Pougues-les-Eaux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pougues-les-Eaux (INSEE 58214) is in Nièvre (58), part of CA de Nevers. Population 2,401 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/58214-pougues-les-eaux
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 76 % of the 8,491 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.29 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CASSIOT). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ TOMMY ET SANDRINE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (CHEZ VICTOR · CHEZ LES GARCONS - CREPERIE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (BAR BRASSERIE LE COMMERCE · L'OLYMPIQUE · DS LE GOUTER). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BARAUT KOHLMULLER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE PAUL-ET-LIDA-FAUCHER DE POUGUES LES EAUX RÉSEAU DES MÉDIATHÈQUES DE NEVERS AGGLOMÉRATION). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES CHANTERNES). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC.POUGUES LES E). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (EXCLUSIF COIFFURE · LE SALON DE LILY · LE SALON). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DES SOURCES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES CHANTERNES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | CASSIOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | CHEZ TOMMY ET SANDRINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | CHEZ VICTOR · CHEZ LES GARCONS - CREPERIE | INSEE SIRENE 4 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | BAR BRASSERIE LE COMMERCE · L'OLYMPIQUE · DS LE GOUTER | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE BARAUT KOHLMULLER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE PAUL-ET-LIDA-FAUCHER DE POUGUES LES EAUX RÉSEAU DES MÉDIATHÈQUES DE NEVERS AGGLOMÉRATION | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES CHANTERNES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC.POUGUES LES E | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | EXCLUSIF COIFFURE · LE SALON DE LILY · LE SALON | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DES SOURCES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES CHANTERNES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday de 9h à 12h place de la mairie. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,398 (2012) → 2,401 (2023): 0.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,358 (1990) → 2,401 (2023): 1.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,328, of which 2.9 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pougues-les-Eaux): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Pougues-les-Eaux): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Garchizy): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Pougues-les-Eaux): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pougues-les-Eaux): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VARENNES-BOULOR weather station, 2.9 km away at 208 m; the village itself is at 207 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at NEVERS-MARZY, 8.2 km away at 175 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 855 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VARENNES-BOULOR, 2.9 km away at 208 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58214/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-pouguesleseaux.fr/marche-hebdomadaire-pougues-58— “Chaque jeudi matin, de 9h à 12h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58214/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58214/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58214/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58214
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58121
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Attaques | 62 | 435 km N | 2,064 | 54 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Aix-d'Angillon | 18 | 43 km W | 1,877 | 51.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plouaret | 22 | 520 km W | 2,237 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grenade-sur-l'Adour | 40 | 459 km SW | 2,398 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 0 % |
| Castelculier | 47 | 373 km SW | 2,382 | 66.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 % |
| Caumont-sur-Aure | 14 | 367 km NW | 2,431 | 60 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Aix-d'Angillon | 18 | 43 km W | 1,877 | 51.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caumont-sur-Aure | 14 | 367 km NW | 2,431 | 60 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castelculier | 47 | 373 km SW | 2,382 | 66.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 % |
| Les Attaques | 62 | 435 km N | 2,064 | 54 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grenade-sur-l'Adour | 40 | 459 km SW | 2,398 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 0 % |
| Plouaret | 22 | 520 km W | 2,237 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 72 % · 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 Pougues-les-Eaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rioz | 70 | 227 km E | 2,398 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coullons | 45 | 76 km NW | 2,231 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chalamont | 01 | 198 km SE | 2,533 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luzy | 58 | 73 km SE | 2,006 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nieuil-l'Espoir | 86 | 212 km W | 2,631 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ennezat | 63 | 131 km S | 2,748 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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