Varennes-lès-Mâcon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Varennes-lès-Mâcon (INSEE 71556) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CA Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération. Population 588 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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 55.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 17,168 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (GRAND FRAIS). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ALDI · GRAND-FRAIS). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (SUBWAY · LE CHAMBARD · UN PASSAGE AU CHATEAU · PRINAMBE · AU CHATEAU). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL LARGE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORTS). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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) | 1 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | GRAND FRAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | ALDI · GRAND-FRAIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | SUBWAY · LE CHAMBARD · UN PASSAGE AU CHATEAU · PRINAMBE · AU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL LARGE | 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 | 1 | SALLE DE SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 549 (2012) → 588 (2023): 7.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 438 (1990) → 588 (2023): 34.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 270, of which 1.1 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Varennes-lès-Mâcon): 1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Varennes-lès-Mâcon): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Crêches-sur-Saône): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Crêches-sur-Saône): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Varennes-lès-Mâcon): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MACON weather station, 2.6 km away at 219 m; the village itself is at 178 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MACON, 2.6 km away at 219 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 824 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MACON, 2.6 km away at 219 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 — 71556/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71556/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71556/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71556/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71556
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71150
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puiseux-Pontoise | 95 | 373 km NW | 603 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jeuxey | 88 | 250 km NE | 663 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fayet | 02 | 416 km N | 724 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaudricourt | 62 | 497 km N | 1,138 | 36.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ambérieux | 69 | 39 km S | 651 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Denis-lès-Sens | 89 | 247 km NW | 628 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambérieux | 69 | 39 km S | 651 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Denis-lès-Sens | 89 | 247 km NW | 628 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jeuxey | 88 | 250 km NE | 663 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puiseux-Pontoise | 95 | 373 km NW | 603 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fayet | 02 | 416 km N | 724 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaudricourt | 62 | 497 km N | 1,138 | 36.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Varennes-lès-Mâcon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis-lès-Sens | 89 | 247 km NW | 628 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Areines | 41 | 328 km NW | 572 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Falaise | 78 | 371 km NW | 609 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Perrigny | 89 | 197 km NW | 1,247 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-des-Vignes | 69 | 45 km S | 486 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courtois-sur-Yonne | 89 | 247 km NW | 783 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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