Fontenay
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontenay (INSEE 71203) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Le Grand Charolais. Population 58 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 16.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 5,903 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 43 (2012) → 58 (2023): 34.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 27 (1990) → 58 (2023): 114.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 32, of which 6.3 % second homes and 9.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Charolles): 4.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Charolles): 4.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Charolles): 4.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Charolles): 5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vendenesse-lès-Charolles): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 81 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHAROLLES weather station, 5.6 km away at 309 m; the village itself is at 346 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-VALLIER, 19.8 km away at 280 m, over 13 summers. [10]
That station sits 66 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 934 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHAROLLES, 5.6 km away at 309 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71203/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71203/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71203/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71203/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71106
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71564
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auge | 08 | 376 km N | 58 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouconville | 08 | 311 km N | 58 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 65 % |
| Sergenon | 39 | 100 km NE | 58 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ansost | 65 | 472 km SW | 58 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 57 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sembouès | 32 | 467 km SW | 58 | 10 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 26 % · humidity 36 % |
| Deinvillers | 88 | 274 km NE | 57 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergenon | 39 | 100 km NE | 58 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Deinvillers | 88 | 274 km NE | 57 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouconville | 08 | 311 km N | 58 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 65 % |
| Auge | 08 | 376 km N | 58 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sembouès | 32 | 467 km SW | 58 | 10 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 26 % · humidity 36 % |
| Ansost | 65 | 472 km SW | 58 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 57 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Fontenay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proupiary | 31 | 457 km SW | 61 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mauvezin-de-Sainte-Croix | 09 | 449 km SW | 52 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Esnans | 25 | 181 km NE | 65 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montépreux | 51 | 249 km N | 45 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dampvalley-Saint-Pancras | 70 | 215 km NE | 44 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courbette | 39 | 98 km E | 44 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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