Toulon-sur-Arroux

Saône-et-Loire · CC Entre Arroux, Loire et Somme · INSEE 71542

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 42/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Toulon-sur-Arroux (INSEE 71542) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Entre Arroux, Loire et Somme. Population 1,433 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/71542-toulon-sur-arroux

Vitality score

Vitality score 42/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 57 % of the 11,972 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	0.55	25	13.76
Social	0.2	20	3.93
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.51	10	5.13
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.27	10	2.68
Housing mix	0.86	5	4.29

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 3 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE AUBOEUF · DU PAIN A LA MAIN). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie). ^[3,4]

1 × Supermarket (UTILE). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). ^[3]

2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCIS GATIER, MÉDECIN · JESSICA LOUSTALOT, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (NC EURL PHARMACIE PELAMOURGUES). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). ^[3]

2 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE EST · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC TOULON ARROUX). ^[3]

3 × Hairdresser. ^[3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3,4]

2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING LE LAC DES ARROUETTES). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	4	BOULANGERIE AUBOEUF · DU PAIN A LA MAIN	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket	1	UTILE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	2	FRANCIS GATIER, MÉDECIN · JESSICA LOUSTALOT, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Pharmacy	1	NC EURL PHARMACIE PELAMOURGUES	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	LA POSTE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE	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	2	CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE EST · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC TOULON ARROUX	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Hairdresser	3		INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite	2	CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING LE LAC DES ARROUETTES	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]

Market and village life

A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. ^[5]

Trajectory

1968: 1,953 peak 1975: 2,057 2023: 1,433 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,621 (2012) → 1,433 (2023): -11.6 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 1,867 (1990) → 1,433 (2023): -23.2 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 969, of which 7.1 % second homes and 18.9 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Toulon-sur-Arroux): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Toulon-sur-Arroux): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Toulon-sur-Arroux): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Toulon-sur-Arroux): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Toulon-sur-Arroux): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 17.2

Days at or below 0 °C 72.1

Muggy days a summer 1.9

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the TOULON SUR ARROUX SA weather station, 1.3 km away at 306 m; the village itself is at 267 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at TOULON SUR ARROUX SA, 1.3 km away at 306 m, over 14 summers. ^[10]

An average of 875 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at TOULON/ARROUX, 0.3 km away at 269 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 — 71542/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/6/23bac368-e628-36e1-bcad-03d49ca642fe— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71542/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71542/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71542/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 71542
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
Saint-Jean-de-Sauves	86	309 km W	1,281	37.9	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 %
Bais	53	380 km NW	1,222	42.5	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Christophe-Vallon	12	281 km SW	1,186	48.9	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 %
Thénezay	79	318 km W	1,400	38.1	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 %
Rânes	61	391 km NW	1,036	43	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre	87	265 km W	1,378	43.3	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre	87	265 km W	1,378	43.3	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 %
Saint-Christophe-Vallon	12	281 km SW	1,186	48.9	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Jean-de-Sauves	86	309 km W	1,281	37.9	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 %
Thénezay	79	318 km W	1,400	38.1	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 %
Bais	53	380 km NW	1,222	42.5	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 %
Rânes	61	391 km NW	1,036	43	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 %

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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 Toulon-sur-Arroux'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
Châteauvillain	52	160 km N	1,482	52.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Mussy-sur-Seine	10	146 km N	914	53.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Cuiseaux	71	98 km E	1,869	49.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Cercy-la-Tour	58	43 km NW	1,653	52.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Liesse-Notre-Dame	02	325 km N	1,264	40.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Challuy	58	81 km W	1,453	46.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %

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