Saulieu

Côte-d'Or · CC de Saulieu-Morvan · INSEE 21584

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 66.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saulieu (INSEE 21584) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC de Saulieu-Morvan. Population 2,216 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/21584-saulieu

Vitality score

Vitality score 66.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 98 % of the 8,931 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	0.73	25	18.22
Social	0.97	20	19.32
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.63	10	6.32
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.26	10	2.6
Housing mix	0.87	5	4.36

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 4 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 3 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 2 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 3 of 3

Lodging 2 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE RABUTEAU · MAELLE · AU FEU DE BOIS DU MORVAN). ^[3,4]

3 × Butcher (boucherie) (PRA MIO · EURL MATHIEU BILLARD · PIERRICK BOUGEROLLE). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). ^[3,4]

2 × Supermarket (SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE). ^[3,4]

8 × Restaurant (BERNARD LOISEAU SA · LETARD GILDAS · LA VIEILLE AUBERGE · TURK'IGNON · PIZZERIA SICILIENNE). ^[3,4]

6 × Café / bar (LE P'TIOT ZINC · LOISEAU DU TEMPS · CAFE PARISIEN · AUTANT ICI QU'AILLEURS). ^[4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ROSA BONHEUR). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANCOIS POMPON). ^[3]

2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PAULE BLIN BONNEVAL, MÉDECIN · SÉBASTIEN ACHARD, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ERKENS BEURTON · PHARMACIE LANCE). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). ^[3]

1 × Cinema (ETOILE CINEMA). ^[3]

2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF · HALL D EXPOSITIONS). ^[3]

6 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SAULIEU · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LIERNAIS SAULIEU · BANQUE POPULAIRE · CAISSE FEDERALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL SOCIETE A MISSION (APPLICATION LOI PACTE). ^[3]

2 × Hairdresser (CE2P · SARL ROUSSELET). ^[3,4]

2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3,4]

4 × Hotel (LE RELAIS BERNARD LOISEAU · HOTEL DE BOURGOGNE · LA VIEILLE AUBERGE · HOTEL AUX QUATRE VENTS). ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE SAULIEU). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	3	BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE RABUTEAU · MAELLE · AU FEU DE BOIS DU MORVAN	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	3	PRA MIO · EURL MATHIEU BILLARD · PIERRICK BOUGEROLLE	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	VIVAL	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Supermarket	2	SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant	8	BERNARD LOISEAU SA · LETARD GILDAS · LA VIEILLE AUBERGE · TURK'IGNON · PIZZERIA SICILIENNE	INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4]
Café / bar	6	LE P'TIOT ZINC · LOISEAU DU TEMPS · CAFE PARISIEN · AUTANT ICI QU'AILLEURS	INSEE SIRENE 6 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE ROSA BONHEUR	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	1	COLLEGE FRANCOIS POMPON	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	2	PAULE BLIN BONNEVAL, MÉDECIN · SÉBASTIEN ACHARD, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Pharmacy	2	PHARMACIE ERKENS BEURTON · PHARMACIE LANCE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	LA POSTE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	1	ETOILE CINEMA	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Gym / sports hall	2	COMPLEXE SPORTIF · HALL D EXPOSITIONS	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	6	CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SAULIEU · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LIERNAIS SAULIEU · BANQUE POPULAIRE · CAISSE FEDERALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL SOCIETE A MISSION (APPLICATION LOI PACTE	INSEE BPE 6 [3]
Hairdresser	2	CE2P · SARL ROUSSELET	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Fuel station	2	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Hotel	4	LE RELAIS BERNARD LOISEAU · HOTEL DE BOURGOGNE · LA VIEILLE AUBERGE · HOTEL AUX QUATRE VENTS	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Campsite	1	CAMPING DE SAULIEU	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]

Market and village life

Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8 heures à 13 heures esplanade ombragée Caprino Veronese (ancienne Place Monge). ^[5]

Trajectory

1968: 3,303 2023: 2,216 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,514 (2012) → 2,216 (2023): -11.9 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 2,917 (1990) → 2,216 (2023): -24 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,613, of which 6.4 % second homes and 20.6 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saulieu): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Saulieu): 0 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Saulieu): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Saulieu): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Saulieu): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 10.2

Days at or below 0 °C 61.1

Muggy days a summer 0.6

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the SAULIEU weather station, 2 km away at 586 m; the village itself is at 537 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at SAULIEU, 2 km away at 586 m, over 20 summers. ^[10]

An average of 1,035 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at SAULIEU, 2 km away at 586 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

Uncertainties

The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. ^[5]

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21584/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
Commune website 2026-10— http://saulieu.fr/marches-et-foires/— “Tous les samedis matins, marché en plein air sur l'esplanade ombragée Caprino Veronese (ancienne Place Monge).”(unverified)
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21584/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21584/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21584/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 21584
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
Septeuil	78	261 km NW	2,264	59.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Valençay	36	201 km W	2,228	59	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 %
Remoulins	30	372 km S	2,278	71.1	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 %
Chablis	89	68 km NW	2,139	63.5	Served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Nogaro	32	513 km SW	2,238	65.2	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 49 % · humidity 29 %
Beaujeu	69	128 km S	2,082	62.9	Served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Chablis	89	68 km NW	2,139	63.5	Served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Beaujeu	69	128 km S	2,082	62.9	Served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 %
Valençay	36	201 km W	2,228	59	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 %
Septeuil	78	261 km NW	2,264	59.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Remoulins	30	372 km S	2,278	71.1	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 %
Nogaro	32	513 km SW	2,238	65.2	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 49 % · humidity 29 %

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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 Saulieu'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
Septeuil	78	261 km NW	2,264	59.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
La Porte du Der	52	139 km N	2,099	61	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 %
Montmédy	55	263 km N	2,052	63.1	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Fère-Champenoise	51	165 km N	2,173	60.3	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Stenay	55	256 km N	2,403	68.9	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Orgerus	78	256 km NW	2,489	49.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %

Elsewhere

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