Pont-et-Massène
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pont-et-Massène (INSEE 21497) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC des Terres d'Auxois. Population 187 (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 21.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 15,590 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 | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (HOTEL DU LAC). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE NAUTIQUE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DU LAC). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU LAC). [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, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | HOTEL DU LAC | 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 | 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 | 1 | BASE NAUTIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | HOTEL DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU LAC | 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 204 (2012) → 187 (2023): -8.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 137 (1990) → 187 (2023): 36.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 126, of which 16.7 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Semur-en-Auxois): 2.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Semur-en-Auxois): 1.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Semur-en-Auxois): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Semur-en-Auxois): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Semur-en-Auxois): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SEMUR EN AUXOIS_SAPC weather station, 1.8 km away at 314 m; the village itself is at 287 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SEMUR EN AUXOIS_SAPC, 1.8 km away at 314 m, over 12 summers. [9]
An average of 775 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SEMUR EN AUXOIS_SAPC, 1.8 km away at 314 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 — 21497/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21497/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21497/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21497/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21603
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aillières-Beauvoir | 72 | 318 km W | 200 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 91 % |
| Fresne-Cauverville | 27 | 346 km NW | 189 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lamberville | 76 | 355 km NW | 185 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villemus | 04 | 415 km S | 192 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pacy-sur-Armançon | 89 | 39 km NW | 178 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Comberanche-et-Épeluche | 24 | 397 km SW | 165 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacy-sur-Armançon | 89 | 39 km NW | 178 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aillières-Beauvoir | 72 | 318 km W | 200 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 91 % |
| Fresne-Cauverville | 27 | 346 km NW | 189 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lamberville | 76 | 355 km NW | 185 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Comberanche-et-Épeluche | 24 | 397 km SW | 165 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 50 % |
| Villemus | 04 | 415 km S | 192 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 61 % · 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 Pont-et-Massène'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacy-sur-Armançon | 89 | 39 km NW | 178 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pousseaux | 58 | 63 km W | 186 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crugey | 21 | 40 km SE | 166 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tournavaux | 08 | 269 km N | 234 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sichamps | 58 | 89 km SW | 173 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-des-Échelles | 72 | 282 km W | 222 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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