Brion
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brion (INSEE 89056) is in Yonne (89), part of CC du Jovinien. Population 612 (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 19.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 16,981 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 | 0.65 | 10 | 6.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.05 |
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 PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (FOYER RURAL). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (CHRISTEL COIFFURE · UN INSTANT COIFFURE SAM). [3,4]
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 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | FOYER RURAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | CHRISTEL COIFFURE · UN INSTANT COIFFURE SAM | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 599 (2012) → 612 (2023): 2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 533 (1990) → 612 (2023): 14.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 327, of which 9.5 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Looze): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Migennes): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Migennes): 4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Migennes): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Brion): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the JOIGNY weather station, 8.4 km away at 75 m; the village itself is at 112 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at JOIGNY, 8.4 km away at 75 m, over 17 summers. [11]
An average of 723 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at JOIGNY, 8.4 km away at 75 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 — 89056/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89056/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89056/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89056/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89257
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89056
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet | 85 | 376 km SW | 616 | 24 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaunaveys-la-Rochette | 26 | 378 km S | 625 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice-le-Girard | 85 | 356 km SW | 597 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grazay | 53 | 296 km W | 629 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-Mâcon | 10 | 53 km N | 635 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mouterre-Silly | 86 | 282 km W | 602 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-Mâcon | 10 | 53 km N | 635 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mouterre-Silly | 86 | 282 km W | 602 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grazay | 53 | 296 km W | 629 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-le-Girard | 85 | 356 km SW | 597 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet | 85 | 376 km SW | 616 | 24 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaunaveys-la-Rochette | 26 | 378 km S | 625 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Brion'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-Mâcon | 10 | 53 km N | 635 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mouterre-Silly | 86 | 282 km W | 602 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mousseaux-Neuville | 27 | 188 km NW | 636 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Miroir | 71 | 214 km SE | 577 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse | 89 | 36 km N | 667 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Mériot | 10 | 58 km N | 611 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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