La Motte-Ternant
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Motte-Ternant (INSEE 21445) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC de Saulieu-Morvan. Population 148 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 15.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 13,969 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 3 |
| Housing mix | 0.46 | 5 | 2.29 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LA YAUBERGE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA MOTTE TERNANT AP). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE VILLAGE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 1 | LA YAUBERGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LA MOTTE TERNANT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | CAMPING LE VILLAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 170 (2012) → 148 (2023): -12.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 185 (1990) → 148 (2023): -20 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 144, of which 27.1 % second homes and 13.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Précy-sous-Thil): 7.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Missery): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Précy-sous-Thil): 7.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Précy-sous-Thil): 7.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Thoisy-la-Berchère): 6.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-MARTIN-MER weather station, 10.9 km away at 521 m; the village itself is at 382 m. [11]
The village sits 139 m below 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 ST-MARTIN-MER, 10.9 km away at 521 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 139 m above 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 839 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA MOTTE-TERNANT, 0.6 km away at 362 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 — 21445/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21445/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21445/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21445/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21505
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21417
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21629
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gramont | 82 | 468 km SW | 130 | 16.9 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Tercillat | 23 | 201 km SW | 158 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-Fontaine | 58 | 82 km SW | 179 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 97 % |
| Puy-Malsignat | 23 | 216 km SW | 140 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Salins | 15 | 280 km SW | 145 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monestier-Port-Dieu | 19 | 247 km SW | 132 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire-Fontaine | 58 | 82 km SW | 179 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 97 % |
| Tercillat | 23 | 201 km SW | 158 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puy-Malsignat | 23 | 216 km SW | 140 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monestier-Port-Dieu | 19 | 247 km SW | 132 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salins | 15 | 280 km SW | 145 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gramont | 82 | 468 km SW | 130 | 16.9 | No daily shops | no figures |
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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 La Motte-Ternant'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauret-Besserve | 63 | 188 km SW | 163 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trémouille-Saint-Loup | 63 | 245 km SW | 140 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poussanges | 23 | 232 km SW | 148 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Cercueil | 61 | 351 km NW | 145 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roquefixade | 09 | 528 km SW | 152 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Agnan-de-Cernières | 27 | 336 km NW | 148 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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