Saint-Léger-du-Bois
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Léger-du-Bois (INSEE 71438) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC du Grand Autunois Morvan. Population 505 (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 28.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 17,772 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.97 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (L'IMPREVU · MYR). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT LEGER DU BOIS AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | L'IMPREVU · MYR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 1 | SAINT LEGER DU BOIS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 556 (2012) → 505 (2023): -9.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 563 (1990) → 505 (2023): -10.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 333, of which 9.3 % second homes and 17.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Épinac): 5.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sully): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Épinac): 5.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Épinac): 5.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Léger-du-Bois): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ANTULLY weather station, 14.5 km away at 530 m; the village itself is at 310 m. [11]
The village sits 220 m below 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 AUTUN, 14.6 km away at 303 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 807 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at EPINAC, 4.2 km away at 325 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 — 71438/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71438/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71438/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71438/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71190
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71530
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71438
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gesvres | 53 | 375 km NW | 539 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 92 % |
| Neuvy-Bouin | 79 | 375 km W | 487 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beaupouyet | 24 | 393 km SW | 553 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 43 % |
| Guimps | 16 | 400 km SW | 497 | 27.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Les Lèves-et-Thoumeyragues | 33 | 413 km SW | 561 | 29 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 95 % |
| Le Breuil | 03 | 110 km SW | 524 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Breuil | 03 | 110 km SW | 524 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neuvy-Bouin | 79 | 375 km W | 487 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gesvres | 53 | 375 km NW | 539 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 92 % |
| Beaupouyet | 24 | 393 km SW | 553 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 43 % |
| Guimps | 16 | 400 km SW | 497 | 27.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Les Lèves-et-Thoumeyragues | 33 | 413 km SW | 561 | 29 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 95 % |
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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 Saint-Léger-du-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Breuil | 03 | 110 km SW | 524 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Janailhac | 87 | 290 km SW | 524 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Azy | 18 | 133 km W | 450 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vigoux | 36 | 232 km W | 472 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Isserpent | 03 | 114 km SW | 560 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montmiral | 26 | 214 km S | 649 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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