Sermages
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sermages (INSEE 58277) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Bazois Loire Morvan. Population 189 (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 15.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 15,632 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.84 |
| Housing mix | 0.41 | 5 | 2.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Library (ANTENNE DE SERMAGES). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | ANTENNE DE SERMAGES | INSEE BPE 1 [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 204 (2012) → 189 (2023): -7.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 241 (1990) → 189 (2023): -21.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 194, of which 29.4 % second homes and 19.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Moulins-Engilbert): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Moulins-Engilbert): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Moulins-Engilbert): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Moulins-Engilbert): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Moulins-Engilbert): 4.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHATEAU CHINON weather station, 8.5 km away at 598 m; the village itself is at 278 m. [9]
The village sits 320 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CHATEAU CHINON, 8.5 km away at 598 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 320 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,153 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DOMMARTIN, 4.3 km away at 305 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
30 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 85,500 € — 1,013 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Nièvre is 893 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
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 — 58277/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58277/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58277/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58277/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58182
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montoulieu | 34 | 344 km S | 189 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Patrice-de-Claids | 50 | 463 km NW | 180 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cazavet | 09 | 498 km SW | 204 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Léotoing | 43 | 191 km S | 226 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maigner | 63 | 137 km SW | 162 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mézères | 43 | 207 km S | 178 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maigner | 63 | 137 km SW | 162 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Léotoing | 43 | 191 km S | 226 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mézères | 43 | 207 km S | 178 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montoulieu | 34 | 344 km S | 189 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Patrice-de-Claids | 50 | 463 km NW | 180 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cazavet | 09 | 498 km SW | 204 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Sermages'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léotoing | 43 | 191 km S | 226 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villiers | 36 | 203 km W | 177 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Balledent | 87 | 226 km SW | 202 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lésignac-Durand | 16 | 280 km SW | 167 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prendeignes | 46 | 292 km SW | 236 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Joseph-des-Bancs | 07 | 258 km S | 200 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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