Couches
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Couches (INSEE 71149) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC du Grand Autunois Morvan. Population 1,213 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/71149-couches
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 13,120 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX P'TITS PAINS DE MARGUERITE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DANNOUNI). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (JAYV · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT DE LA TOUR BAJOLE · DOMAINE PARK & GRILL · LA PAUSE COUCHOISE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'OVALE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LOUIS PERGAUD). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAGALI CARRASCOSA-BARBIER, MÉDECIN · AXEL ADAM, MÉDECIN · CECILIA RICQUE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE JACQUEMET). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (COUCHES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Bank (BUREAU 0270). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (SALON DE COIFFURE ALEXANDRA). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT DES TROIS MAURES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (DOMAINE PARK & GRILL). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AUX P'TITS PAINS DE MARGUERITE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | DANNOUNI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | JAYV · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | RESTAURANT DE LA TOUR BAJOLE · DOMAINE PARK & GRILL · LA PAUSE COUCHOISE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'OVALE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LOUIS PERGAUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | MAGALI CARRASCOSA-BARBIER, MÉDECIN · AXEL ADAM, MÉDECIN · CECILIA RICQUE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE JACQUEMET | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | COUCHES AP | 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 | 1 | BUREAU 0270 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | SALON DE COIFFURE ALEXANDRA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT DES TROIS MAURES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | DOMAINE PARK & GRILL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,475 (2012) → 1,213 (2023): -17.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,457 (1990) → 1,213 (2023): -16.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 847, of which 16.2 % second homes and 17.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Couches): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Couches): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Couches): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Couches): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-MAURICE-LES-COUCHES_SAPC weather station, 2.1 km away at 300 m; the village itself is at 322 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-MAURICE-LES-COUCHES_SAPC, 2.1 km away at 300 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 803 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-MAURICE-LES-COUCHES_SAPC, 2.1 km away at 300 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
114 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 100,000 € — 886 € 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 — 71149/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71149/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71149/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71149/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71149
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71442
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marciac | 32 | 508 km SW | 1,213 | 57.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 41 % · humidity 29 % |
| Meyssac | 19 | 301 km SW | 1,310 | 61.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bléneau | 89 | 154 km NW | 1,153 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Isle-Jourdain | 86 | 306 km W | 1,126 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 % |
| Thenon | 24 | 332 km SW | 1,282 | 52.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 79 % |
| Moulins-Engilbert | 58 | 60 km W | 1,352 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulins-Engilbert | 58 | 60 km W | 1,352 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bléneau | 89 | 154 km NW | 1,153 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meyssac | 19 | 301 km SW | 1,310 | 61.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| L'Isle-Jourdain | 86 | 306 km W | 1,126 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 % |
| Thenon | 24 | 332 km SW | 1,282 | 52.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marciac | 32 | 508 km SW | 1,213 | 57.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 41 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Couches'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette | 42 | 172 km S | 1,140 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bridoire | 73 | 174 km SE | 1,202 | 44.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ainay-le-Château | 03 | 145 km W | 989 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quingey | 25 | 103 km E | 1,299 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villefagnan | 16 | 357 km W | 972 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dhuizon | 41 | 234 km W | 1,195 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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