Fénay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 30.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fénay (INSEE 21263) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of Dijon Métropole. Population 1,708 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/21263-fenay
Vitality score
Vitality score 30.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 10,670 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA PETITE LOUISETTE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE RELAIS DE LA SANS FOND). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL.JEAN PIERRE HALM). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN-PIERRE HALM). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JULIE DROMARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (PAUSE BEAUTE BY JULIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA PETITE LOUISETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | LE RELAIS DE LA SANS FOND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL.JEAN PIERRE HALM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN-PIERRE HALM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JULIE DROMARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | PAUSE BEAUTE BY JULIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 1,565 (2012) → 1,708 (2023): 9.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,346 (1990) → 1,708 (2023): 26.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 735, of which 1.4 % second homes and 3.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ouges): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fénay): 1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Fénay): 1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saulon-la-Chapelle): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Fénay): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the DIJON-LONGVIC weather station, 3.6 km away at 219 m; the village itself is at 235 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DIJON-LONGVIC, 3.6 km away at 219 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 741 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DIJON-LONGVIC, 3.6 km away at 219 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 — 21263/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21263/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21263/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21263/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21473
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21263
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21585
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-lès-Bouloc | 31 | 479 km SW | 1,687 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Flancourt-Crescy-en-Roumois | 27 | 390 km NW | 1,612 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 91 % |
| Saint-Laurent-d'Arce | 33 | 492 km SW | 1,580 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Dirac | 16 | 411 km SW | 1,516 | 29.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaugrigneuse | 91 | 266 km NW | 1,458 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cahagnes | 14 | 477 km NW | 1,405 | 36 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaugrigneuse | 91 | 266 km NW | 1,458 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flancourt-Crescy-en-Roumois | 27 | 390 km NW | 1,612 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 91 % |
| Dirac | 16 | 411 km SW | 1,516 | 29.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cahagnes | 14 | 477 km NW | 1,405 | 36 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-lès-Bouloc | 31 | 479 km SW | 1,687 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Laurent-d'Arce | 33 | 492 km SW | 1,580 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Fénay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaugrigneuse | 91 | 266 km NW | 1,458 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval | 87 | 329 km SW | 1,010 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bernwiller | 68 | 166 km E | 1,205 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bailleau-Armenonville | 28 | 292 km NW | 1,299 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Terres de Bord | 27 | 368 km NW | 1,577 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chazelles | 16 | 401 km SW | 1,543 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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