Liernais

Côte-d'Or · CC du Pays Arnay Liernais · INSEE 21349

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 51.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Liernais (INSEE 21349) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC du Pays Arnay Liernais. Population 482 (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/21349-liernais

Vitality score

Vitality score 51.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 95 % of the 17,875 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	0.63	25	15.8
Social	0.63	20	12.64
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.63	5	3.16
Population trend	0.27	10	2.68
Housing mix	0.68	5	3.42

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 3 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PETRIN DE LIERNAIS). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR CHARLES). ^[3]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (AU BISTRO COCO). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar (LE PETIT TRAIN). ^[4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANCOIS DE LA GRANGE). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LIERNAIS AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LIVRESSE). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX DE JEANNE). ^[3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3]

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	LE PETRIN DE LIERNAIS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR CHARLES	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1		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	AU BISTRO COCO	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Café / bar	1	LE PETIT TRAIN	INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	1	COLLEGE FRANCOIS DE LA GRANGE	INSEE BPE 1 [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	1	LIERNAIS AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	MÉDIATHÈQUE LIVRESSE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	GYMNASE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	1	LES CISEAUX DE JEANNE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
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

1968: 646 peak 1982: 649 2023: 482 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 606 (2012) → 482 (2023): -20.5 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 628 (1990) → 482 (2023): -23.2 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 361, of which 15.8 % second homes and 17.5 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school Pharmacy — 8.0 km WGP — 9.3 km NW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Liernais): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Liernais): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Saulieu): 9.3 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Alligny-en-Morvan): 8 km to the west (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Liernais): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 6.1

Days at or below 0 °C 75.6

Muggy days a summer 0.3

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the ST-MARTIN-MER weather station, 3.8 km away at 521 m; the village itself is at 494 m. ^[11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at ST-MARTIN-MER, 3.8 km away at 521 m, over 10 summers. ^[11]

An average of 990 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at LIERNAIS, 0.1 km away at 492 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 — 21349/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21349/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21349/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21349/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 21349
INSEE BPE 2025 — 21584
INSEE BPE 2025 — 58003
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
Latronquière	46	317 km SW	447	38.6	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 %
Chailley	89	107 km NW	533	46.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 %
Monpazier	24	384 km SW	441	66.4	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 49 % · humidity 71 %
Propières	69	113 km S	484	50	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Léon	03	100 km SW	530	48.2	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 %
Thoard	04	370 km SE	744	58.1	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Saint-Léon	03	100 km SW	530	48.2	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 %
Chailley	89	107 km NW	533	46.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 %
Propières	69	113 km S	484	50	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 %
Latronquière	46	317 km SW	447	38.6	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 %
Thoard	04	370 km SE	744	58.1	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 %
Monpazier	24	384 km SW	441	66.4	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 49 % · humidity 71 %

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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 Liernais'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
Propières	69	113 km S	484	50	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 %
Reyvroz	74	200 km SE	500	42	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Montaignac-sur-Doustre	19	272 km SW	633	39.7	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Tauves	63	223 km SW	684	58.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Bonnet-près-Orcival	63	199 km SW	571	39.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Sornac	19	235 km SW	776	56.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %

Elsewhere

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