Le Miroir
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Miroir (INSEE 71300) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'. Population 577 (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/71300-le-miroir
Vitality score
Vitality score 19.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 17,303 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.13 |
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]
1 × Hairdresser (PAUS'COLOREE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | PAUS'COLOREE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 579 (2012) → 577 (2023): -0.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 509 (1990) → 577 (2023): 13.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 309, of which 8.7 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cuiseaux): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Frontenaud): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Cousance): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Sagy): 7.4 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Le Miroir): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the VARENNES-ST-SA weather station, 6.2 km away at 207 m; the village itself is at 211 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at VARENNES-ST-SA, 6.2 km away at 207 m, over 23 summers. [13]
An average of 1,042 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at VARENNES-ST-SA, 6.2 km away at 207 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
What property sold for
43 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 155,000 € — 800 € per m² of built surface. [14]
The median across Saône-et-Loire is 1,210 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [14]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71300/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71300/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71300/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71300/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71157
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71209
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39173
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71379
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71300
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léchelle | 77 | 270 km NW | 572 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Jussac | 87 | 346 km W | 571 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tubersent | 62 | 517 km NW | 578 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Renty | 62 | 510 km NW | 596 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bussières | 71 | 53 km SW | 580 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maurice-le-Girard | 85 | 469 km W | 597 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussières | 71 | 53 km SW | 580 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Léchelle | 77 | 270 km NW | 572 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Jussac | 87 | 346 km W | 571 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-le-Girard | 85 | 469 km W | 597 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Renty | 62 | 510 km NW | 596 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Tubersent | 62 | 517 km NW | 578 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Le Miroir'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussières | 71 | 53 km SW | 580 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-aux-Naux | 37 | 383 km W | 562 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brion | 89 | 214 km NW | 612 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nance | 39 | 24 km N | 544 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arthun | 42 | 132 km SW | 532 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Adjots | 16 | 397 km W | 538 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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