Saint-Malo-en-Donziois
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Malo-en-Donziois (INSEE 58252) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Coeur de Loire. Population 150 (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 11.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 14,109 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 | 0.74 | 10 | 7.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [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 | 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 131 (2012) → 150 (2023): 14.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 121 (1990) → 150 (2023): 24 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 131, of which 26 % second homes and 16.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHATEAUNEUF VAL weather station, 4.3 km away at 278 m; the village itself is at 275 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CHATEAUNEUF VAL, 4.3 km away at 278 m, over 17 summers. [9]
An average of 925 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAUNEUF VAL, 4.3 km away at 278 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58252/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58252/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58252/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58252/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58064
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabrun | 15 | 279 km S | 149 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 62 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Mancelière | 28 | 225 km NW | 150 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Cercueil | 61 | 281 km NW | 145 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Martial-le-Vieux | 23 | 195 km S | 150 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vernusse | 03 | 118 km S | 149 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lessard-et-le-Chêne | 14 | 305 km NW | 152 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernusse | 03 | 118 km S | 149 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martial-le-Vieux | 23 | 195 km S | 150 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Mancelière | 28 | 225 km NW | 150 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Jabrun | 15 | 279 km S | 149 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 62 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Cercueil | 61 | 281 km NW | 145 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lessard-et-le-Chêne | 14 | 305 km NW | 152 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Malo-en-Donziois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernusse | 03 | 118 km S | 149 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Veilleins | 41 | 121 km W | 145 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Croix-sur-Gartempe | 87 | 216 km SW | 161 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Foy | 71 | 132 km SE | 144 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chassiecq | 16 | 267 km SW | 147 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | 58 | 16 km NE | 165 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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