Uxeau
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 21.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Uxeau (INSEE 71552) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Entre Arroux, Loire et Somme. Population 486 (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 21.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 17,820 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.21 | 10 | 2.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'OMBRE DU TILLEUL). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), 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 | L'OMBRE DU TILLEUL | 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) | 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 | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 537 (2012) → 486 (2023): -9.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 686 (1990) → 486 (2023): -29.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 291, of which 11.3 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Issy-l'Évêque): 6.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Issy-l'Évêque): 6.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Issy-l'Évêque): 6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gueugnon): 7.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Uxeau): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GUEUGNON weather station, 7.3 km away at 305 m; the village itself is at 385 m. [11]
The village sits 80 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at TOULON SUR ARROUX SA, 10.4 km away at 306 m, over 14 summers. [11]
That station sits 79 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 911 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GUEUGNON, 7.3 km away at 305 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 — 71552/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71552/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71552/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71552/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71239
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71552
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Coulonche | 61 | 401 km NW | 497 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-des-Bruyères | 61 | 349 km NW | 494 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Rémy | 24 | 354 km SW | 503 | 32.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 43 % |
| Domezain-Berraute | 64 | 540 km SW | 473 | 29.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · humidity 14 % |
| Montromant | 69 | 113 km S | 456 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vigoux | 36 | 195 km W | 472 | 28.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montromant | 69 | 113 km S | 456 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vigoux | 36 | 195 km W | 472 | 28.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-des-Bruyères | 61 | 349 km NW | 494 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Rémy | 24 | 354 km SW | 503 | 32.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 43 % |
| La Coulonche | 61 | 401 km NW | 497 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Domezain-Berraute | 64 | 540 km SW | 473 | 29.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · 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 Uxeau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montromant | 69 | 113 km S | 456 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anzy-le-Duc | 71 | 38 km S | 419 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Romain-sous-Gourdon | 71 | 29 km E | 473 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oudry | 71 | 14 km SE | 387 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Ardillats | 69 | 67 km SE | 628 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trézioux | 63 | 113 km S | 502 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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