Molesme
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Molesme (INSEE 21419) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC du Pays Châtillonnais. Population 278 (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 22.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 17,624 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.44 | 5 | 2.18 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MOLESME AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | MOLESME AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 264 (2012) → 278 (2023): 5.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 224 (1990) → 278 (2023): 24.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 209, of which 28.2 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Riceys): 7.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Riceys): 5.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Les Riceys): 6.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Les Riceys): 6.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Molesme): 0.3 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 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHATILLON/SEINE weather station, 19.1 km away at 262 m; the village itself is at 224 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHATILLON/SEINE, 19.1 km away at 262 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 928 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NICEY, 8.7 km away at 209 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21419/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21419/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21419/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21419/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10317
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21419
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darbres | 07 | 366 km S | 272 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 54 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saurier | 63 | 284 km S | 245 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laferté-sur-Aube | 52 | 37 km NE | 306 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Germigny-l'Exempt | 18 | 158 km SW | 293 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat | 19 | 330 km SW | 327 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 96 % |
| Guipy | 58 | 98 km SW | 222 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laferté-sur-Aube | 52 | 37 km NE | 306 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guipy | 58 | 98 km SW | 222 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Germigny-l'Exempt | 18 | 158 km SW | 293 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saurier | 63 | 284 km S | 245 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat | 19 | 330 km SW | 327 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 96 % |
| Darbres | 07 | 366 km S | 272 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 54 % · 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 Molesme'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laferté-sur-Aube | 52 | 37 km NE | 306 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Voulaines-les-Templiers | 21 | 34 km E | 270 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Paris-l'Hôpital | 71 | 115 km S | 285 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Varennes-sur-Amance | 52 | 94 km E | 255 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Voisey | 52 | 106 km E | 272 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fouvent-Saint-Andoche | 70 | 103 km E | 197 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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