Sermoise-sur-Loire
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 37.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sermoise-sur-Loire (INSEE 58278) is in Nièvre (58), part of CA de Nevers. Population 1,486 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/58278-sermoise-sur-loire
Vitality score
Vitality score 37.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 11,691 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA PROVIDENCE · L'AUTHENTIQUE BOULANGERIE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (SARL GARAGE CAFE · LA PROMENADE · BISTROT MA BOURGOGNE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DU CANAL). [4]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LUCIENNE GROSSETÊTE, MÉDECIN · CRISTINA MOCANU BALEANU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (ECOLE ALBERT BAYET). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (STEPH ' COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (ENZO). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA PROVIDENCE · L'AUTHENTIQUE BOULANGERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 3 | SARL GARAGE CAFE · LA PROMENADE · BISTROT MA BOURGOGNE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DU CANAL | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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) | 2 | LUCIENNE GROSSETÊTE, MÉDECIN · CRISTINA MOCANU BALEANU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 1 | ECOLE ALBERT BAYET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | STEPH ' COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | ENZO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 1,588 (2012) → 1,486 (2023): -6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,545 (1990) → 1,486 (2023): -3.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 757, of which 1.2 % second homes and 9.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sermoise-sur-Loire): 2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Challuy): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sermoise-sur-Loire): 1.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Challuy): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Challuy): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VARENNES-VILLE weather station, 6.8 km away at 208 m; the village itself is at 196 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NEVERS-MARZY, 7.6 km away at 175 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 837 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VARENNES-VILLE, 6.8 km away at 208 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 — 58278/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58278/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58278/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58278/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58278
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58051
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civens | 42 | 154 km SE | 1,468 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neulliac | 56 | 481 km W | 1,482 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Duisans | 62 | 375 km N | 1,399 | 52.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auchy-lez-Orchies | 59 | 392 km N | 1,599 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lédat | 47 | 340 km SW | 1,431 | 35 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
| Haverskerque | 59 | 413 km N | 1,376 | 39.9 | Few services | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civens | 42 | 154 km SE | 1,468 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lédat | 47 | 340 km SW | 1,431 | 35 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
| Duisans | 62 | 375 km N | 1,399 | 52.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auchy-lez-Orchies | 59 | 392 km N | 1,599 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haverskerque | 59 | 413 km N | 1,376 | 39.9 | Few services | no figures |
| Neulliac | 56 | 481 km W | 1,482 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 72 % · 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 Sermoise-sur-Loire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civens | 42 | 154 km SE | 1,468 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Victor-de-Morestel | 38 | 226 km SE | 1,168 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luant | 36 | 126 km W | 1,604 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dracy-le-Fort | 71 | 121 km E | 1,472 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtillon-sur-Cher | 41 | 133 km W | 1,700 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jardres | 86 | 204 km W | 1,250 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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