Thorey-sur-Ouche
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Thorey-sur-Ouche (INSEE 21634) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC de Pouilly-en-Auxois / Bligny-sur-Ouche. Population 148 (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 21.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 13,969 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.23 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA BRISE DU PORT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (THOREY SUR OUCHE AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 1 | LA BRISE DU PORT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | THOREY SUR OUCHE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 157 (2012) → 148 (2023): -5.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 121 (1990) → 148 (2023): 22.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 118, of which 20.3 % second homes and 14.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bligny-sur-Ouche): 5.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bligny-sur-Ouche): 5.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bligny-sur-Ouche): 4.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bligny-sur-Ouche): 5.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Veuvey-sur-Ouche): 4.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BESSEY weather station, 7.8 km away at 593 m; the village itself is at 340 m. [10]
The village sits 253 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 BESSEY, 7.8 km away at 593 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 253 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 890 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at AUBAINE, 2.2 km away at 380 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 — 21634/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21634/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21634/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21634/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21087
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21673
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Préaux | 36 | 258 km W | 172 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Languimberg | 57 | 240 km NE | 155 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valence | 16 | 364 km W | 192 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Longré | 16 | 382 km W | 193 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Allons | 47 | 493 km SW | 163 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Châtelus | 42 | 173 km S | 143 | 23.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtelus | 42 | 173 km S | 143 | 23.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Languimberg | 57 | 240 km NE | 155 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Préaux | 36 | 258 km W | 172 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valence | 16 | 364 km W | 192 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Longré | 16 | 382 km W | 193 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Allons | 47 | 493 km SW | 163 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Thorey-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauvigny-du-Perche | 41 | 286 km W | 230 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tréfols | 51 | 203 km NW | 169 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sazeret | 03 | 160 km SW | 140 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bénaix | 09 | 522 km SW | 152 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chamborand | 23 | 263 km SW | 241 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Onlay | 58 | 64 km W | 163 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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