Asquins
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 33.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Asquins (INSEE 89021) is in Yonne (89), part of CC Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan. Population 305 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/89021-asquins
Vitality score
Vitality score 33.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 17,905 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.28 | 5 | 1.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (HYPER SUPER VAL). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CAROLYNE DANS SA CUISINE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE D'ASQUINS). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE PATIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | HYPER SUPER VAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | CAROLYNE DANS SA CUISINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE D'ASQUINS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE PATIS | 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 309 (2012) → 305 (2023): -1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 304 (1990) → 305 (2023): 0.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 310, of which 36.1 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vézelay): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Asquins): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Vézelay): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vézelay): 2.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vézelay): 1.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AVALLON weather station, 11 km away at 245 m; the village itself is at 149 m. [10]
The village sits 96 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.55 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AVALLON, 11 km away at 245 m, over 11 summers. [10]
That station sits 96 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 873 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VEZELAY, 2.4 km away at 244 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 — 89021/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89021/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89021/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89021/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89446
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Noyer | 05 | 355 km SE | 310 | 27.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 12 % · humidity 86 % |
| Solignac-sous-Roche | 43 | 249 km S | 270 | 30.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Taurinya | 66 | 555 km S | 328 | 42.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 39 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon | 12 | 392 km S | 325 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Serverette | 48 | 310 km S | 261 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Denis | 30 | 363 km S | 296 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solignac-sous-Roche | 43 | 249 km S | 270 | 30.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Serverette | 48 | 310 km S | 261 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Noyer | 05 | 355 km SE | 310 | 27.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 12 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Denis | 30 | 363 km S | 296 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon | 12 | 392 km S | 325 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Taurinya | 66 | 555 km S | 328 | 42.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 39 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Asquins'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voutenay-sur-Cure | 89 | 9.3 km N | 212 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chambon | 37 | 234 km W | 311 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montpeyroux | 63 | 211 km S | 330 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Félix | 17 | 366 km SW | 324 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champlemy | 58 | 37 km SW | 305 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Durfort | 07 | 305 km S | 274 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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