Sainte-Colombe-des-Bois
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Colombe-des-Bois (INSEE 58236) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Coeur de Loire. Population 140 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 7.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 13,571 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.52 |
| Housing mix | 0.33 | 5 | 1.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (ELLE ET LUI). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 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 | 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 | 1 | ELLE ET LUI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 118 (2012) → 140 (2023): 18.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 147 (1990) → 140 (2023): -4.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 117, of which 33.3 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis): 4.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Donzy): 5.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis): 8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Donzy): 5.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Donzy): 5.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHATEAUNEUF VAL weather station, 7.4 km away at 278 m; the village itself is at 212 m. [10]
The village sits 66 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 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHATEAUNEUF VAL, 7.4 km away at 278 m, over 17 summers. [10]
That station sits 66 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 925 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAUNEUF VAL, 7.4 km away at 278 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 — 58236/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58236/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58236/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58236/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58064
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58102
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellavilliers | 61 | 232 km NW | 142 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Folletière-Abenon | 14 | 274 km NW | 138 | 8.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Saint-Marcel-du-Périgord | 24 | 327 km SW | 137 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bouffry | 41 | 171 km NW | 137 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Parzac | 16 | 259 km SW | 143 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Anne-Saint-Priest | 87 | 211 km SW | 137 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouffry | 41 | 171 km NW | 137 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Anne-Saint-Priest | 87 | 211 km SW | 137 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bellavilliers | 61 | 232 km NW | 142 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Parzac | 16 | 259 km SW | 143 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Folletière-Abenon | 14 | 274 km NW | 138 | 8.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Saint-Marcel-du-Périgord | 24 | 327 km SW | 137 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · 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 Sainte-Colombe-des-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parzac | 16 | 259 km SW | 143 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gourson | 16 | 264 km SW | 133 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corsaint | 21 | 83 km E | 129 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fournaudin | 89 | 100 km N | 136 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tersannes | 87 | 191 km SW | 126 | 3.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chassiecq | 16 | 260 km SW | 147 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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