Crêches-sur-Saône
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Crêches-sur-Saône (INSEE 71150) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CA Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération. Population 3,198 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/71150-creches-sur-saone
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 6,758 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.74 | 20 | 14.78 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.96 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATE A CHOUX · LE PETRIN CRECHOIS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (JEAN-MICHEL GUILLEMOT ARTISAN TRAITEUR - MAISON-GUILLEMOT TRAITEUR - JEAN-MICHEL GUILLEMOT BOUTIQUES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (JEFF DE BRUGES). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (FRANCO-VIET · LE BELLAGIO · CARVANE · BAR LE 1901). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE D31). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES PINSARD). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALINE ARMENGAUD-BENAT, MÉDECIN · HELENE GENIN CHRETIEN, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE LACROIX, MÉDECIN · BENJAMIN TISSIER, MÉDECIN · QUENTIN FREMION, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CARTIER · PHARMACIE DES BOUCHARDES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CRÊCHES-SUR-SAÔNE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUT CTRE-EST · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE GHISLAINE · PASCAL COSTE COIFFURE · SALON VENET · EURL TINO COIFFURE · SALON MODE'L). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING - RESTAURANT DU PORT D'ARCIAT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | PATE A CHOUX · LE PETRIN CRECHOIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | JEAN-MICHEL GUILLEMOT ARTISAN TRAITEUR - MAISON-GUILLEMOT TRAITEUR - JEAN-MICHEL GUILLEMOT BOUTIQUES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | JEFF DE BRUGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR | 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 | 12 | FRANCO-VIET · LE BELLAGIO · CARVANE · BAR LE 1901 | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE D31 | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES PINSARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | ALINE ARMENGAUD-BENAT, MÉDECIN · HELENE GENIN CHRETIEN, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE LACROIX, MÉDECIN · BENJAMIN TISSIER, MÉDECIN · QUENTIN FREMION, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE CARTIER · PHARMACIE DES BOUCHARDES | 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 DE CRÊCHES-SUR-SAÔNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAN D EAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUT CTRE-EST · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | COIFFURE GHISLAINE · PASCAL COSTE COIFFURE · SALON VENET · EURL TINO COIFFURE · SALON MODE'L | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING - RESTAURANT DU PORT D'ARCIAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,887 (2012) → 3,198 (2023): 10.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,531 (1990) → 3,198 (2023): 26.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,588, of which 0.4 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Crêches-sur-Saône): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Crêches-sur-Saône): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Crêches-sur-Saône): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Crêches-sur-Saône): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Crêches-sur-Saône): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the FUISSE weather station, 5.2 km away at 260 m; the village itself is at 177 m. [9]
The village sits 83 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.55 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MACON, 5.4 km away at 219 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 803 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at FUISSE, 5.2 km away at 260 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 — 71150/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71150/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71150/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71150/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71150
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-Bocage | 14 | 515 km NW | 3,088 | 57.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Appoigny | 89 | 205 km NW | 3,114 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Herbergement | 85 | 477 km W | 3,482 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 93 % |
| Le Molay-Littry | 14 | 538 km NW | 3,124 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Descartes | 37 | 323 km W | 3,369 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mauron | 56 | 572 km NW | 3,163 | 51 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appoigny | 89 | 205 km NW | 3,114 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Descartes | 37 | 323 km W | 3,369 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Herbergement | 85 | 477 km W | 3,482 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 93 % |
| Villers-Bocage | 14 | 515 km NW | 3,088 | 57.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Molay-Littry | 14 | 538 km NW | 3,124 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mauron | 56 | 572 km NW | 3,163 | 51 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Crêches-sur-Saône'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appoigny | 89 | 205 km NW | 3,114 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Balbigny | 42 | 67 km SW | 2,911 | 72.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Frangy | 74 | 92 km E | 2,262 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Bournay | 38 | 87 km S | 4,843 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois | 18 | 161 km NW | 3,151 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bournezeau | 85 | 458 km W | 3,452 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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