Brienne
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brienne (INSEE 71061) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Terres de Bresse. Population 488 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/71061-brienne
Vitality score
Vitality score 24.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 17,802 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 | 0.89 | 5 | 4.47 |
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]
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 473 (2012) → 488 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 314 (1990) → 488 (2023): 55.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 246, of which 5.3 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cuisery): 1.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cuisery): 1.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Cuisery): 1.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cuisery): 1.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Brienne): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROMENAY weather station, 7.7 km away at 210 m; the village itself is at 194 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SENNECEY, 12.9 km away at 190 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 978 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROMENAY, 7.7 km away at 210 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
38 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 149,000 € — 860 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Saône-et-Loire is 1,210 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 71061/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71061/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71061/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71061/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71158
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71061
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ségry | 36 | 227 km W | 484 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Anzeling | 57 | 320 km N | 480 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 74 % |
| Blargies | 60 | 422 km NW | 498 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
| Épaney | 14 | 470 km NW | 488 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| Loubieng | 64 | 572 km SW | 491 | 20.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 58 % · humidity 21 % |
| Franchevelle | 70 | 171 km NE | 491 | 24.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franchevelle | 70 | 171 km NE | 491 | 24.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ségry | 36 | 227 km W | 484 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Anzeling | 57 | 320 km N | 480 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 74 % |
| Blargies | 60 | 422 km NW | 498 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
| Épaney | 14 | 470 km NW | 488 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| Loubieng | 64 | 572 km SW | 491 | 20.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 58 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Brienne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordes-de-Rivière | 31 | 517 km SW | 461 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moragne | 17 | 452 km W | 536 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montespan | 31 | 507 km SW | 476 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Miroir | 71 | 24 km E | 577 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ardiège | 31 | 519 km SW | 381 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Huos | 31 | 521 km SW | 491 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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