Sichamps
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sichamps (INSEE 58279) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Les Bertranges. Population 173 (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 19.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 15,096 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.13 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE RELAIS DU BERGER). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 1 | LE RELAIS DU BERGER | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 185 (2012) → 173 (2023): -6.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 153 (1990) → 173 (2023): 13.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 103, of which 8.7 % second homes and 17.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Prémery): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Prémery): 4.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Prémery): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Prémery): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Prémery): 4.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PREMERY weather station, 7.2 km away at 260 m; the village itself is at 221 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PREMERY, 7.2 km away at 260 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 908 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PREMERY, 7.2 km away at 260 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 — 58279/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58279/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58279/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58279/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58218
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanans | 25 | 240 km E | 163 | 24.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rônai | 61 | 314 km NW | 182 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domjulien | 88 | 237 km NE | 178 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romery | 51 | 221 km N | 160 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crugey | 21 | 106 km E | 166 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chamole | 39 | 189 km E | 161 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crugey | 21 | 106 km E | 166 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chamole | 39 | 189 km E | 161 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romery | 51 | 221 km N | 160 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domjulien | 88 | 237 km NE | 178 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanans | 25 | 240 km E | 163 | 24.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rônai | 61 | 314 km NW | 182 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · 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 Sichamps'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crugey | 21 | 106 km E | 166 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lecey | 52 | 180 km NE | 196 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chancia | 39 | 202 km SE | 211 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-et-Massène | 21 | 89 km NE | 187 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pacy-sur-Armançon | 89 | 93 km NE | 178 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poinville | 28 | 153 km NW | 176 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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