Sainte-Cécile
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Cécile (INSEE 71397) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC du Clunisois. Population 283 (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 29.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 17,659 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT L'EMBELLIE). [4,3]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX D'AMANDINE). [4,3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | RESTAURANT L'EMBELLIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LES CISEAUX D'AMANDINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 286 (2012) → 283 (2023): -1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 209 (1990) → 283 (2023): 35.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 156, of which 7.7 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cluny): 5.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bergesserin): 4.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Cluny): 5.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cluny): 5.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sainte-Cécile): 0 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 75 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the JALOGNY_SAPC weather station, 2.6 km away at 246 m; the village itself is at 273 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at JALOGNY_SAPC, 2.6 km away at 246 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 872 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at JALOGNY_SAPC, 2.6 km away at 246 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
22 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 185,800 € — 1,280 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Saône-et-Loire is 1,210 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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 — 71397/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71397/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71397/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71397/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71137
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71030
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71397
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel-de-Saint-Geoirs | 38 | 133 km SE | 281 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sarniguet | 65 | 494 km SW | 260 | 27.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
| Arbouet-Sussaute | 64 | 556 km SW | 313 | 28.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 38 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bonneville-et-Saint-Avit-de-Fumadières | 24 | 391 km SW | 299 | 30 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
| Gaja-et-Villedieu | 11 | 415 km SW | 306 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 50 % · humidity 7 % |
| Pardines | 63 | 145 km SW | 302 | 31.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel-de-Saint-Geoirs | 38 | 133 km SE | 281 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pardines | 63 | 145 km SW | 302 | 31.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonneville-et-Saint-Avit-de-Fumadières | 24 | 391 km SW | 299 | 30 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
| Gaja-et-Villedieu | 11 | 415 km SW | 306 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 50 % · humidity 7 % |
| Sarniguet | 65 | 494 km SW | 260 | 27.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
| Arbouet-Sussaute | 64 | 556 km SW | 313 | 28.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 38 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Sainte-Cécile'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montliot-et-Courcelles | 21 | 167 km N | 293 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frédéric-Fontaine | 70 | 207 km NE | 278 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Larians-et-Munans | 70 | 168 km NE | 291 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Meix-Saint-Epoing | 51 | 267 km N | 286 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Richtolsheim | 67 | 303 km NE | 383 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vincelottes | 89 | 165 km NW | 285 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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