Villargoix
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villargoix (INSEE 21687) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC de Saulieu-Morvan. Population 147 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/21687-villargoix
Vitality score
Vitality score 7.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 13,935 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.58 | 5 | 2.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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) | 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 | 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 156 (2012) → 147 (2023): -5.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 177 (1990) → 147 (2023): -16.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 105, of which 21 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saulieu): 5.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saulieu): 4.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saulieu): 5.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saulieu): 5.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Thoisy-la-Berchère): 4.8 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 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-MARTIN-MER weather station, 6.4 km away at 521 m; the village itself is at 386 m. [10]
The village sits 135 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-MER, 6.4 km away at 521 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 135 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 839 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA MOTTE-TERNANT, 5.1 km away at 362 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 — 21687/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21687/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21687/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21687/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21584
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21629
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mano | 40 | 500 km SW | 149 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 5 % · winter 88 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Pert | 14 | 456 km NW | 148 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chambon | 18 | 160 km W | 152 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sembas | 47 | 434 km SW | 142 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 43 % · humidity 43 % |
| Le Mesnil-Gilbert | 50 | 429 km NW | 146 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Silvain-sous-Toulx | 23 | 198 km SW | 146 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambon | 18 | 160 km W | 152 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Silvain-sous-Toulx | 23 | 198 km SW | 146 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mesnil-Gilbert | 50 | 429 km NW | 146 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sembas | 47 | 434 km SW | 142 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 43 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Pert | 14 | 456 km NW | 148 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mano | 40 | 500 km SW | 149 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 5 % · winter 88 % |
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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 Villargoix'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergères-sous-Montmirail | 51 | 181 km N | 137 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luré | 42 | 159 km S | 136 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Mancelière | 28 | 289 km NW | 150 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champeaux-sur-Sarthe | 61 | 321 km NW | 159 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Leyssard | 01 | 155 km SE | 164 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hécourt | 60 | 311 km NW | 149 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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