Montcenis
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montcenis (INSEE 71309) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CU Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. Population 1,923 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/71309-montcenis
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 9,854 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.22 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BANETTIERE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL LIEVRE ET FILS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (HE. PI · DU VENT DANS LES FLEURS). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE MONTCENIS · PIZZA ET COMPAGNIE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU VIEUX CHATEAU). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LES EPONTOTS). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTCENIS RP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC DES EPONTOTS). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (CORINNE COIFFURE · PAULO FERREIRA · EURL DUFRAIGNE AURELIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA BANETTIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL LIEVRE ET FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | HE. PI · DU VENT DANS LES FLEURS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 3 | LE MONTCENIS · PIZZA ET COMPAGNIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU VIEUX CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LES EPONTOTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MONTCENIS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COSEC DES EPONTOTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | CORINNE COIFFURE · PAULO FERREIRA · EURL DUFRAIGNE AURELIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 2,201 (2012) → 1,923 (2023): -12.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,339 (1990) → 1,923 (2023): -17.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,109, of which 2.7 % second homes and 12.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montcenis): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montcenis): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Creusot): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Creusot): 2.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montcenis): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CREUSOT(LE) weather station, 4.1 km away at 320 m; the village itself is at 419 m. [10]
The village sits 99 m above 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TORCY, 5.8 km away at 317 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 102 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 917 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CREUSOT(LE), 4.1 km away at 320 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71309/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71309/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71309/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71309/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71309
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71153
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouy | 28 | 286 km NW | 1,988 | 51.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Condé-sur-Sarthe | 61 | 374 km NW | 2,494 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Durtol | 63 | 151 km SW | 1,914 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orleix | 65 | 515 km SW | 1,910 | 40.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 41 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sundhoffen | 68 | 267 km NE | 1,993 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gervais | 33 | 424 km SW | 1,983 | 34.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 53 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durtol | 63 | 151 km SW | 1,914 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sundhoffen | 68 | 267 km NE | 1,993 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jouy | 28 | 286 km NW | 1,988 | 51.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Condé-sur-Sarthe | 61 | 374 km NW | 2,494 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gervais | 33 | 424 km SW | 1,983 | 34.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 53 % · humidity 57 % |
| Orleix | 65 | 515 km SW | 1,910 | 40.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 41 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Montcenis'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durtol | 63 | 151 km SW | 1,914 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sundhoffen | 68 | 267 km NE | 1,993 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Colombe | 77 | 211 km NW | 1,781 | 36.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Francheville | 08 | 328 km N | 1,636 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Pin | 77 | 270 km NW | 1,530 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Maure | 10 | 175 km N | 1,801 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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