Saint-Usuge
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 29.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Usuge (INSEE 71484) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'. Population 1,204 (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/71484-saint-usuge
Vitality score
Vitality score 29.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 13,188 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE BUFFARD). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (BORDER RODEO · BEST OF PIZZA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES ACACIAS). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT USUGE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE SAINT-USUGE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ATTRAK'TIFS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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) | 1 | BOULANGERIE BUFFARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | BORDER RODEO · BEST OF PIZZA | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 LES ACACIAS | 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 USUGE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE SAINT-USUGE | 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 | ATTRAK'TIFS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,249 (2012) → 1,204 (2023): -3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,105 (1990) → 1,204 (2023): 9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 750, of which 11.9 % second homes and 10.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Usuge): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Louhans-Châteaurenaud): 5.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Louhans-Châteaurenaud): 6.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Louhans-Châteaurenaud): 5.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Usuge): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SIMARD weather station, 6.6 km away at 211 m; the village itself is at 202 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VARENNES-ST-SA, 16.5 km away at 207 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 1,055 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LOUHANS, 6.1 km away at 179 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
97 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 135,000 € — 1,055 € per m² of built surface. [11]
6 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 102,500 € — 816 € per m². [11]
The median across Saône-et-Loire is 1,210 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 71484/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71484/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71484/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71484/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71484
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71263
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clairvaux-d'Aveyron | 12 | 334 km SW | 1,158 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Valla-en-Gier | 42 | 151 km S | 1,140 | 31.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villandry | 37 | 367 km W | 1,143 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guillac | 56 | 598 km W | 1,396 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Laurent-des-Hommes | 24 | 428 km SW | 1,012 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saugnac-et-Muret | 40 | 536 km SW | 1,382 | 37.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Valla-en-Gier | 42 | 151 km S | 1,140 | 31.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clairvaux-d'Aveyron | 12 | 334 km SW | 1,158 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villandry | 37 | 367 km W | 1,143 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Laurent-des-Hommes | 24 | 428 km SW | 1,012 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saugnac-et-Muret | 40 | 536 km SW | 1,382 | 37.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 86 % |
| Guillac | 56 | 598 km W | 1,396 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
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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-Usuge'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanos-Curson | 26 | 182 km S | 1,196 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montesquieu-Lauragais | 31 | 461 km SW | 1,032 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labastide-Marnhac | 46 | 394 km SW | 1,311 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lapeyrouse-Mornay | 26 | 152 km S | 1,178 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Andancette | 26 | 163 km S | 1,330 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Parisot | 81 | 417 km SW | 1,033 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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