Balot
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Balot (INSEE 21044) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC du Pays Châtillonnais. Population 86 (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 7.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 9,143 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.49 | 5 | 2.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.
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, 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) | 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 | 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] | |
| 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 79 (2012) → 86 (2023): 8.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 93 (1990) → 86 (2023): -7.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 74, of which 25.7 % second homes and 13.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Laignes): 6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Laignes): 6.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Laignes): 5.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Laignes): 5.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Laignes): 5.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHATILLON/SEINE weather station, 12.1 km away at 262 m; the village itself is at 274 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CHATILLON/SEINE, 12.1 km away at 262 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 883 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at AMPILLY LE SEC, 7.5 km away at 277 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21044/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21044/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21044/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21044/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21336
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladirat | 46 | 383 km SW | 86 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lubbon | 40 | 537 km SW | 85 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Stigny | 89 | 15 km W | 89 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castillon (Canton de Lembeye) | 64 | 598 km SW | 83 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 31 % |
| Lavaur | 24 | 442 km SW | 85 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Antoine | 15 | 376 km SW | 84 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stigny | 89 | 15 km W | 89 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Antoine | 15 | 376 km SW | 84 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ladirat | 46 | 383 km SW | 86 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lavaur | 24 | 442 km SW | 85 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lubbon | 40 | 537 km SW | 85 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Castillon (Canton de Lembeye) | 64 | 598 km SW | 83 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 31 % |
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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 Balot'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magny-Lambert | 21 | 18 km SE | 87 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fay-lès-Marcilly | 10 | 90 km NW | 80 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Béru | 89 | 40 km W | 75 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Lixy | 71 | 180 km S | 91 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Privé | 71 | 125 km S | 100 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Auflance | 08 | 211 km N | 82 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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