Saint-Romain-sous-Gourdon
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Romain-sous-Gourdon (INSEE 71477) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CU Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. Population 473 (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 29.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 17,876 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 3.98 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE LA VIGNE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (EMILIE BONNOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 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 | 1 | AUBERGE DE LA VIGNE | 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | EMILIE BONNOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 484 (2012) → 473 (2023): -2.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 460 (1990) → 473 (2023): 2.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 244, of which 10.2 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Vallier): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Vallier): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Romain-sous-Gourdon): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Vallier): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Romain-sous-Gourdon): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 75 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-VALLIER weather station, 5.1 km away at 280 m; the village itself is at 339 m. [10]
The village sits 59 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-VALLIER, 5.1 km away at 280 m, over 13 summers. [10]
That station sits 59 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 896 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-VALLIER, 5.1 km away at 280 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 — 71477/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71477/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71477/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71477/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71486
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71477
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pougny | 58 | 136 km NW | 473 | 30.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Uxeau | 71 | 29 km W | 486 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Coulonche | 61 | 428 km NW | 497 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Domezain-Berraute | 64 | 559 km SW | 473 | 29.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 42 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Rémy | 24 | 376 km SW | 503 | 32.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-des-Bruyères | 61 | 374 km NW | 494 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uxeau | 71 | 29 km W | 486 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pougny | 58 | 136 km NW | 473 | 30.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-des-Bruyères | 61 | 374 km NW | 494 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Rémy | 24 | 376 km SW | 503 | 32.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 43 % |
| La Coulonche | 61 | 428 km NW | 497 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Domezain-Berraute | 64 | 559 km SW | 473 | 29.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 42 % · humidity 14 % |
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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-Romain-sous-Gourdon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uxeau | 71 | 29 km W | 486 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montromant | 69 | 102 km S | 456 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anzy-le-Duc | 71 | 43 km SW | 419 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-en-Val | 63 | 147 km SW | 356 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Ardillats | 69 | 50 km S | 628 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mainsat | 23 | 167 km W | 540 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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