Montceau-les-Mines
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montceau-les-Mines (INSEE 71306) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CU Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. Population 17,064 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 61.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 47 % of the 1,411 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 14.88 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.75 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.08 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
16 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MARTINS ISAIAS · LE FOURNIL DE SOPHIE · PATISSERIE JEANNOT PAR CHARLES GROS). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (GRAND FRAIS · DE SOUSA TRAITEUR · BOUCHERIE DE L'ORIENT). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LEADER MARKET · SDU · KLOGAN SUPER MARKET · EPICERIE TRAORE). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (LIDL · SODIMONT · TONIA · CASINO SUPERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
52 × Restaurant (MATHOS CHRISTIANE · NGUYEN HUU · POINT REPAS · L'INATTENDU · LA CALZONNE). [3,4]
12 × Café / bar (L'ELYSEE BAR · BAR DES COPAINS · LE STROBI · 10VIN · LE GOTHAM). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCOIS POMPON · ECOLE MATERNELLE NIKI DE SAINT-PHALLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MICHEL FOLON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB ELSA TRIOLET). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROUSSEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANATOLE FRANCE - JULES VERNES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUIS ARAGON · ECOLE ELEMENT PUB JACQUES PREVERT). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT GILBERT). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GERARD MICHELET, MÉDECIN · SYLVAIN MONNERAIS, MÉDECIN · HERVE GUICHARD, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE DESTERNES, MÉDECIN · PASCAL MARIAUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
7 × Pharmacy (CARMI · NOM COMMERCIAL : PHARMACIE BELLEVUE · PHARMACIE GILOT · PHARMACIE DU GEANT · PHARMACIE DES OISEAUX). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (MONTCEAU LES MINES COUDRAIE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LES ATELIERS DU JOUR). [3]
2 × Cinema (CINE LES PLESSIS · L EMBARCADERE). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF J BOUVERI · GYMNASE ST EXUPERY · GYMNASE JEAN JAURES · GYMNASE OMNISPORT PARRIAT · COSEC JEAN MOULIN). [3]
11 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE-EST · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE). [3]
32 × Hairdresser (ISABELLE COIFFURE · HOMEDAMES/CONSTELLATION 2000/INFOSONO). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (HOTEL LE FRANCE-RESTAURANT JEROME BROCHOT · HÔTEL NOTA BENE · IBIS BUDGET · IBIS · NEW KONINE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 16 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 5 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 16 | MARTINS ISAIAS · LE FOURNIL DE SOPHIE · PATISSERIE JEANNOT PAR CHARLES GROS | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | GRAND FRAIS · DE SOUSA TRAITEUR · BOUCHERIE DE L'ORIENT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | LEADER MARKET · SDU · KLOGAN SUPER MARKET · EPICERIE TRAORE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | LIDL · SODIMONT · TONIA · CASINO SUPERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 52 | MATHOS CHRISTIANE · NGUYEN HUU · POINT REPAS · L'INATTENDU · LA CALZONNE | INSEE BPE 52 / INSEE SIRENE 89 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 12 | L'ELYSEE BAR · BAR DES COPAINS · LE STROBI · 10VIN · LE GOTHAM | INSEE SIRENE 12 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCOIS POMPON · ECOLE MATERNELLE NIKI DE SAINT-PHALLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MICHEL FOLON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB ELSA TRIOLET | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROUSSEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANATOLE FRANCE - JULES VERNES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUIS ARAGON · ECOLE ELEMENT PUB JACQUES PREVERT | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT GILBERT | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | GERARD MICHELET, MÉDECIN · SYLVAIN MONNERAIS, MÉDECIN · HERVE GUICHARD, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE DESTERNES, MÉDECIN · PASCAL MARIAUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 7 | CARMI · NOM COMMERCIAL : PHARMACIE BELLEVUE · PHARMACIE GILOT · PHARMACIE DU GEANT · PHARMACIE DES OISEAUX | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | MONTCEAU LES MINES COUDRAIE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LES ATELIERS DU JOUR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | CINE LES PLESSIS · L EMBARCADERE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF J BOUVERI · GYMNASE ST EXUPERY · GYMNASE JEAN JAURES · GYMNASE OMNISPORT PARRIAT · COSEC JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 11 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE-EST · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 32 | ISABELLE COIFFURE · HOMEDAMES/CONSTELLATION 2000/INFOSONO | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 6 | HOTEL LE FRANCE-RESTAURANT JEROME BROCHOT · HÔTEL NOTA BENE · IBIS BUDGET · IBIS · NEW KONINE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 18,956 (2012) → 17,064 (2023): -10 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 22,999 (1990) → 17,064 (2023): -25.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 10,753, of which 1.1 % second homes and 14.3 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montceau-les-Mines): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Montceau-les-Mines): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Montceau-les-Mines): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montceau-les-Mines): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montceau-les-Mines): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-VALLIER weather station, 2.9 km away at 280 m; the village itself is at 283 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-VALLIER, 2.9 km away at 280 m, over 13 summers. [11]
An average of 896 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-VALLIER, 2.9 km away at 280 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71306/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/6/e1ddf52b-ae28-3e5a-8d5e-a1e9e793ae60— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/6/90abf2e1-76f5-353f-88d8-5f5c8520715e— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71306/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71306/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71306/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71306
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firminy | 42 | 143 km S | 17,060 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blanquefort | 33 | 434 km SW | 17,215 | 58.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 31 % · humidity 64 % |
| Yutz | 57 | 328 km NE | 17,391 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 93 % |
| Sedan | 08 | 340 km N | 16,667 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verdun | 55 | 287 km N | 16,890 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 99 % |
| L'Isle-d'Abeau | 38 | 135 km SE | 17,515 | 56.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Isle-d'Abeau | 38 | 135 km SE | 17,515 | 56.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Firminy | 42 | 143 km S | 17,060 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verdun | 55 | 287 km N | 16,890 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 99 % |
| Yutz | 57 | 328 km NE | 17,391 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 93 % |
| Sedan | 08 | 340 km N | 16,667 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blanquefort | 33 | 434 km SW | 17,215 | 58.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 31 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Montceau-les-Mines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firminy | 42 | 143 km S | 17,060 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey | 01 | 110 km SE | 15,934 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Riom | 63 | 129 km SW | 18,820 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sélestat | 67 | 292 km NE | 19,589 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vesoul | 70 | 172 km NE | 15,078 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rixheim | 68 | 258 km NE | 14,380 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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