Fain-lès-Montbard
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fain-lès-Montbard (INSEE 21259) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC du Montbardois. Population 269 (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 8.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 17,540 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 | 0.29 | 10 | 2.89 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 309 (2012) → 269 (2023): -12.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 341 (1990) → 269 (2023): -21.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 154, of which 5.2 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montbard): 4.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montbard): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Montbard): 5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montbard): 5.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montbard): 4.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MONTBARD_SAPC weather station, 5.8 km away at 209 m; the village itself is at 226 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MONTBARD_SAPC, 5.8 km away at 209 m, over 13 summers. [9]
An average of 906 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at GRIGNON, 5.2 km away at 335 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
16 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 146,755 € — 1,361 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Côte-d'Or is 1,892 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21259/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21259/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21259/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21259/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21425
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veslud | 02 | 220 km N | 270 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coussa | 09 | 548 km SW | 268 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 50 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mont-lès-Neufchâteau | 88 | 124 km NE | 267 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montautour | 35 | 419 km W | 269 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 59 % |
| Vernas | 38 | 214 km S | 268 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bazoque | 61 | 393 km W | 269 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-lès-Neufchâteau | 88 | 124 km NE | 267 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vernas | 38 | 214 km S | 268 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Veslud | 02 | 220 km N | 270 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bazoque | 61 | 393 km W | 269 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montautour | 35 | 419 km W | 269 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 59 % |
| Coussa | 09 | 548 km SW | 268 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 50 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Fain-lès-Montbard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domjevin | 54 | 202 km NE | 268 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grassendorf | 67 | 273 km NE | 264 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Remy-sous-Barbuise | 10 | 100 km N | 257 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Molinons | 89 | 95 km NW | 273 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mailleroncourt-Charette | 70 | 140 km E | 277 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villery | 10 | 69 km NW | 277 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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