Villy-en-Auxois

Identity

Villy-en-Auxois (INSEE 21707) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC des Terres d'Auxois. Population 233 (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/21707-villy-en-auxois

Vitality score

Vitality score 31.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 87 % of the 16,841 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.

Services

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ LA JULIE). ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant. ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLY EN AUXOIS AP). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (CHEVEUX D'M). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. ^[3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

Population 226 (2012) → 233 (2023): 3.1 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 277 (1990) → 233 (2023): -15.9 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 172, of which 10.5 % second homes and 15.7 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Verrey-sous-Salmaise): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Villy-en-Auxois): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Vitteaux): 7.6 km to the west (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Vitteaux): 7.6 km to the west (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Villy-en-Auxois): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

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. ^[11]

Measured at the ST-MARTIN-DU-M weather station, 11.2 km away at 578 m; the village itself is at 341 m. ^[11]

The village sits 237 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. ^[11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at ST-MARTIN-DU-M, 11.2 km away at 578 m, over 30 summers. ^[11]

That station sits 237 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. ^[11]

An average of 1,010 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at JAILLY-LES-M., 5 km away at 310 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[11]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21707/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21707/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21707/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21707/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 21670
9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 21707
10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 21710
11. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024