Saint-Léger-lès-Paray
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 27.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Léger-lès-Paray (INSEE 71439) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Le Grand Charolais. Population 759 (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 27.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 15,966 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE PETIT SAINT LEGER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | LE PETIT SAINT LEGER | 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 | 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 670 (2012) → 759 (2023): 13.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 622 (1990) → 759 (2023): 22 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 341, of which 2.6 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Paray-le-Monial): 1.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Léger-lès-Paray): 1.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Paray-le-Monial): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Paray-le-Monial): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Paray-le-Monial): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PARAY weather station, 3 km away at 267 m; the village itself is at 256 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST YAN, 9.3 km away at 242 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 879 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PARAY, 3 km away at 267 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71439/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71439/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71439/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71439/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71342
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71439
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oudrenne | 57 | 364 km NE | 724 | 29.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Neauphlette | 78 | 334 km NW | 871 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bourdinière-Saint-Loup | 28 | 288 km NW | 741 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Croignon | 33 | 391 km SW | 749 | 24.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ville-Houdlémont | 54 | 361 km N | 772 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kriegsheim | 67 | 373 km NE | 765 | 27.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bourdinière-Saint-Loup | 28 | 288 km NW | 741 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neauphlette | 78 | 334 km NW | 871 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ville-Houdlémont | 54 | 361 km N | 772 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oudrenne | 57 | 364 km NE | 724 | 29.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Kriegsheim | 67 | 373 km NE | 765 | 27.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Croignon | 33 | 391 km SW | 749 | 24.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
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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-lès-Paray'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volesvres | 71 | 5.2 km E | 665 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pessat-Villeneuve | 63 | 94 km SW | 745 | 35 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pouillé | 86 | 269 km W | 735 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Germigny-sur-Loire | 58 | 105 km NW | 738 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Illhaeusern | 68 | 316 km NE | 717 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rouilly-Saint-Loup | 10 | 199 km N | 541 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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