Montmelard
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 33.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montmelard (INSEE 71316) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Saint Cyr Mère Boitier entre Charolais et Mâconnais. Population 344 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 33.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 18,036 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.75 |
| Housing mix | 0.54 | 5 | 2.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (COTE PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BOUTIQUE BOISETTE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTMELARD AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTMELARD). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LE SAINT CYR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | COTE PAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | BOUTIQUE BOISETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 1 | MONTMELARD AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTMELARD | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LE SAINT CYR | 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 338 (2012) → 344 (2023): 1.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 320 (1990) → 344 (2023): 7.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 245, of which 22.9 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montmelard): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montmelard): 1.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Gibles): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Matour): 6.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montmelard): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MATOUR_SAPC weather station, 6.2 km away at 415 m; the village itself is at 515 m. [11]
The village sits 100 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MATOUR_SAPC, 6.2 km away at 415 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 100 m below 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 1,029 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MATOUR_SAPC, 6.2 km away at 415 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 — 71316/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71316/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71316/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71316/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71316
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71218
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71289
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villossanges | 63 | 144 km W | 359 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Martigny-le-Comte | 71 | 23 km N | 406 | 24.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-de-Jonzy | 71 | 23 km SW | 335 | 37.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jullianges | 43 | 124 km SW | 426 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 43 % |
| Condat-en-Combraille | 63 | 152 km W | 413 | 36.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon | 07 | 189 km S | 422 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 35 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martigny-le-Comte | 71 | 23 km N | 406 | 24.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-de-Jonzy | 71 | 23 km SW | 335 | 37.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jullianges | 43 | 124 km SW | 426 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 43 % |
| Villossanges | 63 | 144 km W | 359 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Condat-en-Combraille | 63 | 152 km W | 413 | 36.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon | 07 | 189 km S | 422 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 35 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Montmelard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brousse | 63 | 110 km SW | 372 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lurcy-le-Bourg | 58 | 121 km NW | 275 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buffières | 71 | 15 km NE | 273 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Theneuille | 03 | 122 km W | 340 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Huparlac | 12 | 221 km SW | 250 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Theil | 03 | 98 km W | 387 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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