Crain
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Crain (INSEE 89129) is in Yonne (89), part of CC Haut Nivernais - Val d'Yonne. Population 410 (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 17.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 18,015 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 5.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE RELAIS CRAINOIS). [4]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 1 | LE RELAIS CRAINOIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 396 (2012) → 410 (2023): 3.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 373 (1990) → 410 (2023): 9.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 300, of which 26 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Surgy): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Coulanges-sur-Yonne): 1.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Coulanges-sur-Yonne): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Coulanges-sur-Yonne): 1.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Coulanges-sur-Yonne): 1.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MERRY-SUR-YONNE weather station, 5 km away at 225 m; the village itself is at 148 m. [10]
The village sits 77 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 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MOLESMES_SAPC, 11.2 km away at 355 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 207 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 793 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MERRY-SUR-YONNE, 5 km away at 225 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 — 89129/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89129/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89129/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89129/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58282
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89119
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Néons-sur-Creuse | 36 | 217 km SW | 351 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marles-sur-Canche | 62 | 349 km N | 314 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Acon | 27 | 229 km NW | 478 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
| Tréméven | 22 | 505 km W | 362 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Beaucet | 84 | 413 km S | 397 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Michel-Escalus | 40 | 551 km SW | 332 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Néons-sur-Creuse | 36 | 217 km SW | 351 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Acon | 27 | 229 km NW | 478 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
| Marles-sur-Canche | 62 | 349 km N | 314 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Beaucet | 84 | 413 km S | 397 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tréméven | 22 | 505 km W | 362 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Michel-Escalus | 40 | 551 km SW | 332 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
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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 Crain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courant | 17 | 355 km SW | 445 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jarnosse | 42 | 166 km S | 410 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rives-de-Boutonne | 17 | 348 km SW | 419 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rilhac-Lastours | 87 | 280 km SW | 385 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Celle-Guenand | 37 | 211 km W | 379 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tourmont | 39 | 177 km SE | 437 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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