Braux
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Braux (INSEE 21101) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC des Terres d'Auxois. Population 180 (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 20.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 15,366 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RPI). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RPI | INSEE BPE 1 [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 [3,4] | |
| 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 162 (2012) → 180 (2023): 11.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 146 (1990) → 180 (2023): 23.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 110, of which 14.5 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vitteaux): 8.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Euphrône): 8.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Vitteaux): 8.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vitteaux): 8.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Braux): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SEMUR EN AUXOIS_SAPC weather station, 10.4 km away at 314 m; the village itself is at 345 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SEMUR EN AUXOIS_SAPC, 10.4 km away at 314 m, over 12 summers. [11]
An average of 782 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MARCIGNY SOUS THIL, 3.3 km away at 316 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 — 21101/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21101/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21101/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21101/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21710
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21547
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21101
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasselas | 71 | 128 km S | 175 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavacquerie | 60 | 306 km NW | 182 | 18.7 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Préchacq-Navarrenx | 64 | 610 km SW | 178 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 % |
| Hesmond | 62 | 384 km NW | 172 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bernardvillé | 67 | 246 km NE | 197 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mézerolles | 80 | 348 km NW | 184 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasselas | 71 | 128 km S | 175 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bernardvillé | 67 | 246 km NE | 197 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lavacquerie | 60 | 306 km NW | 182 | 18.7 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Mézerolles | 80 | 348 km NW | 184 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hesmond | 62 | 384 km NW | 172 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Préchacq-Navarrenx | 64 | 610 km SW | 178 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · 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 Braux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasselas | 71 | 128 km S | 175 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arrentières | 10 | 98 km N | 176 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thory | 89 | 42 km NW | 191 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Affléville | 54 | 229 km NE | 172 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Raymond | 18 | 140 km W | 172 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puiseux-en-Retz | 02 | 231 km NW | 219 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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