Vaux-Saules
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vaux-Saules (INSEE 21659) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC Forêts, Seine et Suzon. Population 170 (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 22.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 15,019 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.13 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE LUCIEN ET PAULETTE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, 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) | 1 | EPICERIE LUCIEN ET PAULETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 184 (2012) → 170 (2023): -7.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 111 (1990) → 170 (2023): 53.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 92, of which 8.7 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vaux-Saules): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-MARTIN-DU-M weather station, 7.4 km away at 578 m; the village itself is at 446 m. [10]
The village sits 132 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 ST-MARTIN-DU-M, 7.4 km away at 578 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 132 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 972 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-MARTIN (MAN), 4 km away at 540 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 — 21659/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21659/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21659/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21659/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21573
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21659
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadournin | 65 | 576 km SW | 190 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Provenchère | 25 | 140 km E | 142 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bascous | 32 | 546 km SW | 170 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 73 % · humidity 7 % |
| Annezay | 17 | 451 km W | 168 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 89 % |
| Latrille | 40 | 582 km SW | 168 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 69 % · humidity 7 % |
| Fontrailles | 65 | 575 km SW | 168 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 49 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provenchère | 25 | 140 km E | 142 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Annezay | 17 | 451 km W | 168 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 89 % |
| Bascous | 32 | 546 km SW | 170 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 73 % · humidity 7 % |
| Fontrailles | 65 | 575 km SW | 168 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 49 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sadournin | 65 | 576 km SW | 190 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Latrille | 40 | 582 km SW | 168 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · 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 Vaux-Saules'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bouillon | 61 | 370 km W | 167 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Loup-Terrier | 08 | 235 km N | 175 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-en-Woëvre | 55 | 192 km N | 179 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champcerie | 61 | 402 km NW | 177 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frétoy | 77 | 182 km NW | 173 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fessanvilliers-Mattanvilliers | 28 | 312 km NW | 168 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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