Vandenesse-en-Auxois
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 42.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vandenesse-en-Auxois (INSEE 21652) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC de Pouilly-en-Auxois / Bligny-sur-Ouche. Population 298 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/21652-vandenesse-en-auxois
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 17,809 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 | 0.81 | 20 | 16.14 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.55 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT DU CIRCUIT · CHARDIN DESTOUCHES NICOLAS · BAWAY TRUCK · IL ETAIT UNE FOIS...). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AUBERGE DE GUILLAUME). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RPI). [3]
1 × Library (MAIRIE - BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (LAC DE PANTHIER). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU LAC DE PANTHIER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 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 | 4 | RESTAURANT DU CIRCUIT · CHARDIN DESTOUCHES NICOLAS · BAWAY TRUCK · IL ETAIT UNE FOIS... | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | AUBERGE DE GUILLAUME | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LAC DE PANTHIER | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CAMPING DU LAC DE PANTHIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 275 (2012) → 298 (2023): 8.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 220 (1990) → 298 (2023): 35.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 185, of which 11.4 % second homes and 16.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pouilly-en-Auxois): 6.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pouilly-en-Auxois): 6.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Pouilly-en-Auxois): 6.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pouilly-en-Auxois): 6.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vandenesse-en-Auxois): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the POUILLY EN AUX_SAPC weather station, 5.4 km away at 412 m; the village itself is at 358 m. [10]
The village sits 54 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at POUILLY EN AUX_SAPC, 5.4 km away at 412 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 54 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 880 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHAZILLY, 3.7 km away at 400 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
22 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 142,500 € — 1,270 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Côte-d'Or is 1,892 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21652/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21652/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21652/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21652/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21501
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21652
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couteuges | 43 | 242 km S | 286 | 33.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bauzy | 41 | 229 km W | 270 | 35.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Leschaux | 74 | 198 km SE | 328 | 39.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Crozet | 42 | 130 km SW | 252 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 7 % |
| Amponville | 77 | 195 km NW | 349 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Pellerine | 53 | 441 km W | 297 | 35 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Crozet | 42 | 130 km SW | 252 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 7 % |
| Amponville | 77 | 195 km NW | 349 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Leschaux | 74 | 198 km SE | 328 | 39.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bauzy | 41 | 229 km W | 270 | 35.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Couteuges | 43 | 242 km S | 286 | 33.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Pellerine | 53 | 441 km W | 297 | 35 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Vandenesse-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waldhouse | 57 | 301 km NE | 347 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crécy-au-Mont | 02 | 270 km N | 335 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rauwiller | 67 | 256 km NE | 232 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rousseloy | 60 | 284 km NW | 277 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Darnets | 19 | 277 km SW | 303 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marcilly-en-Beauce | 41 | 278 km W | 319 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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