Guerfand
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 17/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Guerfand (INSEE 71228) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Saône Doubs Bresse. Population 228 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 17/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 16,725 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 | 0.9 | 5 | 4.48 |
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 200 (2012) → 228 (2023): 14 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 118 (1990) → 228 (2023): 93.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 96, of which 5.2 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-en-Bresse): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (L'Abergement-Sainte-Colombe): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Martin-en-Bresse): 3.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-en-Bresse): 3.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-en-Bresse): 3.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 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 ST-MARCEL weather station, 9.5 km away at 187 m; the village itself is at 210 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHALON-CHAMPFO, 16.2 km away at 187 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 914 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LESSARD, 5.4 km away at 210 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 — 71228/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71228/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71228/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71228/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71456
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71002
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vénérolles | 02 | 370 km N | 229 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 31 % · winter 93 % |
| Magny-lès-Villers | 21 | 37 km N | 229 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ormoy | 28 | 335 km NW | 229 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noiron-sur-Bèze | 21 | 75 km N | 228 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sauveur | 21 | 70 km NE | 225 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 95 % |
| Châtillon-la-Borde | 77 | 254 km NW | 226 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magny-lès-Villers | 21 | 37 km N | 229 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sauveur | 21 | 70 km NE | 225 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 95 % |
| Noiron-sur-Bèze | 21 | 75 km N | 228 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtillon-la-Borde | 77 | 254 km NW | 226 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ormoy | 28 | 335 km NW | 229 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vénérolles | 02 | 370 km N | 229 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 31 % · winter 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 Guerfand'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archelange | 39 | 54 km NE | 219 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gézier-et-Fontenelay | 70 | 91 km NE | 219 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montcoy | 71 | 2.9 km NW | 234 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-le-Colonel | 26 | 201 km S | 224 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Igny | 70 | 95 km NE | 202 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Combefa | 81 | 380 km SW | 206 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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