Cernay
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 17.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cernay (INSEE 86047) is in Vienne (86), part of CA Grand Châtellerault. Population 466 (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 17.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 17,914 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.43 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CERNAY AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 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 | 1 | CERNAY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 452 (2012) → 466 (2023): 3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 347 (1990) → 466 (2023): 34.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 232, of which 2.6 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lencloître): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lencloître): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Lencloître): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lencloître): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Doussay): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DOUSSAY weather station, 2.5 km away at 95 m; the village itself is at 87 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DOUSSAY, 2.5 km away at 95 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 616 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DOUSSAY, 2.5 km away at 95 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 — 86047/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86047/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86047/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86047/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86128
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86096
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vannes-le-Châtel | 54 | 452 km NE | 506 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cagnicourt | 62 | 425 km NE | 421 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bionville-sur-Nied | 57 | 524 km NE | 393 | 14 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 59 % |
| Culmont | 52 | 402 km E | 538 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guillaucourt | 80 | 376 km NE | 386 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bulligny | 54 | 458 km NE | 538 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillaucourt | 80 | 376 km NE | 386 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Culmont | 52 | 402 km E | 538 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cagnicourt | 62 | 425 km NE | 421 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vannes-le-Châtel | 54 | 452 km NE | 506 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bulligny | 54 | 458 km NE | 538 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bionville-sur-Nied | 57 | 524 km NE | 393 | 14 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 59 % |
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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 Cernay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mognéville | 55 | 413 km NE | 358 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Anché | 37 | 34 km N | 426 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Payroux | 86 | 70 km S | 461 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Olwisheim | 67 | 588 km NE | 484 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pannessières | 39 | 403 km E | 444 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ancier | 70 | 409 km E | 523 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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