Sornay
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sornay (INSEE 70494) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC du Val Marnaysien. Population 357 (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 24.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 18,074 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.57 |
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 PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [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, 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | 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 309 (2012) → 357 (2023): 15.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 219 (1990) → 357 (2023): 63 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 162, of which 4.3 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pagney): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montagney): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Pagney): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pagney): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sornay): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CUGNEY weather station, 10 km away at 230 m; the village itself is at 201 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PESMES - SA, 10.8 km away at 196 m, over 16 summers. [11]
An average of 1,030 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MARNAY, 6 km away at 205 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
24 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 179,850 € — 1,310 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Haute-Saône is 990 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
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 — 70494/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70494/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70494/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70494/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39402
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70353
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70494
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blicourt | 60 | 369 km NW | 356 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clairfayts | 59 | 340 km N | 357 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bajus | 62 | 421 km NW | 355 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sailly-le-Sec | 80 | 373 km NW | 351 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courtemont-Varennes | 02 | 256 km NW | 361 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sornéville | 54 | 172 km N | 356 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sornéville | 54 | 172 km N | 356 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courtemont-Varennes | 02 | 256 km NW | 361 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clairfayts | 59 | 340 km N | 357 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blicourt | 60 | 369 km NW | 356 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sailly-le-Sec | 80 | 373 km NW | 351 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bajus | 62 | 421 km NW | 355 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Sornay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthelon | 71 | 117 km W | 367 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saincaize-Meauce | 58 | 202 km W | 358 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Schalkendorf | 67 | 222 km NE | 335 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tancrou | 77 | 275 km NW | 340 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labergement-Foigney | 21 | 34 km W | 375 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Milly-Lamartine | 71 | 128 km SW | 353 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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