Huilly-sur-Seille
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Huilly-sur-Seille (INSEE 71234) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Terres de Bresse. Population 353 (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 19.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 18,024 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.89 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 316 (2012) → 353 (2023): 11.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 297 (1990) → 353 (2023): 18.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 206, of which 17.5 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rancy): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cuisery): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Cuisery): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cuisery): 5.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Huilly-sur-Seille): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTPONT weather station, 8.8 km away at 205 m; the village itself is at 202 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SENNECEY, 13.6 km away at 190 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 1,028 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTPONT, 8.8 km away at 205 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 — 71234/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71234/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71234/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71234/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71365
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71158
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71234
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jully-lès-Buxy | 71 | 30 km W | 343 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Colome | 64 | 579 km SW | 354 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Canouville | 76 | 486 km NW | 344 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 36 % |
| Mouy-sur-Seine | 77 | 245 km NW | 353 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Berthouville | 27 | 437 km NW | 330 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Melz-sur-Seine | 77 | 247 km NW | 345 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jully-lès-Buxy | 71 | 30 km W | 343 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mouy-sur-Seine | 77 | 245 km NW | 353 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Melz-sur-Seine | 77 | 247 km NW | 345 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Berthouville | 27 | 437 km NW | 330 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Canouville | 76 | 486 km NW | 344 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 36 % |
| Sainte-Colome | 64 | 579 km SW | 354 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · 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 Huilly-sur-Seille'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcony | 71 | 22 km NE | 252 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lestelle-de-Saint-Martory | 31 | 506 km SW | 430 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mayac | 24 | 350 km SW | 325 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savigny-sur-Seille | 71 | 5.4 km NE | 385 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Escoire | 24 | 360 km SW | 401 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ratenelle | 71 | 7.7 km S | 363 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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