Verdun-Ciel

Saône-et-Loire · CC Saône Doubs Bresse · INSEE 71566

A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.

Partly served 49.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Verdun-Ciel (INSEE 71566) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Saône Doubs Bresse. Population 1,811 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). ^[2]

Commune nouvelle formed on 2025-01-01 from 1 former commune: Ciel (71131). ^[3]

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/71566-verdun-ciel

Vitality score

Vitality score 49.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 72 % of the 10,262 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	0.52	25	13.03
Social	0.63	20	12.58
Education	0	10	0
Health	0.39	10	3.93
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.6	10	6
Housing mix	0.92	5	4.62

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 5 of 6

Eating out 1 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 1 of 2

Everyday services 3 of 3

Lodging 2 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 and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. ^[4,5]

3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PETIT RUBEY · BOULANGERIE DE L'EGLISE). ^[4,5]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE PETIT RUBEY). ^[4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALSA'COEUR). ^[4,5]

1 × Supermarket (BI1). ^[4,5]

1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (AUX DOUBS FROMAGES). ^[5]

4 × Restaurant (CAFE DE PARIS · PIZZA BABA · LE CAVEAU). ^[4,5]

1 × Café / bar (CHEZ P'TIT COEUR). ^[5]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE LES TROIS RIVIERES). ^[4]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (TIFENN MANFROID, MÉDECIN). ^[4]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE 3 RIVIERES). ^[4,5]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[4]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). ^[4]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE NAUTIQUE ET MULTISPORT LE PRE). ^[4]

2 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE-EST). ^[4]

4 × Hairdresser (VIOLAINE COIFFURE · LAUQUIN BEATRICE MARTINE · MODERN SALON). ^[4,5]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[4,5]

2 × Hotel (HOSTELLERIE BOURGUIGNONNE · HOTEL RESTAURANT DES TROIS MAURES). ^[4,5]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING). ^[4,5]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 2 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Campsite.

Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire). ^[4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	3	LE PETIT RUBEY · BOULANGERIE DE L'EGLISE	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	LE PETIT RUBEY	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	ALSA'COEUR	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Supermarket	1	BI1	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	1	AUX DOUBS FROMAGES	INSEE SIRENE 1 [5]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Restaurant	4	CAFE DE PARIS · PIZZA BABA · LE CAVEAU	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5]
Café / bar	1	CHEZ P'TIT COEUR	INSEE SIRENE 1 [5]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Primary school (élémentaire)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Collège	1	COLLEGE LES TROIS RIVIERES	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	TIFENN MANFROID, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE 3 RIVIERES	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Post office / agence postale	1	LA POSTE	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Gym / sports hall	1	COMPLEXE NAUTIQUE ET MULTISPORT LE PRE	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Bank	2	CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE-EST	INSEE BPE 2 [4]
Hairdresser	4	VIOLAINE COIFFURE · LAUQUIN BEATRICE MARTINE · MODERN SALON	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]
Hotel	2	HOSTELLERIE BOURGUIGNONNE · HOTEL RESTAURANT DES TROIS MAURES	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]
Campsite	1	CAMPING	INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 1,819 peak 2012: 1,949 2023: 1,811 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,949 (2012) → 1,811 (2023): -7.1 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 1,646 (1990) → 1,811 (2023): 10 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,037, of which 3.8 % second homes and 17.4 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop Pharmacy — 0.6 km SGP — 1.0 km SEPrimary school — 1.6 km NE 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 (Verdun-Ciel): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Verdun-Ciel): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Verdun-Ciel): 1 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Verdun-Ciel): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Bragny-sur-Saône): 1.6 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[10]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 28.9

Days at or below 0 °C 61.5

Muggy days a summer 1.7

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 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the VERDUN weather station, 0.4 km away at 176 m; the village itself is at 179 m. ^[11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at CHALON-CHAMPFO, 17 km away at 187 m, over 30 summers. ^[11]

An average of 786 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at VERDUN, 0.4 km away at 176 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 — 71566/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE COG 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71566/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71566/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71566/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 71566
INSEE BPE 2025 — 71054
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
Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc	46	411 km SW	1,816	52.1	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 %
Perreux	42	118 km SW	2,111	62.1	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
La Bégude-de-Mazenc	26	262 km S	1,779	61.9	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 %
Satillieu	07	197 km S	1,534	56.8	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 %
Lalbenque	46	393 km SW	1,899	64	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 %
Pleine-Fougères	35	525 km NW	2,002	54.5	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Perreux	42	118 km SW	2,111	62.1	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Satillieu	07	197 km S	1,534	56.8	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 %
La Bégude-de-Mazenc	26	262 km S	1,779	61.9	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 %
Lalbenque	46	393 km SW	1,899	64	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 %
Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc	46	411 km SW	1,816	52.1	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 %
Pleine-Fougères	35	525 km NW	2,002	54.5	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 %

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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 Verdun-Ciel'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
Perreux	42	118 km SW	2,111	62.1	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Viriville	38	177 km S	1,713	55.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 %
Donzenac	19	328 km SW	2,733	57.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Vézeronce-Curtin	38	143 km S	2,241	56.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Chatte	38	196 km S	2,518	60.7	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Faramans	38	168 km S	1,143	57.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 %

Elsewhere

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