Bosjean
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bosjean (INSEE 71044) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Bresse Revermont 71. Population 321 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/71044-bosjean
Vitality score
Vitality score 20.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 17,933 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 | 0.6 | 10 | 5.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.43 |
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). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE CCBR 71 DE BOSJEAN/LE PLANOIS). [3]
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 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE CCBR 71 DE BOSJEAN/LE PLANOIS | 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 320 (2012) → 321 (2023): 0.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 292 (1990) → 321 (2023): 9.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 216, of which 15.7 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chapelle-Voland): 5.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Frangy-en-Bresse): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Frangy-en-Bresse): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-du-Bois): 7 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Bosjean): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-GERMAIN-DU-B weather station, 7.2 km away at 200 m; the village itself is at 196 m. [12]
An average of 1,011 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-GERMAIN-DU-B, 7.2 km away at 200 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 — 71044/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71044/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71044/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71044/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39104
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71205
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71419
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71044
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anjouin | 36 | 272 km W | 313 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 74 % |
| Roumégoux | 15 | 322 km SW | 336 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 74 % |
| Perrancey-les-Vieux-Moulins | 52 | 123 km N | 297 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 86 % |
| Roussines | 36 | 303 km W | 355 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 81 % |
| Beaune-d'Allier | 03 | 195 km W | 296 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 80 % |
| Saint-Just-et-Vacquières | 30 | 307 km S | 325 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 22 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perrancey-les-Vieux-Moulins | 52 | 123 km N | 297 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 86 % |
| Beaune-d'Allier | 03 | 195 km W | 296 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 80 % |
| Anjouin | 36 | 272 km W | 313 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 74 % |
| Roussines | 36 | 303 km W | 355 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Just-et-Vacquières | 30 | 307 km S | 325 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 22 % |
| Roumégoux | 15 | 322 km SW | 336 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 74 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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