Sainte-Colombe-en-Auxois
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Colombe-en-Auxois (INSEE 21544) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC des Terres d'Auxois. Population 53 (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 8.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 5,200 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5 |
| Housing mix | 0.4 | 5 | 2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 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) | 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 | 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 57 (2012) → 53 (2023): -7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 53 (1990) → 53 (2023): 0 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 50, of which 30 % second homes and 14 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vitteaux): 6.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vitteaux): 7.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Vitteaux): 6.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vitteaux): 7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Braux): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SEMUR EN AUXOIS_SAPC weather station, 10.8 km away at 314 m; the village itself is at 409 m. [10]
The village sits 95 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SEMUR EN AUXOIS_SAPC, 10.8 km away at 314 m, over 12 summers. [10]
That station sits 95 m below 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 883 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MARIGNY LE CAHOUET, 2.9 km away at 335 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
5 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 50,000 € — 794 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Côte-d'Or is 1,892 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21544/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21544/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21544/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21544/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21710
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21101
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavalette | 34 | 426 km S | 53 | 14 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 36 % · humidity 71 % |
| Hautes-Duyes | 04 | 384 km S | 53 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Priest-Palus | 23 | 273 km SW | 51 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esparron | 05 | 349 km S | 53 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Marcory | 24 | 405 km SW | 57 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Les Grandes-Armoises | 08 | 236 km N | 53 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Grandes-Armoises | 08 | 236 km N | 53 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Priest-Palus | 23 | 273 km SW | 51 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esparron | 05 | 349 km S | 53 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hautes-Duyes | 04 | 384 km S | 53 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Marcory | 24 | 405 km SW | 57 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lavalette | 34 | 426 km S | 53 | 14 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 36 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Sainte-Colombe-en-Auxois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Grandes-Armoises | 08 | 236 km N | 53 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rosières-sur-Mance | 70 | 110 km NE | 53 | 2.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pretin | 39 | 118 km SE | 48 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaudenay-le-Château | 21 | 31 km SE | 48 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Basse-Vaivre | 70 | 133 km NE | 49 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Source-Seine | 21 | 19 km E | 60 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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