Semur-en-Auxois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Semur-en-Auxois (INSEE 21603) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC des Terres d'Auxois. Population 3,986 (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/21603-semur-en-auxois
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 5,659 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 | 0.49 | 25 | 12.19 |
| Social | 0.88 | 20 | 17.59 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOUHOT II · N C DOLCE · LES PATISSERIES DE NINON · SARL ALEX'CEPTION). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE MAZZON-CHARLOT). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU COIN BIO · BON VIVANT · L'EPICERIE DE CELINE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (MAMESE · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (LA REOMOISE · BARIDA · LA MAISON DU SUSHI · LA PARENTHESE). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE MONT DREJET · LA CANTINE DE QUENTIN · OENOTHEQUE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES CROISETTES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES REMPARTS). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB CHAMPLON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB REMPART). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE CHRISTIANE PERCERET · COLLEGE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE BARRANDON, MÉDECIN · BENOIT BARRANDON, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE UMBRICHT, MÉDECIN · JULIE PERRIN, MÉDECIN · ALINE KOUAMELA, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MAGNIEN · PHARMACIE DE CHAMPLON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE-MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SEMUR-EN-AUXOIS). [3]
1 × Cinema (ETOILE CINEMA). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SAINT EXUPERY · SALLE ALIZEE AGIER · GYMNASE DANIEL CHARLES). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL SEMUR EN AUXOIS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE SEMUR · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CAISSE FEDERALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL SOCIETE A MISSION (APPLICATION LOI PACTE). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (EURL M*C · LE SALON... · NOUVEL' HAIR). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL DES CYMAISES · HOSTELLERIE D'AUSSOIS · HOTEL DU COMMERCE · HOTEL DE LA COTE D'OR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | BOUHOT II · N C DOLCE · LES PATISSERIES DE NINON · SARL ALEX'CEPTION | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE MAZZON-CHARLOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | AU COIN BIO · BON VIVANT · L'EPICERIE DE CELINE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | MAMESE · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 16 | LA REOMOISE · BARIDA · LA MAISON DU SUSHI · LA PARENTHESE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE MONT DREJET · LA CANTINE DE QUENTIN · OENOTHEQUE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES CROISETTES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES REMPARTS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB CHAMPLON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB REMPART | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE CHRISTIANE PERCERET · COLLEGE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | MARIE BARRANDON, MÉDECIN · BENOIT BARRANDON, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE UMBRICHT, MÉDECIN · JULIE PERRIN, MÉDECIN · ALINE KOUAMELA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE MAGNIEN · PHARMACIE DE CHAMPLON | 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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE-MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SEMUR-EN-AUXOIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ETOILE CINEMA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SAINT EXUPERY · SALLE ALIZEE AGIER · GYMNASE DANIEL CHARLES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL SEMUR EN AUXOIS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE SEMUR · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CAISSE FEDERALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL SOCIETE A MISSION (APPLICATION LOI PACTE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | EURL M*C · LE SALON... · NOUVEL' HAIR | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL DES CYMAISES · HOSTELLERIE D'AUSSOIS · HOTEL DU COMMERCE · HOTEL DE LA COTE D'OR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday chaque dimanche matin au cœur de la cité médiévale de Semur-en-Auxois. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,138 (2012) → 3,986 (2023): -3.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,545 (1990) → 3,986 (2023): -12.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,634, of which 9.3 % second homes and 12.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Semur-en-Auxois): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Semur-en-Auxois): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Semur-en-Auxois): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Semur-en-Auxois): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Semur-en-Auxois): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the SEMUR EN AUXOIS_SAPC weather station, 1.1 km away at 314 m; the village itself is at 281 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SEMUR EN AUXOIS_SAPC, 1.1 km away at 314 m, over 12 summers. [10]
An average of 775 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SEMUR EN AUXOIS_SAPC, 1.1 km away at 314 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 — 21603/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-semur-en-auxois.fr/listes/animations/— “Chaque dimanche matin, un marché de plein air se tient au cœur de la cité médiévale de Semur-en-Auxois et accueille plus d'une quarantaine d'exposants alimentaires et artisanaux, animations musicales, associations.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21603/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21603/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21603/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher | 48 | 310 km S | 3,955 | 58 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vagney | 88 | 187 km E | 3,843 | 50.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny | 50 | 438 km W | 3,903 | 58.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eauze | 32 | 520 km SW | 4,108 | 60.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 7 % |
| La Châtre | 36 | 205 km SW | 4,037 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mortagne-au-Perche | 61 | 304 km NW | 3,898 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vagney | 88 | 187 km E | 3,843 | 50.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Châtre | 36 | 205 km SW | 4,037 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mortagne-au-Perche | 61 | 304 km NW | 3,898 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher | 48 | 310 km S | 3,955 | 58 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny | 50 | 438 km W | 3,903 | 58.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eauze | 32 | 520 km SW | 4,108 | 60.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Semur-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Châtre | 36 | 205 km SW | 4,037 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cléry-Saint-André | 45 | 196 km W | 3,596 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ablis | 78 | 218 km NW | 3,913 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ornans | 25 | 143 km E | 4,419 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Charité-sur-Loire | 58 | 105 km W | 4,705 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouffach | 68 | 228 km E | 4,238 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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