Essertenne-et-Cecey
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Essertenne-et-Cecey (INSEE 70220) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC Val de Gray. Population 427 (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 23.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 17,967 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.62 | 5 | 3.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE D'ESSERTENNE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LA PETITE COIFFEUSE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE D'ESSERTENNE | 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 | 1 | LA PETITE COIFFEUSE | 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 411 (2012) → 427 (2023): 3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 314 (1990) → 427 (2023): 36 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 252, of which 19 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nantilly): 7.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Apremont): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Gray): 9.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Gray): 9.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Essertenne-et-Cecey): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 88 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the POYANS weather station, 5.4 km away at 202 m; the village itself is at 199 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at PESMES - SA, 13.3 km away at 196 m, over 16 summers. [12]
An average of 914 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at POYANS, 5.4 km away at 202 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
38 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 110,000 € — 1,138 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Haute-Saône is 990 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70220/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70220/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70220/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70220/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70376
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70024
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70279
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70220
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brémontier-Merval | 76 | 369 km NW | 425 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 51 % |
| Roussas | 26 | 334 km S | 409 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puygros | 73 | 208 km S | 406 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 73 | 217 km S | 437 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sabarat | 09 | 575 km SW | 361 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 55 % |
| Rilly-sur-Loire | 41 | 327 km W | 445 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puygros | 73 | 208 km S | 406 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 73 | 217 km S | 437 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rilly-sur-Loire | 41 | 327 km W | 445 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 50 % |
| Roussas | 26 | 334 km S | 409 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brémontier-Merval | 76 | 369 km NW | 425 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 51 % |
| Sabarat | 09 | 575 km SW | 361 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 55 % |
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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 Essertenne-et-Cecey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 73 | 217 km S | 437 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Césarches | 73 | 202 km S | 441 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Bâtie-Vieille | 05 | 321 km S | 340 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jarjayes | 05 | 326 km S | 465 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vars-sur-Roseix | 19 | 395 km SW | 415 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Privezac | 12 | 418 km SW | 350 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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