Montbellet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montbellet (INSEE 71305) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Mâconnais - Tournugeois. Population 870 (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/71305-montbellet
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 15,190 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 9.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.05 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES TROIS CHIPPIES). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE SAINT OYEN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (KARINE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · LES CISEAUX DE PAULINE · VIRGINIE R). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (RELAIS DE MIRANDE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | LES TROIS CHIPPIES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | AUBERGE DE SAINT OYEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 3 | KARINE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · LES CISEAUX DE PAULINE · VIRGINIE R | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | RELAIS DE MIRANDE | 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 809 (2012) → 870 (2023): 7.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 621 (1990) → 870 (2023): 40.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 432, of which 9.5 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montbellet): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Viré): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Viré): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Fleurville): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montbellet): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LUGNY SA weather station, 4.8 km away at 280 m; the village itself is at 210 m. [11]
The village sits 70 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.55 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LUGNY SA, 4.8 km away at 280 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 70 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 889 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LUGNY, 3.8 km away at 247 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 — 71305/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71305/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71305/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71305/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71305
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71584
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71591
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bully | 76 | 445 km NW | 863 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Glos | 14 | 452 km NW | 931 | 42.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lantignié | 69 | 41 km SW | 849 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blaru | 78 | 382 km NW | 907 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trévérien | 35 | 553 km NW | 918 | 48.2 | Partly served | no figures |
| La Laupie | 26 | 208 km S | 789 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantignié | 69 | 41 km SW | 849 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Laupie | 26 | 208 km S | 789 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blaru | 78 | 382 km NW | 907 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bully | 76 | 445 km NW | 863 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Glos | 14 | 452 km NW | 931 | 42.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trévérien | 35 | 553 km NW | 918 | 48.2 | Partly served | no figures |
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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 Montbellet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaru | 78 | 382 km NW | 907 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Bailleul | 27 | 393 km NW | 973 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amillis | 77 | 284 km NW | 830 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bez | 81 | 370 km SW | 907 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Denis-sur-Loire | 41 | 294 km NW | 904 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poligny | 77 | 252 km NW | 825 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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