Dijon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 92.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dijon (INSEE 21231) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of Dijon Métropole. Population 161,830 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/21231-dijon
Vitality score
Vitality score 92.4/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 77 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 | 0.97 | 25 | 24.31 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 1 | 10 | 9.98 |
| Health | 1 | 10 | 9.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.73 | 5 | 3.65 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
100 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BEURRE NOISETTE · ALYS · SA LOUOT · LE FOURNIL DE FRANCOIS · SARL FEVRET). [3,4]
20 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL LE GOURMET · GALLISSOT · BOUCHERIE DIDIER CHENU · PORTE D'ITALIE). [3,4]
66 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA MAISON DU SAUMON · ALIMENTATION GENERALE OUHAJJOU HASSAN · MOSTAINE NAJAT · SARL MASSON · DIETAMINE). [3,4]
31 × Supermarket (ELSAM · CENTRE DISTRIBUTEUR E.LECLERC · MANSARDIS · LIDL · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE PORCHERET). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA MAREE). [3,4]
530 × Restaurant (LE CINTRA - L'ADAGIO · HOTEL DARCY DIJON CENTRE · MAISON MILLIERE · CAFE DES ORTIES · SOCIETE NOUVELLE DE RESTAURATION). [3,4]
140 × Café / bar (BISTROT LA COUR · NUAGE · THE GARRISON · DIJ'EAT BAR · BAR LE DRAPEAU). [4]
37 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB CAMILLE FLAMMARION · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DAMPIERRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DARCY · ECOLE MATERNELLE LARREY · ECOLE MATERNELLE DRAPEAU). [3]
51 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DAMPIERRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DRAPEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE EIFFEL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LAMARTINE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE COLOMBIERE). [3]
19 × Collège (COLLEGE CHAMPOLLION · COLLEGE HENRI DUNANT · COLLEGE MARCELLE PARDE · COLLEGE GASTON ROUPNEL · COLLEGE LES LENTILLERES). [3]
182 × GP (médecin généraliste) (TOMY PERRIER, MÉDECIN · BARBORA KLIMUNDOVA, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS PERRIN, MÉDECIN · PIERRE BAILLY, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE MARTY-CHARTIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
41 × Pharmacy (SNC PHARMACIE DU LAC · PHARMACIE PERROT · PHCIE ROPITEAUX PHIE ST PIERRE · PHARMACIE DU 1ER MAI · PHARMACIE GUICHOT BOURGEON). [3,4]
11 × Post office / agence postale (DIJON PASTEUR RP · DIJON CHU MITTERRAND RP · LA POSTE). [3]
10 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MANSART · BIBLIOTHEQUE FONTAINE D'OUCHE · MEDIATHÈQUE PORT DU CANAL · BIBLIOTHÈQUE COLETTE · BIBLIOTHEQUE MALADIERE). [3]
4 × Cinema (OLYMPIA · DARCY · ELDORADO · PATHE). [3]
45 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE EPIREY · GYMNASE ANDRE SELLENET · GYMNASE HERVE LIEMANS · SALLE BOISSELOT · SALLE DUNANT). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DU LAC KIR). [3]
78 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK · CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE DIJON AUDITORIUM · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE DIJON DARCY · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL THEATRE-MIRANDE). [3]
203 × Hairdresser (DOMY'CILE COIFFURE · FUDJI · SOCIETE DIJONNAISE DE LA COIFFURE). [3,4]
13 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
39 × Hotel (HOTEL DARCY DIJON CENTRE · HOTEL KYRIAD DIJON GARE · HOTEL SOFITEL LA CLOCHE LES JARDINS · HÔTEL VICTOR HUGO · HOTEL LE JURA . BAR LE REFUGE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (L'OREE DES LANDES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 17 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Butcher (boucherie), 19 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Supermarket, 111 × Restaurant, 2 × GP (médecin généraliste), 10 × Pharmacy, 9 × Bank, 36 × Hairdresser, 5 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 100 | BEURRE NOISETTE · ALYS · SA LOUOT · LE FOURNIL DE FRANCOIS · SARL FEVRET | INSEE BPE 100 / INSEE SIRENE 109 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 20 | SARL LE GOURMET · GALLISSOT · BOUCHERIE DIDIER CHENU · PORTE D'ITALIE | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 66 | LA MAISON DU SAUMON · ALIMENTATION GENERALE OUHAJJOU HASSAN · MOSTAINE NAJAT · SARL MASSON · DIETAMINE | INSEE BPE 66 / INSEE SIRENE 96 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 31 | ELSAM · CENTRE DISTRIBUTEUR E.LECLERC · MANSARDIS · LIDL · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 38 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE PORCHERET | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA MAREE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 530 | LE CINTRA - L'ADAGIO · HOTEL DARCY DIJON CENTRE · MAISON MILLIERE · CAFE DES ORTIES · SOCIETE NOUVELLE DE RESTAURATION | INSEE BPE 530 / INSEE SIRENE 813 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 140 | BISTROT LA COUR · NUAGE · THE GARRISON · DIJ'EAT BAR · BAR LE DRAPEAU | INSEE SIRENE 140 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 37 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB CAMILLE FLAMMARION · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DAMPIERRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DARCY · ECOLE MATERNELLE LARREY · ECOLE MATERNELLE DRAPEAU | INSEE BPE 37 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 51 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DAMPIERRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DRAPEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE EIFFEL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LAMARTINE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE COLOMBIERE | INSEE BPE 51 [3] |
| Collège | 19 | COLLEGE CHAMPOLLION · COLLEGE HENRI DUNANT · COLLEGE MARCELLE PARDE · COLLEGE GASTON ROUPNEL · COLLEGE LES LENTILLERES | INSEE BPE 19 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 182 | TOMY PERRIER, MÉDECIN · BARBORA KLIMUNDOVA, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS PERRIN, MÉDECIN · PIERRE BAILLY, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE MARTY-CHARTIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 182 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 41 | SNC PHARMACIE DU LAC · PHARMACIE PERROT · PHCIE ROPITEAUX PHIE ST PIERRE · PHARMACIE DU 1ER MAI · PHARMACIE GUICHOT BOURGEON | INSEE BPE 41 / INSEE SIRENE 63 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 11 | DIJON PASTEUR RP · DIJON CHU MITTERRAND RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Library | 10 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MANSART · BIBLIOTHEQUE FONTAINE D'OUCHE · MEDIATHÈQUE PORT DU CANAL · BIBLIOTHÈQUE COLETTE · BIBLIOTHEQUE MALADIERE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Cinema | 4 | OLYMPIA · DARCY · ELDORADO · PATHE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 45 | GYMNASE EPIREY · GYMNASE ANDRE SELLENET · GYMNASE HERVE LIEMANS · SALLE BOISSELOT · SALLE DUNANT | INSEE BPE 45 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE DU LAC KIR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 78 | CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK · CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE DIJON AUDITORIUM · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE DIJON DARCY · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL THEATRE-MIRANDE | INSEE BPE 78 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 203 | DOMY'CILE COIFFURE · FUDJI · SOCIETE DIJONNAISE DE LA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 203 / INSEE SIRENE 276 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 13 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 39 | HOTEL DARCY DIJON CENTRE · HOTEL KYRIAD DIJON GARE · HOTEL SOFITEL LA CLOCHE LES JARDINS · HÔTEL VICTOR HUGO · HOTEL LE JURA . BAR LE REFUGE | INSEE BPE 39 / INSEE SIRENE 76 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | L'OREE DES LANDES | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 7h à 13h Halles et marché central déployé sur les rues de Soissons, place de la Banque, rues Bannelier, Odebert, Quentin, Ramey, place Grangier, rue et place François Rude, rue Musette. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 152,071 (2012) → 161,830 (2023): 6.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 146,703 (1990) → 161,830 (2023): 10.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 101,972, of which 4.1 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dijon): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Dijon): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Dijon): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Dijon): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Dijon): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DIJON TOISON weather station, 4.1 km away at 270 m; the village itself is at 245 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DIJON-LONGVIC, 7 km away at 219 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 780 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DIJON, 2.1 km away at 240 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21231/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.dijon.fr/dijon-a-votre-service/commerce-et-artisanat/— “Mardi, jeudi, vendredi et samedi (7h à 13h)”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21231/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21231/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21231/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21231
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeurbanne | 69 | 173 km S | 163,684 | 95.3 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angers | 49 | 421 km W | 159,022 | 92.8 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grenoble | 38 | 243 km S | 156,140 | 93 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Havre | 76 | 437 km NW | 166,687 | 91.1 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis | 974 | 9,102 km SE | 155,634 | 94.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 16 % · humidity 0 % |
| Nîmes | 30 | 391 km S | 151,839 | 93.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeurbanne | 69 | 173 km S | 163,684 | 95.3 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grenoble | 38 | 243 km S | 156,140 | 93 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nîmes | 30 | 391 km S | 151,839 | 93.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
| Angers | 49 | 421 km W | 159,022 | 92.8 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Havre | 76 | 437 km NW | 166,687 | 91.1 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis | 974 | 9,102 km SE | 155,634 | 94.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 16 % · 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 Dijon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont-Ferrand | 63 | 228 km SW | 146,351 | 92.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mulhouse | 68 | 179 km E | 104,978 | 90.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Colmar | 68 | 193 km NE | 66,970 | 86.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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