Saint-Sernin-du-Bois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Sernin-du-Bois (INSEE 71479) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CU Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. Population 1,734 (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 45.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 10,548 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (J'MSA). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LNB · PIZZ'A 2). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DES AMIS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL ANNE FRANK). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JACQUES PREVERT). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEPHANIE GRENOT, MÉDECIN · FRANCK GRENOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DUCHENE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT SERNIN DU BOIS AP). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (CATHY C · AURORE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | J'MSA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPICERIE | 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 | 2 | LNB · PIZZ'A 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DES AMIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL ANNE FRANK | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JACQUES PREVERT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | STEPHANIE GRENOT, MÉDECIN · FRANCK GRENOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DUCHENE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT SERNIN DU BOIS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 3 | CATHY C · AURORE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 1,845 (2012) → 1,734 (2023): -6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,855 (1990) → 1,734 (2023): -6.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 940, of which 4.5 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Sernin-du-Bois): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Sernin-du-Bois): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Sernin-du-Bois): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Sernin-du-Bois): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Sernin-du-Bois): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ANTULLY weather station, 5 km away at 530 m; the village itself is at 445 m. [9]
The village sits 85 m below 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at TORCY, 9.5 km away at 317 m, over 23 summers. [9]
That station sits 128 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,041 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ANTULLY, 5 km away at 530 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71479/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71479/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71479/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71479/logement/2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Vigan-en-Quercy | 46 | 329 km SW | 1,535 | 54.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Paterne-Racan | 37 | 310 km W | 1,715 | 52.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mézeray | 72 | 353 km W | 1,841 | 41.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thorigné-sur-Dué | 72 | 322 km NW | 1,637 | 50.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Violès | 84 | 301 km S | 1,762 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arches | 88 | 212 km NE | 1,617 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arches | 88 | 212 km NE | 1,617 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Violès | 84 | 301 km S | 1,762 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Paterne-Racan | 37 | 310 km W | 1,715 | 52.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thorigné-sur-Dué | 72 | 322 km NW | 1,637 | 50.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vigan-en-Quercy | 46 | 329 km SW | 1,535 | 54.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mézeray | 72 | 353 km W | 1,841 | 41.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Sernin-du-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arches | 88 | 212 km NE | 1,617 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germer-de-Fly | 60 | 350 km NW | 1,662 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cercy-la-Tour | 58 | 60 km W | 1,653 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtonnay | 38 | 162 km S | 2,009 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosières | 43 | 193 km S | 1,548 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boussac | 23 | 178 km W | 1,236 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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