Bar-sur-Seine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bar-sur-Seine (INSEE 10034) is in Aube (10), part of CC du Barséquanais en Champagne. Population 2,858 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/10034-bar-sur-seine
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 97 % of the 7,404 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.68 |
| Social | 0.94 | 20 | 18.88 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FOURNIL DE LA SEINE · GOURMANDISES BY CAROLE · LES DELICES DE PASCA). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SAJANA). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (DICASY · E.LECLERC EXPRESS · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (NAEPELS VERONICK · CAFE DE LA VILLE · PERIHAN · AU FEU DE BOIS · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE MINI PUB · CHEZ MONIQUE · LA HALLE · LE DOMAINE DE LA MOTTE NOIRE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DU 14 JUILLET). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES LECLERC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HENRI BRETON). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE PAUL PORTIER · COLLEGE PRIVE HENRI BRETON). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEPHANIE PAVAN-HUMLER, MÉDECIN · MARIE-MARGUERITE FERLET-TILQUIN, MÉDECIN · VALERIE TRAPENARD, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL MIR, MÉDECIN · VILMA MILAZZO, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE · PHARMACIE DE LA SEINE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE GONCOURT BAR SUR SEINE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE D ENSEIGNEMENT PROFESSIONNEL DU VAL MORE · GYMNASE PAUL PORTIER). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (GERARD COIFFURE CREATIONS · EIRL JESSICA GELU · COZY HAIR SALON). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (LE CAFE RESTAURANT DES TONNELLES · CHEZ MIMI (EX HÔTEL DU COMMERCE)). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | FOURNIL DE LA SEINE · GOURMANDISES BY CAROLE · LES DELICES DE PASCA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SAJANA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | DICASY · E.LECLERC EXPRESS · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | NAEPELS VERONICK · CAFE DE LA VILLE · PERIHAN · AU FEU DE BOIS · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE MINI PUB · CHEZ MONIQUE · LA HALLE · LE DOMAINE DE LA MOTTE NOIRE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DU 14 JUILLET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES LECLERC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HENRI BRETON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE PAUL PORTIER · COLLEGE PRIVE HENRI BRETON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | STEPHANIE PAVAN-HUMLER, MÉDECIN · MARIE-MARGUERITE FERLET-TILQUIN, MÉDECIN · VALERIE TRAPENARD, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL MIR, MÉDECIN · VILMA MILAZZO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE · PHARMACIE DE LA SEINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE GONCOURT BAR SUR SEINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | LYCEE D ENSEIGNEMENT PROFESSIONNEL DU VAL MORE · GYMNASE PAUL PORTIER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | GERARD COIFFURE CREATIONS · EIRL JESSICA GELU · COZY HAIR SALON | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | LE CAFE RESTAURANT DES TONNELLES · CHEZ MIMI (EX HÔTEL DU COMMERCE) | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 3,193 (2012) → 2,858 (2023): -10.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,630 (1990) → 2,858 (2023): -21.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,597, of which 1.8 % second homes and 15.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bar-sur-Seine): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bar-sur-Seine): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Bar-sur-Seine): 0.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bar-sur-Seine): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bar-sur-Seine): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CELLES-SUR-OURCE weather station, 5.9 km away at 275 m; the village itself is at 162 m. [9]
The village sits 113 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °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 CELLES-SUR-OURCE, 5.9 km away at 275 m, over 21 summers. [9]
That station sits 113 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 868 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BAR-SUR-SEINE, 0.7 km away at 150 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10034/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10034/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10034/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10034/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10034
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pouzin | 07 | 375 km S | 2,886 | 64.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Basse-Pointe | 972 | 6,972 km W | 2,852 | 61 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sérifontaine | 60 | 236 km NW | 2,784 | 51.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sains-du-Nord | 59 | 222 km N | 2,755 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorigny | 37 | 292 km W | 2,938 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ronchamp | 70 | 175 km E | 2,737 | 54.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronchamp | 70 | 175 km E | 2,737 | 54.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sains-du-Nord | 59 | 222 km N | 2,755 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sérifontaine | 60 | 236 km NW | 2,784 | 51.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorigny | 37 | 292 km W | 2,938 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Pouzin | 07 | 375 km S | 2,886 | 64.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Basse-Pointe | 972 | 6,972 km W | 2,852 | 61 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Bar-sur-Seine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorigny | 37 | 292 km W | 2,938 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Levroux | 36 | 243 km SW | 2,797 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-la-Reine | 77 | 136 km W | 2,170 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ardentes | 36 | 245 km SW | 3,715 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courville-sur-Eure | 28 | 235 km W | 2,791 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meslay-du-Maine | 53 | 367 km W | 2,779 | 65.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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