Saint-Loup-des-Bois
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Loup-des-Bois (INSEE 58251) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Coeur de Loire. Population 459 (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 17.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 17,936 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 | 0.52 | 10 | 5.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.03 |
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]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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] | |
| 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 | 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 490 (2012) → 459 (2023): -6.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 448 (1990) → 459 (2023): 2.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 304, of which 19.7 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Alligny-Cosne): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Alligny-Cosne): 4.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Alligny-Cosne): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire): 7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Loup-des-Bois): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the COURS LES COSNE weather station, 4.1 km away at 196 m; the village itself is at 212 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at COURS LES COSNE, 4.1 km away at 196 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 745 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COURS LES COSNE, 4.1 km away at 196 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 — 58251/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58251/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58251/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58251/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58002
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58086
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58251
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Seurin-de-Prats | 24 | 368 km SW | 461 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 91 % |
| Castelnau-Valence | 30 | 394 km S | 469 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Modène | 84 | 406 km SE | 458 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fourneville | 14 | 295 km NW | 488 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Benoît-d'Hébertot | 14 | 290 km NW | 446 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beyssac | 19 | 261 km SW | 481 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyssac | 19 | 261 km SW | 481 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Benoît-d'Hébertot | 14 | 290 km NW | 446 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fourneville | 14 | 295 km NW | 488 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Seurin-de-Prats | 24 | 368 km SW | 461 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 91 % |
| Castelnau-Valence | 30 | 394 km S | 469 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Modène | 84 | 406 km SE | 458 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · 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 Saint-Loup-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villebéon | 77 | 85 km N | 452 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaupillon | 28 | 187 km NW | 466 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chennegy | 10 | 107 km NE | 472 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champagnat | 71 | 210 km SE | 460 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chémeré-le-Roi | 53 | 264 km W | 431 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Firmin-des-Bois | 45 | 58 km N | 497 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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