Raveau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 31.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Raveau (INSEE 58220) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Les Bertranges. Population 594 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 31.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 17,116 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.43 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (RAVEAU AP). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 | RAVEAU 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] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 704 (2012) → 594 (2023): -15.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 705 (1990) → 594 (2023): -15.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 403, of which 14.1 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Raveau): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Charité-sur-Loire): 3.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Charité-sur-Loire): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Charité-sur-Loire): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Raveau): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA CHARITE RES weather station, 4.5 km away at 200 m; the village itself is at 191 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at POUILLY SUR LOI, 15.1 km away at 225 m, over 17 summers. [10]
An average of 812 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA CHARITE GER, 3.7 km away at 184 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
45 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 104,760 € — 963 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Nièvre is 893 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
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 — 58220/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58220/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58220/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58220/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58220
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58059
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bauzile | 48 | 302 km S | 585 | 36.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trans-la-Forêt | 35 | 377 km NW | 634 | 36 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courgains | 72 | 243 km NW | 581 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 76 % |
| Coulgens | 16 | 263 km SW | 558 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouilly-sur-Saône | 21 | 156 km E | 619 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poillé-sur-Vègre | 72 | 264 km W | 582 | 36.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 84 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouilly-sur-Saône | 21 | 156 km E | 619 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courgains | 72 | 243 km NW | 581 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 76 % |
| Coulgens | 16 | 263 km SW | 558 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poillé-sur-Vègre | 72 | 264 km W | 582 | 36.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 84 % |
| Saint-Bauzile | 48 | 302 km S | 585 | 36.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trans-la-Forêt | 35 | 377 km NW | 634 | 36 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 91 % · 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 Raveau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulgens | 16 | 263 km SW | 558 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouilly-sur-Saône | 21 | 156 km E | 619 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Panzoult | 37 | 202 km W | 585 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Challonges | 74 | 247 km SE | 610 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Salles | 03 | 112 km S | 434 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vernou-en-Sologne | 41 | 111 km W | 550 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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