Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruyères
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruyères (INSEE 69182) is in Rhône (69), part of CC Saône-Beaujolais. Population 368 (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 35.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 18,024 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE A LA FERME). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE ST BONN'). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST BONNET DES BRUYERES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE A LA FERME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | LE ST BONN' | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | ST BONNET DES BRUYERES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 381 (2012) → 368 (2023): -3.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 412 (1990) → 368 (2023): -10.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 274, of which 21.9 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Matour): 4.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruyères): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Igny-de-Vers): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Matour): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruyères): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONSOLS weather station, 7.1 km away at 525 m; the village itself is at 556 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VAUXRENARD, 13.6 km away at 740 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 184 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,146 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONSOLS, 7.1 km away at 525 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69182/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69182/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69182/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69182/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71289
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69182
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69209
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalvignac | 15 | 207 km SW | 450 | 34.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-en-Couzan | 42 | 76 km SW | 430 | 32.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Viscomtat | 63 | 79 km SW | 501 | 30 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ladinhac | 15 | 228 km SW | 434 | 28.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champoly | 42 | 67 km SW | 311 | 27.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charnizay | 37 | 276 km W | 461 | 25.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champoly | 42 | 67 km SW | 311 | 27.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-en-Couzan | 42 | 76 km SW | 430 | 32.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Viscomtat | 63 | 79 km SW | 501 | 30 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chalvignac | 15 | 207 km SW | 450 | 34.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ladinhac | 15 | 228 km SW | 434 | 28.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charnizay | 37 | 276 km W | 461 | 25.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruyères'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viévy | 21 | 87 km N | 364 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sauvier | 03 | 165 km W | 320 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Isserteaux | 63 | 108 km SW | 416 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Theil | 03 | 103 km W | 387 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Chabrillanoux | 07 | 160 km S | 406 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Melleroy | 45 | 214 km NW | 516 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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