Saincaize-Meauce
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 16.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saincaize-Meauce (INSEE 58225) is in Nièvre (58), part of CA de Nevers. Population 358 (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 16.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 18,016 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.56 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Hotel (CHATEAU HOTEL LE SALLAY). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | CHATEAU HOTEL LE SALLAY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 416 (2012) → 358 (2023): -13.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 418 (1990) → 358 (2023): -14.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 235, of which 6.4 % second homes and 25.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marzy): 6.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Nevers): 7.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Marzy): 6.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Marzy): 6.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saincaize-Meauce): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the NEVERS-MARZY weather station, 8.6 km away at 175 m; the village itself is at 187 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at NEVERS-MARZY, 8.6 km away at 175 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 793 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NEVERS-MARZY, 8.6 km away at 175 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
21 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 100,000 € — 741 € per m² of built surface. [12]
9 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 38,000 € — 382 € per m². [12]
The median across Nièvre is 893 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 58225/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58225/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58225/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58225/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58160
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58194
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58225
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litz | 60 | 282 km N | 359 | 20 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Watigny | 02 | 341 km N | 350 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Glaignes | 60 | 261 km N | 356 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fayssac | 81 | 342 km S | 354 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Orban | 81 | 352 km S | 351 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aujac | 17 | 292 km SW | 372 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glaignes | 60 | 261 km N | 356 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Litz | 60 | 282 km N | 359 | 20 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aujac | 17 | 292 km SW | 372 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 57 % |
| Watigny | 02 | 341 km N | 350 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fayssac | 81 | 342 km S | 354 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Orban | 81 | 352 km S | 351 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Saincaize-Meauce'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sornay | 70 | 202 km E | 357 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tancrou | 77 | 230 km N | 340 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rouvray | 89 | 117 km N | 368 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monthelon | 71 | 87 km E | 367 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtenay | 01 | 191 km SE | 373 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Glonville | 54 | 321 km NE | 385 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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