Gurcy-le-Châtel
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gurcy-le-Châtel (INSEE 77223) is in Seine-et-Marne (77), part of CC Bassée-Montois. Population 559 (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 24.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 17,438 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.21 |
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 CHARMILLES). [3]
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES CHARMILLES | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 575 (2012) → 559 (2023): -2.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 352 (1990) → 559 (2023): 58.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 252, of which 7.9 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Donnemarie-Dontilly): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montigny-Lencoup): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Montigny-Lencoup): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montigny-Lencoup): 2.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gurcy-le-Châtel): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VIMPELLES weather station, 4.9 km away at 72 m; the village itself is at 122 m. [11]
The village sits 50 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °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 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VIMPELLES, 4.9 km away at 72 m, over 17 summers. [11]
That station sits 50 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 760 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DONNEMARIE, 3 km away at 97 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 — 77223/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 77223/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 77223/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 77223/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 77159
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 77311
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 77223
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noé | 89 | 41 km SE | 559 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-aux-Naux | 37 | 236 km SW | 562 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Jussac | 87 | 331 km SW | 571 | 22.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Planioles | 46 | 434 km S | 554 | 24.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gisy-les-Nobles | 89 | 24 km SE | 545 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Mesnil-Simon | 28 | 123 km NW | 565 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gisy-les-Nobles | 89 | 24 km SE | 545 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noé | 89 | 41 km SE | 559 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Mesnil-Simon | 28 | 123 km NW | 565 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-aux-Naux | 37 | 236 km SW | 562 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Jussac | 87 | 331 km SW | 571 | 22.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Planioles | 46 | 434 km S | 554 | 24.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · 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 Gurcy-le-Châtel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noé | 89 | 41 km SE | 559 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gisy-les-Nobles | 89 | 24 km SE | 545 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Mesnil-Simon | 28 | 123 km NW | 565 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Léchelle | 77 | 25 km NE | 572 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coudres | 27 | 142 km W | 536 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berstheim | 67 | 339 km E | 513 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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