Briant
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Briant (INSEE 71060) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC de Semur en Brionnais. Population 222 (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/71060-briant
Vitality score
Vitality score 16.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 16,630 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE BRIANT). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 1 | AUBERGE DE BRIANT | 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 226 (2012) → 222 (2023): -1.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 225 (1990) → 222 (2023): -1.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 156, of which 22.4 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Christophe-en-Brionnais): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Christophe-en-Brionnais): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Marcigny): 8.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne): 14.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Christophe-en-Brionnais): 2.7 km to the south-east (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 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BRIANT weather station, 1.5 km away at 390 m; the village itself is at 351 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MARCIGNY, 9.2 km away at 250 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 101 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 923 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BRIANT, 1.5 km away at 390 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71060/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71060/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71060/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71060/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71399
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71275
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42215
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clitourps | 50 | 555 km NW | 225 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bach | 46 | 291 km SW | 211 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meaux-la-Montagne | 69 | 35 km SE | 223 | 20.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nueil-sous-Faye | 86 | 305 km W | 217 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montliard | 45 | 233 km NW | 223 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 91 % |
| Lacapelle-Livron | 82 | 292 km SW | 220 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meaux-la-Montagne | 69 | 35 km SE | 223 | 20.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montliard | 45 | 233 km NW | 223 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 91 % |
| Bach | 46 | 291 km SW | 211 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacapelle-Livron | 82 | 292 km SW | 220 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nueil-sous-Faye | 86 | 305 km W | 217 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Clitourps | 50 | 555 km NW | 225 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Briant'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-sous-Uchon | 71 | 60 km N | 198 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaudevant | 07 | 138 km S | 223 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaumont-Village | 37 | 244 km NW | 239 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cirgue | 81 | 295 km SW | 224 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dinsac | 87 | 233 km W | 242 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courtemaux | 45 | 215 km NW | 261 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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