Sainte-Foy
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Foy (INSEE 71415) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC de Semur en Brionnais. Population 144 (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 7.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 13,781 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 | 0.36 | 10 | 3.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.52 | 5 | 2.6 |
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 122 (2012) → 144 (2023): 18 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 167 (1990) → 144 (2023): -13.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 96, of which 24 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Christophe-en-Brionnais): 4.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Christophe-en-Brionnais): 4.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Marcigny): 6.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne): 12.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Christophe-en-Brionnais): 4.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BRIANT weather station, 4.4 km away at 390 m; the village itself is at 479 m. [11]
The village sits 89 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MARCIGNY, 7.2 km away at 250 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 229 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 923 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BRIANT, 4.4 km away at 390 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 — 71415/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71415/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71415/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71415/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71399
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71275
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42215
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcusel | 39 | 118 km E | 144 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontenay-Torcy | 60 | 406 km NW | 143 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Forêt-du-Temple | 23 | 171 km W | 143 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Christophe-sur-Avre | 27 | 367 km NW | 145 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 91 % |
| Anglure-sous-Dun | 71 | 19 km E | 143 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellon | 16 | 329 km W | 145 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglure-sous-Dun | 71 | 19 km E | 143 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montcusel | 39 | 118 km E | 144 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Forêt-du-Temple | 23 | 171 km W | 143 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellon | 16 | 329 km W | 145 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Christophe-sur-Avre | 27 | 367 km NW | 145 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 91 % |
| Fontenay-Torcy | 60 | 406 km NW | 143 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · 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 Sainte-Foy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernusse | 03 | 88 km W | 149 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cersot | 71 | 62 km NE | 142 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Orville | 36 | 203 km NW | 137 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Malo-en-Donziois | 58 | 132 km NW | 150 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Veilleins | 41 | 226 km NW | 145 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bergères-sous-Montmirail | 51 | 288 km N | 137 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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