Loches-sur-Ource
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Loches-sur-Ource (INSEE 10199) is in Aube (10), part of CC du Barséquanais en Champagne. Population 350 (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 12.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 13 % of the 18,079 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 4 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LOCHES SUR OURCE AP). [3]
1 × Library (POINT LECTURE LOCHES SUR OURCE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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] | |
| 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 | LOCHES SUR OURCE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | POINT LECTURE LOCHES SUR OURCE | 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 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / 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 370 (2012) → 350 (2023): -5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 389 (1990) → 350 (2023): -10 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 275, of which 13.5 % second homes and 24.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Essoyes): 2.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Landreville): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Essoyes): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Essoyes): 2.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Essoyes): 2.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CELLES-SUR-OURCE weather station, 6.9 km away at 275 m; the village itself is at 181 m. [10]
The village sits 94 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CELLES-SUR-OURCE, 6.9 km away at 275 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 94 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 873 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ESSOYES-CIVC, 2.8 km away at 280 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10199/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10199/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10199/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10199/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10141
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10187
- 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 Chastang | 19 | 385 km SW | 349 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marigny-le-Cahouët | 21 | 67 km S | 305 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubréville | 55 | 127 km N | 375 | 14 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boursonne | 60 | 166 km NW | 303 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 89 % |
| Trépail | 51 | 118 km N | 424 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Lin | 79 | 396 km SW | 310 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marigny-le-Cahouët | 21 | 67 km S | 305 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trépail | 51 | 118 km N | 424 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aubréville | 55 | 127 km N | 375 | 14 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boursonne | 60 | 166 km NW | 303 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 89 % |
| Le Chastang | 19 | 385 km SW | 349 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Lin | 79 | 396 km SW | 310 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
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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 Loches-sur-Ource'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trépail | 51 | 118 km N | 424 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dompcevrin | 55 | 121 km NE | 376 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lerné | 37 | 344 km W | 351 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moisy | 41 | 238 km W | 337 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Deneuille-les-Mines | 03 | 228 km SW | 347 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gaudent | 86 | 386 km SW | 303 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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