Montagny-près-Louhans
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montagny-près-Louhans (INSEE 71303) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'. Population 489 (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 21.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 17,809 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 | 0.84 | 10 | 8.43 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.79 |
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 ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
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, 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] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 471 (2012) → 489 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 364 (1990) → 489 (2023): 34.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 264, of which 12.1 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Usuge): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Louhans-Châteaurenaud): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Louhans-Châteaurenaud): 4.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Louhans-Châteaurenaud): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montagny-près-Louhans): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SIMARD weather station, 9.1 km away at 211 m; the village itself is at 198 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VARENNES-ST-SA, 14.4 km away at 207 m, over 23 summers. [11]
An average of 1,055 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LOUHANS, 4.9 km away at 179 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 — 71303/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71303/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71303/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71303/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71484
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71263
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71303
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinay | 18 | 245 km W | 490 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Neuveville-devant-Lépanges | 88 | 197 km NE | 493 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Aubin-des-Préaux | 50 | 560 km NW | 488 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 8 % · winter 93 % |
| Selles | 27 | 460 km NW | 480 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Vincent-des-Prés | 72 | 410 km NW | 502 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 26 % · winter 86 % |
| Ludesse | 63 | 203 km SW | 487 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Neuveville-devant-Lépanges | 88 | 197 km NE | 493 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ludesse | 63 | 203 km SW | 487 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Brinay | 18 | 245 km W | 490 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Vincent-des-Prés | 72 | 410 km NW | 502 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 26 % · winter 86 % |
| Selles | 27 | 460 km NW | 480 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Aubin-des-Préaux | 50 | 560 km NW | 488 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 8 % · 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 Montagny-près-Louhans'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-Grégoire | 81 | 381 km SW | 478 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poulan-Pouzols | 81 | 397 km SW | 478 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vaunaveys-la-Rochette | 26 | 211 km S | 625 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Massac-Séran | 81 | 427 km SW | 523 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Croix | 81 | 390 km SW | 417 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubignas | 07 | 235 km S | 476 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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