Planchez
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 11.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Planchez (INSEE 58210) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs. Population 313 (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/58210-planchez
Vitality score
Vitality score 11.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 17,885 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.92 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PLANCHEZ AP). [3]
2 × Hotel (LA P'TITE MILLETTE · LE RELAIS DES LACS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE RENARD). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | PLANCHEZ 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 | 2 | LA P'TITE MILLETTE · LE RELAIS DES LACS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE RENARD | 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 341 (2012) → 313 (2023): -8.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 395 (1990) → 313 (2023): -20.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 411, of which 56.4 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Moux-en-Morvan): 5.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montsauche-les-Settons): 7.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Montsauche-les-Settons): 8.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montsauche-les-Settons): 8.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ouroux-en-Morvan): 7.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATEAU CHINON weather station, 9.7 km away at 598 m; the village itself is at 624 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHATEAU CHINON, 9.7 km away at 598 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,381 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PLANCHEZ, 0.4 km away at 618 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 — 58210/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58210/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58210/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58210/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58185
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58180
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58205
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lespéron | 07 | 268 km S | 330 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Puy | 58 | 25 km NW | 290 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prades-d'Aubrac | 12 | 301 km S | 278 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mars | 07 | 236 km S | 243 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Happonvilliers | 28 | 255 km NW | 296 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marigny-l'Église | 58 | 25 km N | 294 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-du-Puy | 58 | 25 km NW | 290 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marigny-l'Église | 58 | 25 km N | 294 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mars | 07 | 236 km S | 243 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Happonvilliers | 28 | 255 km NW | 296 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lespéron | 07 | 268 km S | 330 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prades-d'Aubrac | 12 | 301 km S | 278 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Planchez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-du-Puy | 58 | 25 km NW | 290 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prades-d'Aubrac | 12 | 301 km S | 278 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marigny-l'Église | 58 | 25 km N | 294 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lafat | 23 | 204 km SW | 328 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-d'Intres | 07 | 241 km S | 303 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pailharès | 07 | 233 km S | 310 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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