Vielmanay
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 13.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vielmanay (INSEE 58307) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Coeur de Loire. Population 173 (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 13.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.2 | 5 | 1 |
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 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 [3,4] | |
| 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 193 (2012) → 173 (2023): -10.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 190 (1990) → 173 (2023): -8.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 125, of which 40 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Garchy): 4.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bulcy): 6.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis): 9.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis): 8.7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vielmanay): 0 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CHATEAUNEUF VAL weather station, 8.7 km away at 278 m; the village itself is at 187 m. [12]
The village sits 91 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CHATEAUNEUF VAL, 8.7 km away at 278 m, over 17 summers. [12]
That station sits 91 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 928 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHASNAY, 5.6 km away at 213 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58307/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58307/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58307/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58307/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58122
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58042
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58064
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58307
- 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-Laurent-de-Muret | 48 | 296 km S | 193 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 5 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Boulogne | 07 | 304 km S | 149 | 20.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dommartin | 58 | 60 km E | 154 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pruno | 2B | 734 km SE | 180 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sivignon | 71 | 141 km SE | 178 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gioux | 23 | 179 km SW | 187 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dommartin | 58 | 60 km E | 154 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sivignon | 71 | 141 km SE | 178 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gioux | 23 | 179 km SW | 187 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Muret | 48 | 296 km S | 193 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 5 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Boulogne | 07 | 304 km S | 149 | 20.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pruno | 2B | 734 km SE | 180 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Vielmanay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mairé | 86 | 185 km W | 173 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Couture | 16 | 262 km SW | 169 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labatie-d'Andaure | 07 | 271 km SE | 228 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thollet | 86 | 178 km SW | 164 | 4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Perroy | 58 | 15 km N | 152 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reilhaguet | 46 | 304 km SW | 156 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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