Le Breuil
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 28.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 2 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Breuil (INSEE 71059) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CU Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. Population 3,538 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/71059-le-breuil
Vitality score
Vitality score 28.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 2 % of the 6,221 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LE BREUIL INVEST). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE RESTO D' LA POSTE · PIZZA JOB). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL FRANCOISE DOLTO). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES PRES CALARDS). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANTOINE GUEGNARD, MÉDECIN · BERNARD PABION, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LAGOUTTE · PHARMACIE BELLEVUE PHIE BOUTIER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JEAN-PIERRE BRÉSILLON). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (BELLE ET REBELLE BY MELANIE B). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DU VIEUX MOULIN). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LE BREUIL INVEST | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LE RESTO D' LA POSTE · PIZZA JOB | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL FRANCOISE DOLTO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES PRES CALARDS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ANTOINE GUEGNARD, MÉDECIN · BERNARD PABION, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE LAGOUTTE · PHARMACIE BELLEVUE PHIE BOUTIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JEAN-PIERRE BRÉSILLON | 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 | BELLE ET REBELLE BY MELANIE B | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DU VIEUX MOULIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 3,600 (2012) → 3,538 (2023): -1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,741 (1990) → 3,538 (2023): -5.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,720, of which 1.7 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Breuil): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Breuil): 1.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Breuil): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Breuil): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Breuil): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CREUSOT(LE) weather station, 3 km away at 320 m; the village itself is at 338 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at TORCY, 5.1 km away at 317 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 917 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CREUSOT(LE), 3 km away at 320 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71059/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71059/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71059/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71059/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71059
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuilly-Crimolois | 21 | 72 km NE | 3,588 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ay | 45 | 237 km NW | 3,766 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Holtzheim | 67 | 307 km NE | 3,850 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse | 55 | 273 km N | 3,013 | 28.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtenois | 67 | 274 km NE | 4,294 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gries | 67 | 331 km NE | 2,868 | 45.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuilly-Crimolois | 21 | 72 km NE | 3,588 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ay | 45 | 237 km NW | 3,766 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse | 55 | 273 km N | 3,013 | 28.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtenois | 67 | 274 km NE | 4,294 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Holtzheim | 67 | 307 km NE | 3,850 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gries | 67 | 331 km NE | 2,868 | 45.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · 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 Le Breuil'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuilly-Crimolois | 21 | 72 km NE | 3,588 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ay | 45 | 237 km NW | 3,766 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Holtzheim | 67 | 307 km NE | 3,850 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtenois | 67 | 274 km NE | 4,294 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Olemps | 12 | 312 km SW | 3,559 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Achenheim | 67 | 308 km NE | 2,637 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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