Branges
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Branges (INSEE 71056) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'. Population 2,386 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/71056-branges
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 8,514 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.31 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON LAGRANGE · NICOMBC · PYRAMIDE CAKE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE E.M.C. GRAPIN). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LFB LOUHANS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE THOUVEREY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BRANGES RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (LACROIX SYLVIANE · VANESSA LOUIS CREATIONS · SALON LINNEA). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE CHAPON BRESSAN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | MAISON LAGRANGE · NICOMBC · PYRAMIDE CAKE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE E.M.C. GRAPIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PROXI SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | LFB LOUHANS | 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 | 1 | PHARMACIE THOUVEREY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | BRANGES RP | 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 | 3 | LACROIX SYLVIANE · VANESSA LOUIS CREATIONS · SALON LINNEA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE CHAPON BRESSAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 2,398 (2012) → 2,386 (2023): -0.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,155 (1990) → 2,386 (2023): 10.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,343, of which 6.9 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Branges): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Branges): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Louhans-Châteaurenaud): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Branges): 1.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Branges): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SIMARD weather station, 7.7 km away at 211 m; the village itself is at 194 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VARENNES-ST-SA, 14.3 km away at 207 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 1,055 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LOUHANS, 4.7 km away at 179 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71056/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71056/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71056/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71056/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71056
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71263
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rougé | 44 | 516 km W | 2,146 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 31 % · winter 97 % |
| Val-Revermont | 01 | 44 km S | 2,488 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gièvres | 41 | 275 km W | 2,268 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Wingersheim les Quatre Bans | 67 | 295 km NE | 2,342 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle | 50 | 533 km NW | 2,516 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gensac-la-Pallue | 16 | 432 km W | 1,627 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-Revermont | 01 | 44 km S | 2,488 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gièvres | 41 | 275 km W | 2,268 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Wingersheim les Quatre Bans | 67 | 295 km NE | 2,342 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gensac-la-Pallue | 16 | 432 km W | 1,627 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rougé | 44 | 516 km W | 2,146 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 31 % · winter 97 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle | 50 | 533 km NW | 2,516 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Branges'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albon | 26 | 158 km S | 1,942 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brens | 81 | 399 km SW | 2,423 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lautrec | 81 | 404 km SW | 1,673 | 60.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grane | 26 | 214 km S | 2,204 | 47.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire | 26 | 152 km S | 2,251 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cublac | 19 | 343 km SW | 1,728 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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