CHINON, 12.2 km away at 598 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 276 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,216 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ONLAY, 2.2 km away at 375 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 — 58199/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58199/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58199/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58199/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58182
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58309
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allons | 47 | 434 km SW | 163 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vidaillat | 23 | 189 km SW | 204 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre | 19 | 251 km SW | 188 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin-de-Nabirat | 24 | 320 km SW | 160 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Collancelle | 58 | 30 km NW | 158 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne | 05 | 296 km SE | 140 | 20.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Collancelle | 58 | 30 km NW | 158 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vidaillat | 23 | 189 km SW | 204 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre | 19 | 251 km SW | 188 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne | 05 | 296 km SE | 140 | 20.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aubin-de-Nabirat | 24 | 320 km SW | 160 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allons | 47 | 434 km SW | 163 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Onlay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazoches | 58 | 47 km N | 160 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Granges-d'Ans | 24 | 289 km SW | 150 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Préaux | 36 | 198 km W | 172 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Limanton | 58 | 12 km W | 242 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thorey-sur-Ouche | 21 | 64 km E | 148 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaumussay | 37 | 231 km W | 199 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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