Hautefond
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hautefond (INSEE 71232) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Le Grand Charolais. Population 201 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/71232-hautefond
Vitality score
Vitality score 19.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 15,929 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'ESSENTIEL). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (DELFOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | L'ESSENTIEL | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 1 | DELFOTEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 210 (2012) → 201 (2023): -4.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 186 (1990) → 201 (2023): 8.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 99, of which 6.1 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Paray-le-Monial): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Paray-le-Monial): 2.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Paray-le-Monial): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Paray-le-Monial): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Paray-le-Monial): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PARAY weather station, 4.7 km away at 267 m; the village itself is at 265 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST YAN, 11 km away at 242 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 879 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PARAY, 4.7 km away at 267 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 — 71232/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71232/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71232/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71232/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71342
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Mère | 32 | 384 km SW | 200 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 43 % |
| Maurens | 31 | 379 km SW | 207 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Escanecrabe | 31 | 443 km SW | 210 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 89 % |
| Montberaud | 31 | 435 km SW | 192 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Armillac | 47 | 360 km SW | 209 | 23.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Gans | 33 | 401 km SW | 207 | 22.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armillac | 47 | 360 km SW | 209 | 23.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Maurens | 31 | 379 km SW | 207 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sainte-Mère | 32 | 384 km SW | 200 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 43 % |
| Gans | 33 | 401 km SW | 207 | 22.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montberaud | 31 | 435 km SW | 192 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Escanecrabe | 31 | 443 km SW | 210 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 89 % |
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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 Hautefond'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapeau | 03 | 49 km W | 231 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Andelaroche | 03 | 37 km SW | 214 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villexanton | 41 | 252 km NW | 198 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Chalon | 26 | 160 km SE | 200 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pennesières | 70 | 188 km NE | 192 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mormant-sur-Vernisson | 45 | 199 km NW | 138 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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