Génelard
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Génelard (INSEE 71212) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CU Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. Population 1,394 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 41.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 56 % of the 12,132 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 | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL PANIFICATION DU CHAROLLAIS · BOULANGERIE MACHURON). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (U EXPRESS). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (CHEZ YA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN LARONZE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JULES FERRY). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU BOURG). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE CLAUDE BUSSEUIL). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUT CTRE-EST · CAISSE LOCALE DU CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (CECILE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), GP (médecin généraliste). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SARL PANIFICATION DU CHAROLLAIS · BOULANGERIE MACHURON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | U EXPRESS | 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 | 3 | CHEZ YA | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN LARONZE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU BOURG | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE CLAUDE BUSSEUIL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUT CTRE-EST · CAISSE LOCALE DU CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | CECILE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,401 (2012) → 1,394 (2023): -0.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,868 (1990) → 1,394 (2023): -25.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 825, of which 3.5 % second homes and 14.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Génelard): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Génelard): 0.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Palinges): 3.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Génelard): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Génelard): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-VALLIER weather station, 11.6 km away at 280 m; the village itself is at 273 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-VALLIER, 11.6 km away at 280 m, over 13 summers. [10]
An average of 904 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PALINGES, 3.1 km away at 281 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71212/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71212/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71212/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71212/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71212
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71340
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinon | 02 | 328 km N | 1,637 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Froncles | 52 | 203 km N | 1,369 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vallon-en-Sully | 03 | 125 km W | 1,457 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nérondes | 18 | 117 km NW | 1,403 | 52.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aulnay | 17 | 357 km W | 1,410 | 47.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Quentin-sur-Isère | 38 | 177 km SE | 1,466 | 48.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nérondes | 18 | 117 km NW | 1,403 | 52.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vallon-en-Sully | 03 | 125 km W | 1,457 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Quentin-sur-Isère | 38 | 177 km SE | 1,466 | 48.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Froncles | 52 | 203 km N | 1,369 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pinon | 02 | 328 km N | 1,637 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aulnay | 17 | 357 km W | 1,410 | 47.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Génelard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallon-en-Sully | 03 | 125 km W | 1,457 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Randan | 63 | 93 km SW | 1,619 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Foy-l'Argentière | 69 | 99 km S | 1,312 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quingey | 25 | 138 km NE | 1,299 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champs-sur-Yonne | 89 | 137 km N | 1,513 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aiserey | 21 | 96 km NE | 1,500 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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