Saint-Pierre-de-Varennes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pierre-de-Varennes (INSEE 71468) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CU Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. Population 836 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/71468-saint-pierre-de-varennes
Vitality score
Vitality score 46/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 15,369 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU RENDEZ-VOUS VARENNOIS). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (PIZLIN'S · L'ORIGINAL · PIZZ' AIOLA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT PIERRE DE VARENNES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LE PRÉ AUX LIVRES). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AU RENDEZ-VOUS VARENNOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | PIZLIN'S · L'ORIGINAL · PIZZ' AIOLA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 PIERRE DE VARENNES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LE PRÉ AUX LIVRES | 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 | 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 834 (2012) → 836 (2023): 0.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 830 (1990) → 836 (2023): 0.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 423, of which 5.2 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Breuil): 4.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pierre-de-Varennes): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Sernin-du-Bois): 5.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Breuil): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Pierre-de-Varennes): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CREUSOT(LE) weather station, 7.3 km away at 320 m; the village itself is at 414 m. [11]
The village sits 94 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 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-MAURICE-LES-COUCHES_SAPC, 8.4 km away at 300 m, over 15 summers. [11]
That station sits 114 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 917 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CREUSOT(LE), 7.3 km away at 320 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 — 71468/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71468/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71468/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71468/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71059
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71468
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71479
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hommes | 37 | 324 km W | 865 | 45.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chepniers | 17 | 411 km SW | 697 | 48 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 66 % |
| Wœlfling-lès-Sarreguemines | 57 | 319 km NE | 700 | 47 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grézieu-le-Marché | 69 | 132 km S | 834 | 42.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 70 % |
| Haux | 33 | 444 km SW | 840 | 40.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pointis-de-Rivière | 31 | 517 km SW | 825 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grézieu-le-Marché | 69 | 132 km S | 834 | 42.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 70 % |
| Wœlfling-lès-Sarreguemines | 57 | 319 km NE | 700 | 47 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hommes | 37 | 324 km W | 865 | 45.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chepniers | 17 | 411 km SW | 697 | 48 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 66 % |
| Haux | 33 | 444 km SW | 840 | 40.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pointis-de-Rivière | 31 | 517 km SW | 825 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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-Pierre-de-Varennes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sommery | 76 | 384 km NW | 826 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lamnay | 72 | 318 km NW | 928 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcilly-le-Hayer | 10 | 179 km N | 706 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montagny | 42 | 92 km S | 1,110 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laval-en-Belledonne | 38 | 209 km SE | 1,029 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Fessard | 45 | 191 km NW | 1,161 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/71468-saint-pierre-de-varennes