La Roche-en-Brenil
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Roche-en-Brenil (INSEE 21525) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC de Saulieu-Morvan. Population 911 (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 53.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 14,895 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.8 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE POISOT). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DESSERTEAU). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA GRANGE ROCHELOISE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'OREE DU MORVAN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA ROCHE EN BRENIL AP). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LES CHEVEUX D'ANGE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE POISOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DESSERTEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | LA GRANGE ROCHELOISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'OREE DU MORVAN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE 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 | LA ROCHE EN BRENIL 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 | 2 | LES CHEVEUX D'ANGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 901 (2012) → 911 (2023): 1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 890 (1990) → 911 (2023): 2.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 639, of which 11.3 % second homes and 19.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Roche-en-Brenil): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Roche-en-Brenil): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Rouvray): 7.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Rouvray): 7.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Roche-en-Brenil): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAULIEU weather station, 12.9 km away at 586 m; the village itself is at 426 m. [10]
The village sits 160 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SAULIEU, 12.9 km away at 586 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 160 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,075 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-DIDIER, 5.9 km away at 553 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 — 21525/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21525/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21525/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21525/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21525
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21531
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemiré-le-Gaudin | 72 | 320 km W | 998 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brocas | 40 | 521 km SW | 721 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Nouans-les-Fontaines | 37 | 219 km W | 672 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Anglade | 33 | 441 km SW | 887 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 65 % · humidity 36 % |
| Illiers-l'Évêque | 27 | 269 km NW | 1,014 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 85 % |
| Soleymieu | 38 | 206 km SE | 895 | 61.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soleymieu | 38 | 206 km SE | 895 | 61.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nouans-les-Fontaines | 37 | 219 km W | 672 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Illiers-l'Évêque | 27 | 269 km NW | 1,014 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 85 % |
| Chemiré-le-Gaudin | 72 | 320 km W | 998 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anglade | 33 | 441 km SW | 887 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 65 % · humidity 36 % |
| Brocas | 40 | 521 km SW | 721 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Roche-en-Brenil'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemiré-le-Gaudin | 72 | 320 km W | 998 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nouans-les-Fontaines | 37 | 219 km W | 672 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mosnes | 37 | 232 km W | 812 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tracy-sur-Loire | 58 | 96 km W | 975 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Domats | 89 | 117 km NW | 779 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ygrande | 03 | 131 km SW | 762 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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