Saint-Didier-en-Bresse
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Didier-en-Bresse (INSEE 71405) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Saône Doubs Bresse. Population 177 (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 12.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 15,245 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.14 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 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 | 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) | 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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 156 (2012) → 177 (2023): 13.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 158 (1990) → 177 (2023): 12 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 93, of which 8.6 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-en-Bresse): 4.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-en-Bresse): 4.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Martin-en-Bresse): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-en-Bresse): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-en-Bresse): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VERDUN weather station, 7 km away at 176 m; the village itself is at 191 m. [9]
An average of 786 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VERDUN, 7 km away at 176 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71405/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71405/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71405/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71405/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71456
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assay | 37 | 365 km W | 177 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 72 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-en-Woëvre | 55 | 252 km N | 179 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 95 % |
| La Racineuse | 71 | 5.5 km SE | 177 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 93 % |
| Champcerie | 61 | 452 km NW | 177 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 91 % |
| Saint-Loup-Terrier | 08 | 305 km N | 175 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 96 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Landes | 61 | 434 km NW | 184 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 84 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Racineuse | 71 | 5.5 km SE | 177 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-en-Woëvre | 55 | 252 km N | 179 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 95 % |
| Saint-Loup-Terrier | 08 | 305 km N | 175 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 96 % |
| Assay | 37 | 365 km W | 177 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 72 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Landes | 61 | 434 km NW | 184 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 84 % |
| Champcerie | 61 | 452 km NW | 177 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 91 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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