Couchey
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Couchey (INSEE 21200) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges. Population 1,103 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/21200-couchey
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 13,736 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (FRANQUETTE BAR A VIVRE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LOUIS COMBES). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MATHILDE VILLEDARY FOIERI, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS FOIERI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (COUCHEY AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE COUCHEY). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'LUMINA). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL HERMES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [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 | 1 | FRANQUETTE BAR A VIVRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LOUIS COMBES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | MATHILDE VILLEDARY FOIERI, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS FOIERI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | COUCHEY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE COUCHEY | 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 | 1 | L'LUMINA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL HERMES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,178 (2012) → 1,103 (2023): -6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,267 (1990) → 1,103 (2023): -12.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 569, of which 2.1 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marsannay-la-Côte): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Perrigny-lès-Dijon): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Couchey): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Marsannay-la-Côte): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Couchey): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MARSANNAY LA COTE weather station, 0.9 km away at 280 m; the village itself is at 292 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DIJON-LONGVIC, 8.3 km away at 219 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 73 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 802 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MARSANNAY LA COTE, 0.9 km away at 280 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 — 21200/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21200/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21200/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21200/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21390
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21481
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21200
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc-sur-Orbieu | 11 | 485 km S | 1,173 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 42 % · humidity 21 % |
| Macornay | 39 | 81 km SE | 1,025 | 36.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tercis-les-Bains | 40 | 620 km SW | 1,359 | 40.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Meyrié | 38 | 191 km S | 1,096 | 38.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Tertre | 89 | 167 km NW | 1,536 | 32.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Toussus-le-Noble | 78 | 270 km NW | 1,172 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macornay | 39 | 81 km SE | 1,025 | 36.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Tertre | 89 | 167 km NW | 1,536 | 32.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meyrié | 38 | 191 km S | 1,096 | 38.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Toussus-le-Noble | 78 | 270 km NW | 1,172 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luc-sur-Orbieu | 11 | 485 km S | 1,173 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 42 % · humidity 21 % |
| Tercis-les-Bains | 40 | 620 km SW | 1,359 | 40.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · 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 Couchey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauriat | 63 | 212 km SW | 1,805 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marsat | 63 | 212 km SW | 1,426 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ergersheim | 67 | 239 km NE | 1,479 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Algolsheim | 68 | 210 km NE | 1,112 | 30.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bergholtz | 68 | 185 km NE | 1,039 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Authume | 39 | 42 km E | 906 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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