Marcenay
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marcenay (INSEE 21378) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC du Pays Châtillonnais. Population 108 (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 14.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 11,270 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.49 | 5 | 2.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE REFUGE DU LAC). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LES GREBES DU LAC DE MARCENAY). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | LE REFUGE DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LES GREBES DU LAC DE MARCENAY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 107 (2012) → 108 (2023): 0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 130 (1990) → 108 (2023): -16.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 102, of which 25.5 % second homes and 20.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Laignes): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Laignes): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Laignes): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Laignes): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Laignes): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHATILLON/SEINE weather station, 13.1 km away at 262 m; the village itself is at 222 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CHATILLON/SEINE, 13.1 km away at 262 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 928 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at NICEY, 6.8 km away at 209 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21378/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21378/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21378/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21378/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21336
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgy | 71 | 159 km S | 112 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierre-Perthuis | 89 | 66 km SW | 103 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Véria | 39 | 175 km SE | 111 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verpillières-sur-Ource | 10 | 23 km NE | 108 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chantes | 70 | 117 km E | 108 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Semezanges | 21 | 80 km SE | 100 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verpillières-sur-Ource | 10 | 23 km NE | 108 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierre-Perthuis | 89 | 66 km SW | 103 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Semezanges | 21 | 80 km SE | 100 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chantes | 70 | 117 km E | 108 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Burgy | 71 | 159 km S | 112 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Véria | 39 | 175 km SE | 111 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Marcenay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semezanges | 21 | 80 km SE | 100 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Condes | 39 | 193 km SE | 117 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Riel-les-Eaux | 21 | 24 km NE | 93 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nesle-la-Reposte | 51 | 106 km NW | 89 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Agathe-en-Donzy | 42 | 225 km S | 121 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mailly | 71 | 184 km S | 148 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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