La Guiche
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 29.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Guiche (INSEE 71231) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC du Clunisois. Population 594 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/71231-la-guiche
Vitality score
Vitality score 29.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 17,116 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 4.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE LA GUICHE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AXEL KLOHN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA GUICHE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA GUICHE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | EPICERIE LA GUICHE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 1 | AXEL KLOHN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LA GUICHE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA GUICHE | 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 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL | INSEE BPE 1 [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 610 (2012) → 594 (2023): -2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 657 (1990) → 594 (2023): -9.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 346, of which 17.9 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Rousset-Marizy): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Rousset-Marizy): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (La Guiche): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux): 7.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Le Rousset-Marizy): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 73 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GUICHE(LA) weather station, 0.7 km away at 428 m; the village itself is at 416 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MT-ST-VINCENT, 9.5 km away at 601 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 185 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 961 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GUICHE(LA), 0.7 km away at 428 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71231/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71231/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71231/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71231/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71279
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71231
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71394
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soueich | 31 | 485 km SW | 514 | 38.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vêtre-sur-Anzon | 42 | 94 km SW | 564 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valuéjols | 15 | 203 km SW | 580 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maurice-lès-Châteauneuf | 71 | 40 km SW | 608 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Richerenches | 84 | 246 km S | 591 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escragnolles | 06 | 363 km SE | 622 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maurice-lès-Châteauneuf | 71 | 40 km SW | 608 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vêtre-sur-Anzon | 42 | 94 km SW | 564 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valuéjols | 15 | 203 km SW | 580 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Richerenches | 84 | 246 km S | 591 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escragnolles | 06 | 363 km SE | 622 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soueich | 31 | 485 km SW | 514 | 38.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 La Guiche'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-Maurice-lès-Châteauneuf | 71 | 40 km SW | 608 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Passavant-la-Rochère | 70 | 199 km NE | 524 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jarnages | 23 | 186 km W | 498 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montchal | 42 | 81 km S | 512 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Igny-de-Vers | 69 | 34 km S | 593 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pommier-de-Beaurepaire | 38 | 137 km S | 731 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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