Volesvres
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 24.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Volesvres (INSEE 71590) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Le Grand Charolais. Population 665 (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 24.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 16,657 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (PIZZA STROMBOLI · LA BOITE A JOJO). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (CONSEIL & STYLE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE BOURG). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 2 | PIZZA STROMBOLI · LA BOITE A JOJO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | CONSEIL & STYLE | 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 | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE BOURG | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 625 (2012) → 665 (2023): 6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 536 (1990) → 665 (2023): 24.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 285, of which 2.1 % second homes and 4.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Paray-le-Monial): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Paray-le-Monial): 3.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Paray-le-Monial): 3.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Paray-le-Monial): 4.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Paray-le-Monial): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PARAY weather station, 5.7 km away at 267 m; the village itself is at 272 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST YAN, 13 km away at 242 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 879 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PARAY, 5.7 km away at 267 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71590/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71590/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71590/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71590/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71342
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gommerville | 28 | 267 km NW | 663 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Busy | 25 | 156 km NE | 682 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Évans | 39 | 146 km NE | 651 | 26.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 74 % |
| Boulot | 70 | 168 km NE | 645 | 24.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rosel | 14 | 461 km NW | 696 | 22.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Travecy | 02 | 363 km N | 685 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Évans | 39 | 146 km NE | 651 | 26.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 74 % |
| Busy | 25 | 156 km NE | 682 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boulot | 70 | 168 km NE | 645 | 24.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gommerville | 28 | 267 km NW | 663 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Travecy | 02 | 363 km N | 685 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosel | 14 | 461 km NW | 696 | 22.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 57 % · 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 Volesvres'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouilly-Saint-Loup | 10 | 199 km N | 541 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mulsans | 41 | 250 km NW | 508 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quincey | 21 | 94 km NE | 495 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parigny | 42 | 54 km S | 629 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Steige | 67 | 313 km NE | 623 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaptuzat | 63 | 90 km SW | 485 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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