Buc
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Buc (INSEE 78117) is in Yvelines (78), part of CA Versailles Grand Parc (CAVGP). Population 5,816 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/78117-buc
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 4,058 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 | 0.35 | 25 | 8.79 |
| Social | 0.58 | 20 | 11.57 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BOULANGERIE BACHELET · LE PAIN QUI CHANTE · LEONIE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LBG 11 · SUPERETT BUC · KANTHA). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (SEVCHRIS · LA THEIERE GOURMANDE · LITTLE BOUDDHA · VERONE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE TIPARILLO). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUIS BLERIOT). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU LYCEE FRANCO ALLEMAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS CLEMENT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRE SAINT-JEAN). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE MARTIN LUTHER KING · COLLEGE FRANCO ALLEMAND). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEPHANIE HAMEURY, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS DELETTRE, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE BOSSE, MÉDECIN · LAETITIA BOUSSAROQUE, MÉDECIN · MICHEL RAYMOND, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DU CENTRE BUC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BUC LA PRESSE DE BUC RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE POUR TOUS DU HAUT-BUC NC). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE ET TENNIS DU PRE SAINT JEAN · LYCEE FRANCO ALLEMAND). [3]
1 × Bank (BNP PARIBAS). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (DELPHINE HAIR STYLIST · SAINT LAURENT COIFFURE · MUGNIER COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (BEST WESTERN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SARL BOULANGERIE BACHELET · LE PAIN QUI CHANTE · LEONIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LBG 11 · SUPERETT BUC · KANTHA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | SEVCHRIS · LA THEIERE GOURMANDE · LITTLE BOUDDHA · VERONE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE TIPARILLO | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUIS BLERIOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU LYCEE FRANCO ALLEMAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS CLEMENT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRE SAINT-JEAN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE MARTIN LUTHER KING · COLLEGE FRANCO ALLEMAND | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | STEPHANIE HAMEURY, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS DELETTRE, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE BOSSE, MÉDECIN · LAETITIA BOUSSAROQUE, MÉDECIN · MICHEL RAYMOND, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DU CENTRE BUC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | BUC LA PRESSE DE BUC RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE POUR TOUS DU HAUT-BUC NC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE ET TENNIS DU PRE SAINT JEAN · LYCEE FRANCO ALLEMAND | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | DELPHINE HAIR STYLIST · SAINT LAURENT COIFFURE · MUGNIER COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | BEST WESTERN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h à 13h Place du marché. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,462 (2012) → 5,816 (2023): 6.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,434 (1990) → 5,816 (2023): 7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,707, of which 1.7 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Buc): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Buc): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Buc): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Buc): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Buc): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TOUSSUS LE NOBLE weather station, 2.8 km away at 154 m; the village itself is at 114 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TOUSSUS LE NOBLE, 2.8 km away at 154 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 690 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TOUSSUS LE NOBLE, 2.8 km away at 154 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78117/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.villedebuc.fr/37/ma-ville/le-marche.htm— “le samedi matin de 8h à 13h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78117/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78117/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78117/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78117
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaucouzé | 49 | 251 km SW | 5,732 | 62.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jouars-Pontchartrain | 78 | 17 km W | 6,039 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jonage | 69 | 398 km SE | 6,144 | 49 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vendenheim | 67 | 410 km E | 6,137 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Péronnas | 01 | 370 km SE | 6,444 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grézieu-la-Varenne | 69 | 388 km SE | 6,472 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouars-Pontchartrain | 78 | 17 km W | 6,039 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaucouzé | 49 | 251 km SW | 5,732 | 62.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Péronnas | 01 | 370 km SE | 6,444 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grézieu-la-Varenne | 69 | 388 km SE | 6,472 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jonage | 69 | 398 km SE | 6,144 | 49 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vendenheim | 67 | 410 km E | 6,137 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Buc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouars-Pontchartrain | 78 | 17 km W | 6,039 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brebières | 62 | 186 km N | 5,283 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marange-Silvange | 57 | 295 km E | 6,539 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Changé | 72 | 162 km SW | 6,911 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Coudray-Montceaux | 91 | 35 km SE | 4,801 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saclay | 91 | 5.9 km SE | 4,437 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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