Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 42.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche (INSEE 21559) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC Ouche et Montagne. Population 701 (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 42.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 16,389 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.75 | 5 | 3.74 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.32 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (POINT BAR · DOMAINE DE PONT DE PANY). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARION LIEBAULT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA VALLEE DE L'OUCHE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PONT DE PANY AP). [3]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE · COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES OUCHE ET MONTAGNE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SANDRINE DECAMP COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 2 | POINT BAR · DOMAINE DE PONT DE PANY | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 1 | MARION LIEBAULT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA VALLEE DE L'OUCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | PONT DE PANY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE · COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES OUCHE ET MONTAGNE | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | SANDRINE DECAMP COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | 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 699 (2012) → 701 (2023): 0.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 593 (1990) → 701 (2023): 18.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 337, of which 6.8 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fleurey-sur-Ouche): 5.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fleurey-sur-Ouche): 5.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-MARTIN-DU-M weather station, 12.7 km away at 578 m; the village itself is at 289 m. [10]
The village sits 289 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 ST-MARTIN-DU-M, 12.7 km away at 578 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 289 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 969 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MESMONT, 5.4 km away at 448 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 — 21559/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21559/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21559/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21559/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21273
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21559
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ybars | 09 | 523 km SW | 651 | 43.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 73 % |
| Luxé | 16 | 390 km W | 748 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Épeugney | 25 | 95 km E | 590 | 45 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aignan | 32 | 542 km SW | 720 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
| Carresse-Cassaber | 64 | 619 km SW | 664 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
| Breuches | 70 | 128 km NE | 657 | 32.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épeugney | 25 | 95 km E | 590 | 45 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Breuches | 70 | 128 km NE | 657 | 32.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luxé | 16 | 390 km W | 748 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Ybars | 09 | 523 km SW | 651 | 43.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 73 % |
| Aignan | 32 | 542 km SW | 720 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
| Carresse-Cassaber | 64 | 619 km SW | 664 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
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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-Marie-sur-Ouche'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souvigné | 37 | 332 km W | 933 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thorée-les-Pins | 72 | 360 km W | 744 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bayel | 10 | 101 km N | 738 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dampierre-sur-Linotte | 70 | 111 km E | 753 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sancheville | 28 | 261 km NW | 742 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boistrudan | 35 | 471 km W | 728 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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