Chaumont-le-Bois
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chaumont-le-Bois (INSEE 21161) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC du Pays Châtillonnais. Population 79 (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 8.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 8,383 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 | 0.57 | 10 | 5.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.32 | 5 | 1.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (SIMPLICITE COIFFURE SALON PRIVE). [3,4]
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 | 1 | SIMPLICITE COIFFURE SALON PRIVE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 86 (2012) → 79 (2023): -8.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 74 (1990) → 79 (2023): 6.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 68, of which 33.8 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châtillon-sur-Seine): 6.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Charrey-sur-Seine): 5.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine): 6.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Châtillon-sur-Seine): 7.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Belan-sur-Ource): 5.9 km to the east (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the CHATILLON/SEINE weather station, 8.6 km away at 262 m; the village itself is at 243 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CHATILLON/SEINE, 8.6 km away at 262 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 910 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BRION SUR OURCE, 6.2 km away at 234 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 — 21161/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21161/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21161/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21161/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21154
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21149
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21545
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21058
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugny | 89 | 32 km W | 78 | 4.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frontignan-de-Comminges | 31 | 630 km SW | 80 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Tignécourt | 88 | 99 km E | 80 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Torcy-en-Valois | 02 | 161 km NW | 81 | 8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-le-Rocheux | 21 | 21 km S | 83 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vauclusotte | 25 | 177 km SE | 74 | 3.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-le-Rocheux | 21 | 21 km S | 83 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rugny | 89 | 32 km W | 78 | 4.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tignécourt | 88 | 99 km E | 80 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Torcy-en-Valois | 02 | 161 km NW | 81 | 8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vauclusotte | 25 | 177 km SE | 74 | 3.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frontignan-de-Comminges | 31 | 630 km SW | 80 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Chaumont-le-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-le-Rocheux | 21 | 21 km S | 83 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Créot | 71 | 112 km S | 79 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Annoux | 89 | 52 km SW | 85 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Antignac | 31 | 646 km SW | 83 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Songeson | 39 | 170 km SE | 71 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vincent-des-Prés | 71 | 161 km S | 96 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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