La Motte-Saint-Jean
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 18 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Motte-Saint-Jean (INSEE 71325) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Le Grand Charolais. Population 1,170 (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 27/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 18 % of the 13,376 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 | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.3 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (PIZZTRUCK). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE MOTTOIS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 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 | 2 | PIZZTRUCK | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE MOTTOIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,208 (2012) → 1,170 (2023): -3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,236 (1990) → 1,170 (2023): -5.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 653, of which 7 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Digoin): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Digoin): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Digoin): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Digoin): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Motte-Saint-Jean): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST YAN weather station, 10.5 km away at 242 m; the village itself is at 300 m. [10]
The village sits 58 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 ST YAN, 10.5 km away at 242 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 58 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 832 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DIGOIN, 3.2 km away at 248 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 — 71325/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71325/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71325/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71325/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71176
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71325
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Perrey | 27 | 408 km NW | 1,224 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Folligny | 50 | 479 km NW | 1,119 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 61 % |
| Vert-en-Drouais | 28 | 322 km NW | 1,123 | 30.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanfains | 22 | 557 km NW | 1,077 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Gemme-Moronval | 28 | 314 km NW | 1,114 | 36.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auriac-sur-Vendinelle | 31 | 371 km SW | 1,087 | 32 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Gemme-Moronval | 28 | 314 km NW | 1,114 | 36.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vert-en-Drouais | 28 | 322 km NW | 1,123 | 30.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auriac-sur-Vendinelle | 31 | 371 km SW | 1,087 | 32 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
| Le Perrey | 27 | 408 km NW | 1,224 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Folligny | 50 | 479 km NW | 1,119 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 61 % |
| Lanfains | 22 | 557 km NW | 1,077 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 La Motte-Saint-Jean'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cernex | 74 | 167 km E | 1,184 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Firmin | 71 | 54 km NE | 773 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oyeu | 38 | 167 km SE | 1,106 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Genis-l'Argentière | 69 | 96 km SE | 986 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parigny-les-Vaux | 58 | 91 km NW | 964 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moineville | 54 | 336 km NE | 1,114 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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