Verrey-sous-Salmaise
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Verrey-sous-Salmaise (INSEE 21670) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC du Pays d'Alésia et de la Seine. Population 303 (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 32.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 17,846 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE L'OZE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (MAIRIE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VERREY SOUS SALMAISE RP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DE L'OZE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | 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) | 1 | MAIRIE | 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 | 1 | VERREY SOUS SALMAISE RP | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 318 (2012) → 303 (2023): -4.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 301 (1990) → 303 (2023): 0.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 180, of which 7.2 % second homes and 13.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Verrey-sous-Salmaise): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Verrey-sous-Salmaise): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye): 8.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye): 9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Verrey-sous-Salmaise): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-MARTIN-DU-M weather station, 9.5 km away at 578 m; the village itself is at 337 m. [10]
The village sits 241 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, 9.5 km away at 578 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 241 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 991 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TURCEY, 4.9 km away at 365 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 — 21670/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21670/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21670/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21670/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21670
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21573
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdets | 64 | 626 km SW | 300 | 29.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 7 % |
| Houdelaincourt | 55 | 137 km NE | 281 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Autrecourt-et-Pourron | 08 | 243 km N | 342 | 23.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monêtier-Allemont | 05 | 354 km S | 302 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orglandes | 50 | 502 km NW | 346 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morvilliers | 10 | 105 km N | 273 | 29.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morvilliers | 10 | 105 km N | 273 | 29.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Houdelaincourt | 55 | 137 km NE | 281 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Autrecourt-et-Pourron | 08 | 243 km N | 342 | 23.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monêtier-Allemont | 05 | 354 km S | 302 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orglandes | 50 | 502 km NW | 346 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verdets | 64 | 626 km SW | 300 | 29.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · 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 Verrey-sous-Salmaise'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houdelaincourt | 55 | 137 km NE | 281 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morvilliers | 10 | 105 km N | 273 | 29.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hartennes-et-Taux | 02 | 226 km NW | 343 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nettancourt | 55 | 161 km N | 242 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chenonceaux | 37 | 271 km W | 334 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jort | 14 | 391 km NW | 303 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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