Villapourçon
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 10.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villapourçon (INSEE 58309) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Bazois Loire Morvan. Population 410 (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 10.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 18,015 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.22 | 10 | 2.16 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LACOMBE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLAPOURCON AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 1 | LACOMBE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | VILLAPOURCON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 450 (2012) → 410 (2023): -8.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 573 (1990) → 410 (2023): -28.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 599, of which 53.4 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Honoré-les-Bains): 10.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villapourçon): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Honoré-les-Bains): 10.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Honoré-les-Bains): 10.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Chiddes): 10.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GLUX EN GLENNE weather station, 5.6 km away at 578 m; the village itself is at 429 m. [11]
The village sits 149 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHATEAU CHINON, 13.4 km away at 598 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 169 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,216 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ONLAY, 5.1 km away at 375 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58309/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58309/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58309/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58309/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58246
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58309
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58074
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lespéron | 07 | 247 km S | 330 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cussy-en-Morvan | 71 | 22 km NE | 346 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lesterps | 16 | 265 km W | 439 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec | 42 | 176 km S | 437 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 50 % · humidity 50 % |
| Larochemillay | 58 | 9.0 km S | 226 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Planchez | 58 | 21 km N | 313 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larochemillay | 58 | 9.0 km S | 226 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Planchez | 58 | 21 km N | 313 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cussy-en-Morvan | 71 | 22 km NE | 346 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec | 42 | 176 km S | 437 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 50 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lespéron | 07 | 247 km S | 330 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lesterps | 16 | 265 km W | 439 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Villapourçon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesterps | 16 | 265 km W | 439 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marigny-l'Église | 58 | 45 km N | 294 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corancy | 58 | 17 km N | 275 | 2.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crux-la-Ville | 58 | 41 km NW | 399 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacaze | 81 | 375 km S | 318 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vicq | 03 | 111 km SW | 291 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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