Vendenesse-sur-Arroux
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 17 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vendenesse-sur-Arroux (INSEE 71565) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Entre Arroux, Loire et Somme. Population 552 (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 17.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 17 % of the 17,500 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES ENFANTS DE L'ARROUX). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES ENFANTS DE L'ARROUX | 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 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 586 (2012) → 552 (2023): -5.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 594 (1990) → 552 (2023): -7.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 287, of which 4.5 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gueugnon): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gueugnon): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Gueugnon): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gueugnon): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vendenesse-sur-Arroux): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GUEUGNON weather station, 4.8 km away at 305 m; the village itself is at 246 m. [10]
The village sits 59 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TOULON SUR ARROUX SA, 9.6 km away at 306 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 60 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 911 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GUEUGNON, 4.8 km away at 305 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 — 71565/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71565/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71565/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71565/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71565
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcel | 63 | 103 km SW | 550 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 57 % |
| Chapelle-d'Huin | 25 | 164 km E | 549 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 12 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guigneville | 45 | 226 km NW | 540 | 22.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 89 % |
| Étaves-et-Bocquiaux | 02 | 371 km N | 543 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 88 % |
| Nuillé-le-Jalais | 72 | 311 km NW | 528 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-Lécussan | 31 | 478 km SW | 544 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcel | 63 | 103 km SW | 550 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 57 % |
| Chapelle-d'Huin | 25 | 164 km E | 549 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 12 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guigneville | 45 | 226 km NW | 540 | 22.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 89 % |
| Nuillé-le-Jalais | 72 | 311 km NW | 528 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étaves-et-Bocquiaux | 02 | 371 km N | 543 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 88 % |
| Villeneuve-Lécussan | 31 | 478 km SW | 544 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · 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 Vendenesse-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verjux | 71 | 74 km E | 504 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bussières | 71 | 59 km SE | 580 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arthun | 42 | 95 km S | 532 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Grégoire | 81 | 328 km SW | 478 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Myon | 63 | 101 km SW | 544 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans | 26 | 202 km SE | 538 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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