Saint-Maurice-en-Rivière
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Maurice-en-Rivière (INSEE 71462) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Saône Doubs Bresse. Population 532 (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 23.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 17,624 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE DE LA PRAIRIE). [3]
1 × Library (RELAIS LECTURE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (PETIOT ANNE-MARIE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE DE LA PRAIRIE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | RELAIS LECTURE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | PETIOT ANNE-MARIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 569 (2012) → 532 (2023): -6.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 431 (1990) → 532 (2023): 23.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 261, of which 5 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Damerey): 2.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Verdun-Ciel): 3.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Verdun-Ciel): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Verdun-Ciel): 4.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Maurice-en-Rivière): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the VERDUN weather station, 4.9 km away at 176 m; the village itself is at 179 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHALON-CHAMPFO, 14.5 km away at 187 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 786 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VERDUN, 4.9 km away at 176 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
39 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 159,000 € — 966 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Saône-et-Loire is 1,210 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71462/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71462/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71462/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71462/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71167
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71566
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71462
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-Henry | 14 | 488 km NW | 528 | 22.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaux-sur-Vienne | 86 | 338 km W | 538 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carcarès-Sainte-Croix | 40 | 564 km SW | 533 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lagarde | 65 | 555 km SW | 530 | 22.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Belgeard | 53 | 446 km NW | 555 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boz | 01 | 50 km S | 513 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boz | 01 | 50 km S | 513 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Vaux-sur-Vienne | 86 | 338 km W | 538 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belgeard | 53 | 446 km NW | 555 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-Henry | 14 | 488 km NW | 528 | 22.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lagarde | 65 | 555 km SW | 530 | 22.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Carcarès-Sainte-Croix | 40 | 564 km SW | 533 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
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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-Maurice-en-Rivière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ouen-sur-Loire | 58 | 130 km W | 475 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gennetines | 03 | 125 km W | 615 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Siccieu-Saint-Julien-et-Carisieu | 38 | 126 km S | 609 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pluvet | 21 | 44 km NE | 432 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vendenesse-sur-Arroux | 71 | 76 km W | 552 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jouhe | 39 | 48 km NE | 531 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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