Avallon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Avallon (INSEE 89025) is in Yonne (89), part of CC Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan. Population 6,305 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/89025-avallon
Vitality score
Vitality score 68.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 3,778 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 | 0.69 | 25 | 17.37 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.83 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.23 | 10 | 2.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.44 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHARLOU - MLP · CHEZ MELANIE · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BENOIT TARTERET SAS · VIANDES ET TERROIRS DE BOURGOGNE). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BISCUITERIE DE BOURGOGNE AVALLON CHOCOLATERIE CHOP · CAVES D'AVALLON · AUX 4 SAISONS - PASTELLINE · VIVAL · MELANGE D'EPICES). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (LIDL · B.D.M.S. DISTRIBUTION · HYPER U · U EXPRESS · ALDI BEAUNE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
24 × Restaurant (RELAIS DES GOURMETS · HOTEL RESTAURANT LES CAPUCINS · FNAVAL). [3,4]
17 × Café / bar (LE QG · JOE BAR · LE PUB VAUBAN · LE NIGHT · LES MARECHAUX). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ANDRE GENDRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB JEAN DE LA FONTAINE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHAUMES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-CHANTAL). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE PARC DES CHAUMES · COLLEGE MAURICE CLAVEL · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOIS COUPEROT, MÉDECIN · THANH BUI, MÉDECIN · AUDE BOUF, MÉDECIN · ABDELAZIZ MACH-HOUTY, MÉDECIN · DOMITILLE CHEVALLIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CENTRALE · AUDITION MUTUALISTE AVALLON · PHARMACIE DES ODEBERT · PARA ET PHARMACIE AVALLONNAISE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (AVALLON LA MORLANDE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LE POLYGONE). [3]
1 × Cinema (VAUBAN). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE RUE DES ECOLES · CENTRE OMNISPORT LA MORLANDE · GYMNASE LES REMPARTS · LYCEE DES CHAUMES · GYMNASE DANIEL GAZZILLO). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'AVALLON · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTEL VEZELAY MORVAN · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
14 × Hairdresser (INTUY'TIF · SOLEAL · L'ATELIER COIFFURE). [3,4]
6 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL D'AVALLON VAUBAN · HOTEL RESTAURANT LES CAPUCINS · HOSTELLERIE LE MOULIN DES RUATS · CREP80). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMP MUNICIPAL SOUS ROCHE · CAMPING A LA FERME LES CHATELAINES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | CHARLOU - MLP · CHEZ MELANIE · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BENOIT TARTERET SAS · VIANDES ET TERROIRS DE BOURGOGNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | BISCUITERIE DE BOURGOGNE AVALLON CHOCOLATERIE CHOP · CAVES D'AVALLON · AUX 4 SAISONS - PASTELLINE · VIVAL · MELANGE D'EPICES | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | LIDL · B.D.M.S. DISTRIBUTION · HYPER U · U EXPRESS · ALDI BEAUNE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 24 | RELAIS DES GOURMETS · HOTEL RESTAURANT LES CAPUCINS · FNAVAL | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 17 | LE QG · JOE BAR · LE PUB VAUBAN · LE NIGHT · LES MARECHAUX | INSEE SIRENE 17 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ANDRE GENDRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB JEAN DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHAUMES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-CHANTAL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE PARC DES CHAUMES · COLLEGE MAURICE CLAVEL · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | FRANCOIS COUPEROT, MÉDECIN · THANH BUI, MÉDECIN · AUDE BOUF, MÉDECIN · ABDELAZIZ MACH-HOUTY, MÉDECIN · DOMITILLE CHEVALLIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE CENTRALE · AUDITION MUTUALISTE AVALLON · PHARMACIE DES ODEBERT · PARA ET PHARMACIE AVALLONNAISE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | AVALLON LA MORLANDE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LE POLYGONE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | VAUBAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | GYMNASE RUE DES ECOLES · CENTRE OMNISPORT LA MORLANDE · GYMNASE LES REMPARTS · LYCEE DES CHAUMES · GYMNASE DANIEL GAZZILLO | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'AVALLON · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTEL VEZELAY MORVAN · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 14 | INTUY'TIF · SOLEAL · L'ATELIER COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 6 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL D'AVALLON VAUBAN · HOTEL RESTAURANT LES CAPUCINS · HOSTELLERIE LE MOULIN DES RUATS · CREP80 | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMP MUNICIPAL SOUS ROCHE · CAMPING A LA FERME LES CHATELAINES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 7,210 (2012) → 6,305 (2023): -12.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 8,617 (1990) → 6,305 (2023): -26.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,330, of which 5.6 % second homes and 16.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Avallon): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Avallon): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Avallon): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Avallon): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Avallon): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the AVALLON weather station, 1.1 km away at 245 m; the village itself is at 259 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at AVALLON, 1.1 km away at 245 m, over 11 summers. [9]
An average of 833 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at AVALLON, 1.1 km away at 245 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 — 89025/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89025/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89025/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89025/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givet | 08 | 302 km N | 6,364 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 85 % |
| Loches | 37 | 223 km W | 6,234 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eu | 76 | 338 km NW | 6,499 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 68 % |
| Saint-Girons | 09 | 546 km SW | 6,008 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 71 | 138 km SE | 6,446 | 69.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre | 18 | 133 km W | 6,380 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre | 18 | 133 km W | 6,380 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 71 | 138 km SE | 6,446 | 69.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loches | 37 | 223 km W | 6,234 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Givet | 08 | 302 km N | 6,364 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 85 % |
| Eu | 76 | 338 km NW | 6,499 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 68 % |
| Saint-Girons | 09 | 546 km SW | 6,008 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · 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 Avallon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loches | 37 | 223 km W | 6,234 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Migennes | 89 | 60 km NW | 6,688 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ugine | 73 | 272 km SE | 7,154 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Altkirch | 68 | 250 km E | 5,687 | 64.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étréchy | 91 | 170 km NW | 6,986 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sully-sur-Loire | 45 | 119 km W | 5,124 | 63.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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