Saint-Marcel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.9/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Marcel (INSEE 71445) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CA Le Grand Chalon. Population 6,211 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/71445-saint-marcel
Vitality score
Vitality score 60.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie); sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 79 % of the 3,829 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 | 0.48 | 25 | 12.07 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.71 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FARINEE · LE WAGONNET DES PAINS). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON BACHEROT · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE CHEZ JEAN · EL BARAKA). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (L'AS DU KEBAB · STREET FOOD SUD EST · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · LE MIAM). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (DON GIOVANNI · LE LOFT · LE SAINT MARCEL · LE 2 SEPTEMBRE · JERRYCAN BAR - LES BOUTIQUES DU 56 - HAVANE CAFE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROGER BALAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN DESBOIS). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE VIVANT DENON). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ISABELLE GLON, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE DOUCET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA VILLENEUVE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-MARCEL). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE-EST · CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE FEDERALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL SOCIETE A MISSION (APPLICATION LOI PACTE). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (COLOR T'COUPES · CREA STYLE · PETOT DONATIEN · SALON GERARD · REGINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU PONT DE BOURGOGNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA FARINEE · LE WAGONNET DES PAINS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | MAISON BACHEROT · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE CHEZ JEAN · EL BARAKA | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 9 | L'AS DU KEBAB · STREET FOOD SUD EST · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · LE MIAM | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | DON GIOVANNI · LE LOFT · LE SAINT MARCEL · LE 2 SEPTEMBRE · JERRYCAN BAR - LES BOUTIQUES DU 56 - HAVANE CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROGER BALAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN DESBOIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE VIVANT DENON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ISABELLE GLON, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE DOUCET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA VILLENEUVE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-MARCEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE-EST · CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE FEDERALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL SOCIETE A MISSION (APPLICATION LOI PACTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | COLOR T'COUPES · CREA STYLE · PETOT DONATIEN · SALON GERARD · REGINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU PONT DE BOURGOGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday Place des Droits de l'Homme. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,932 (2012) → 6,211 (2023): 4.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,118 (1990) → 6,211 (2023): 50.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,059, of which 1.1 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Marcel): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Marcel): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Marcel): 0.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Marcel): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Marcel): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-MARCEL weather station, 1.6 km away at 187 m; the village itself is at 179 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHALON-CHAMPFO, 7.4 km away at 187 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 822 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-MARCEL, 1.6 km away at 187 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
sources disagree on Pharmacy
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71445/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saintmarcel.com/culture-et-asso/patrimoine/— “Le marché du mercredi et samedi matin”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71445/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71445/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71445/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71445
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouesnou | 29 | 725 km W | 6,501 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 30 | 299 km S | 5,703 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent | 27 | 377 km NW | 5,524 | 46.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Garons | 30 | 336 km S | 5,381 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
| Claix | 38 | 194 km S | 7,836 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Phalempin | 59 | 438 km N | 4,847 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claix | 38 | 194 km S | 7,836 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 30 | 299 km S | 5,703 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Garons | 30 | 336 km S | 5,381 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent | 27 | 377 km NW | 5,524 | 46.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Phalempin | 59 | 438 km N | 4,847 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gouesnou | 29 | 725 km W | 6,501 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-Marcel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malemort | 19 | 313 km SW | 8,239 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Domène | 38 | 190 km SE | 6,835 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ussac | 19 | 315 km SW | 4,322 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villard-Bonnot | 38 | 188 km SE | 7,509 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 38 | 198 km S | 8,542 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Versoud | 38 | 189 km SE | 4,900 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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