Cernoy-en-Berry
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 25.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cernoy-en-Berry (INSEE 45064) is in Loiret (45), part of CC Berry Loire Puisaye. Population 420 (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/45064-cernoy-en-berry
Vitality score
Vitality score 25.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 17,991 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE SAINT LOUP). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | LE SAINT LOUP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 463 (2012) → 420 (2023): -9.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 380 (1990) → 420 (2023): 10.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 285, of which 19.3 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Autry-le-Châtel): 7.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Barlieu): 6.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Vailly-sur-Sauldre): 9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Vailly-sur-Sauldre): 8.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Cernoy-en-Berry): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the COULLONS weather station, 14.8 km away at 156 m; the village itself is at 198 m. [12]
An average of 769 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHATILLON/LOIRE, 5 km away at 195 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45064/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45064/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45064/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45064/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45016
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18022
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18269
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45064
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castillon | 06 | 556 km SE | 425 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 14 % |
| Saint-Sigismond | 85 | 286 km SW | 428 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 46 % |
| Coust | 18 | 94 km S | 415 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 70 % |
| Éguelshardt | 57 | 394 km NE | 440 | 29.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 65 % |
| Saint-André-d'Olérargues | 30 | 401 km S | 443 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 28 % · winter 68 % |
| Voulême | 86 | 244 km SW | 390 | 25.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 54 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coust | 18 | 94 km S | 415 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 70 % |
| Voulême | 86 | 244 km SW | 390 | 25.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 54 % |
| Saint-Sigismond | 85 | 286 km SW | 428 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 46 % |
| Éguelshardt | 57 | 394 km NE | 440 | 29.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 65 % |
| Saint-André-d'Olérargues | 30 | 401 km S | 443 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 28 % · winter 68 % |
| Castillon | 06 | 556 km SE | 425 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 14 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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