Domecy-sur-Cure
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 16.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Domecy-sur-Cure (INSEE 89145) is in Yonne (89), part of CC Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan. Population 403 (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 16.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 17,998 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.31 | 10 | 3.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIE-NOEL). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (DOMECY SUR CURE AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIE-NOEL | 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 | 1 | DOMECY SUR CURE 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 410 (2012) → 403 (2023): -1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 500 (1990) → 403 (2023): -19.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 284, of which 16.5 % second homes and 13.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Père): 6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vézelay): 7.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Vézelay): 7.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vézelay): 7.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Domecy-sur-Cure): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AVALLON weather station, 11 km away at 245 m; the village itself is at 186 m. [11]
The village sits 59 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AVALLON, 11 km away at 245 m, over 11 summers. [11]
That station sits 59 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 873 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VEZELAY, 7.3 km away at 244 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 — 89145/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89145/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89145/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89145/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89364
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89446
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89145
- 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-Couat-d'Aude | 11 | 478 km S | 387 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 50 % · humidity 29 % |
| Vitry-sur-Loire | 71 | 82 km S | 428 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luglon | 40 | 511 km SW | 373 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chalivoy-Milon | 18 | 104 km SW | 388 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaulry | 87 | 259 km SW | 394 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lencouacq | 40 | 493 km SW | 378 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 33 % · winter 89 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitry-sur-Loire | 71 | 82 km S | 428 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chalivoy-Milon | 18 | 104 km SW | 388 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaulry | 87 | 259 km SW | 394 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Couat-d'Aude | 11 | 478 km S | 387 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 50 % · humidity 29 % |
| Lencouacq | 40 | 493 km SW | 378 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 33 % · winter 89 % |
| Luglon | 40 | 511 km SW | 373 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Domecy-sur-Cure'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalivoy-Milon | 18 | 104 km SW | 388 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaulry | 87 | 259 km SW | 394 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Ordon | 89 | 83 km NW | 419 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Celon | 36 | 201 km SW | 387 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Annoire | 39 | 122 km SE | 423 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pleure | 39 | 136 km SE | 435 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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