Thoisy-la-Berchère
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Thoisy-la-Berchère (INSEE 21629) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC de Saulieu-Morvan. Population 302 (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 35.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 17,879 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.94 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA FERME DE LA TRIBU DES P'TI MIGNONS). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RPI). [3]
1 × Library (MAIRIE - BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | LA FERME DE LA TRIBU DES P'TI MIGNONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / 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 ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RPI | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | MAIRIE - BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 316 (2012) → 302 (2023): -4.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 253 (1990) → 302 (2023): 19.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 215, of which 14.4 % second homes and 20 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Liernais): 7.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Thoisy-la-Berchère): 1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saulieu): 9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saulieu): 8.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Thoisy-la-Berchère): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-MARTIN-MER weather station, 6.9 km away at 521 m; the village itself is at 414 m. [11]
The village sits 107 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-MARTIN-MER, 6.9 km away at 521 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 107 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 891 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BEUREY-BAUGUAY, 6.4 km away at 410 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21629/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21629/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21629/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21629/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21349
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21629
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-Chaalis | 60 | 246 km NW | 318 | 25.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arbérats-Sillègue | 64 | 603 km SW | 329 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Rochepot | 21 | 42 km SE | 284 | 29 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blienschwiller | 67 | 259 km NE | 300 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ousse-Suzan | 40 | 541 km SW | 297 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Forie | 63 | 191 km S | 317 | 38.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rochepot | 21 | 42 km SE | 284 | 29 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Forie | 63 | 191 km S | 317 | 38.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-Chaalis | 60 | 246 km NW | 318 | 25.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blienschwiller | 67 | 259 km NE | 300 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ousse-Suzan | 40 | 541 km SW | 297 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
| Arbérats-Sillègue | 64 | 603 km SW | 329 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 50 % · 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 Thoisy-la-Berchère'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crécy-au-Mont | 02 | 259 km N | 335 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valonne | 25 | 175 km E | 269 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-Saint-Vincent | 71 | 71 km S | 308 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Omerville | 95 | 285 km NW | 327 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prez-sous-Lafauche | 52 | 143 km NE | 276 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaumont-les-Nonains | 60 | 288 km NW | 339 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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