Bercenay-en-Othe
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bercenay-en-Othe (INSEE 10037) is in Aube (10), part of CC du Pays d'Othe. Population 412 (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 21.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 18,000 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.94 |
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 1680). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BERCENAY EN OTHE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE BERCENAY EN OTHE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 1680 | 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 | 1 | BERCENAY EN OTHE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE BERCENAY EN OTHE | INSEE BPE 1 [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] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 440 (2012) → 412 (2023): -6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 420 (1990) → 412 (2023): -1.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 217, of which 10.6 % second homes and 3.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Estissac): 8.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Souligny): 7.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bouilly): 8 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Bouilly): 8 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vauchassis): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-MARDS weather station, 8.7 km away at 227 m; the village itself is at 175 m. [12]
The village sits 52 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-MARDS, 8.7 km away at 227 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 52 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 769 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MESSON, 6.5 km away at 158 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 — 10037/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10037/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10037/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10037/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10142
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10373
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10051
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10396
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferreux-Quincey | 10 | 34 km NW | 404 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laurabuc | 11 | 571 km S | 431 | 28 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
| Vignonet | 33 | 485 km SW | 459 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Denoual | 22 | 466 km W | 495 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Manois | 52 | 109 km E | 452 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uzay-le-Venon | 18 | 189 km SW | 414 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferreux-Quincey | 10 | 34 km NW | 404 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Manois | 52 | 109 km E | 452 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uzay-le-Venon | 18 | 189 km SW | 414 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Denoual | 22 | 466 km W | 495 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vignonet | 33 | 485 km SW | 459 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Laurabuc | 11 | 571 km S | 431 | 28 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Bercenay-en-Othe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferreux-Quincey | 10 | 34 km NW | 404 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Manois | 52 | 109 km E | 452 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Leugny | 86 | 279 km SW | 362 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trépail | 51 | 102 km N | 424 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bleurville | 88 | 155 km E | 281 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-du-Rosay | 72 | 251 km W | 452 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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