Messanges
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
Few services 20/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Messanges (INSEE 21407) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges. Population 250 (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 20/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 17,252 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 | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.95 | 10 | 9.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARION PAHIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 1 | MARION PAHIN, 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 | 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 | 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 236 (2012) → 250 (2023): 5.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 173 (1990) → 250 (2023): 44.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 109, of which 6.4 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Étang-Vergy): 1.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Nuits-Saint-Georges): 6.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Messanges): 0.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Nuits-Saint-Georges): 6.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (L'Étang-Vergy): 2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAVIGNY LES BEA weather station, 12.1 km away at 246 m; the village itself is at 324 m. [11]
The village sits 78 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.55 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SAVIGNY LES BEA, 12.1 km away at 246 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 78 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 820 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VOSNE ROMANEE, 6.1 km away at 255 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 — 21407/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21407/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21407/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21407/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21254
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21464
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21407
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romain | 39 | 64 km E | 249 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 69 % |
| Boncourt-le-Bois | 21 | 9.6 km E | 270 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cruzille | 71 | 73 km S | 265 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Abit | 64 | 598 km SW | 294 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 7 % |
| Neuville-lès-Decize | 58 | 126 km W | 208 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Crespin | 76 | 402 km NW | 306 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boncourt-le-Bois | 21 | 9.6 km E | 270 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romain | 39 | 64 km E | 249 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 69 % |
| Cruzille | 71 | 73 km S | 265 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuville-lès-Decize | 58 | 126 km W | 208 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Crespin | 76 | 402 km NW | 306 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Abit | 64 | 598 km SW | 294 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Messanges'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruzille | 71 | 73 km S | 265 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Osne-le-Val | 52 | 150 km N | 252 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Loup | 39 | 37 km SE | 248 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gerbécourt-et-Haplemont | 54 | 176 km NE | 248 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chevrainvilliers | 77 | 208 km NW | 255 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ballay | 08 | 252 km N | 242 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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