Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 28.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse (INSEE 71396) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Bresse Nord Intercom'. Population 496 (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/71396-saint-bonnet-en-bresse
Vitality score
Vitality score 28.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 17,779 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE BUCHAILLOT). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (JP BURGER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT BONNET EN BRESSE AP). [3]
1 × Library (RELAIS DE SAINT-BONNET-EN-BRESSE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (UN TEMPS POUR SOI · COMME CHEZ SOI). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE BUCHAILLOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | JP BURGER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | SAINT BONNET EN BRESSE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | RELAIS DE SAINT-BONNET-EN-BRESSE | 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 | 2 | UN TEMPS POUR SOI · COMME CHEZ SOI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 472 (2012) → 496 (2023): 5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 430 (1990) → 496 (2023): 15.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 355, of which 17.5 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse): 0.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mervans): 6.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Mervans): 6.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pierre-de-Bresse): 7.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mervans): 6.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-GERMAIN-DU-B weather station, 12.1 km away at 200 m; the village itself is at 190 m. [11]
An average of 909 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PIERRE DE BRESSE, 8 km away at 208 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
59 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 117,000 € — 941 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Saône-et-Loire is 1,210 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71396/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71396/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71396/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71396/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71396
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71295
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71351
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenecey-Buillon | 25 | 68 km NE | 491 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 100 % |
| Semur-en-Brionnais | 71 | 106 km SW | 611 | 30.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 78 % |
| Longessaigne | 69 | 131 km SW | 589 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 49 % |
| Breurey-lès-Faverney | 70 | 124 km NE | 588 | 29.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 74 % |
| Thoiry | 73 | 155 km SE | 456 | 39.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 50 % |
| Causse-de-la-Selle | 34 | 360 km S | 454 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 31 % · winter 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenecey-Buillon | 25 | 68 km NE | 491 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 100 % |
| Semur-en-Brionnais | 71 | 106 km SW | 611 | 30.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 78 % |
| Breurey-lès-Faverney | 70 | 124 km NE | 588 | 29.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 74 % |
| Longessaigne | 69 | 131 km SW | 589 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 49 % |
| Thoiry | 73 | 155 km SE | 456 | 39.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 50 % |
| Causse-de-la-Selle | 34 | 360 km S | 454 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 31 % · winter 86 % |
Elsewhere
Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/71396-saint-bonnet-en-bresse