Esnon
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Esnon (INSEE 89156) is in Yonne (89), part of CC Serein et Armance. Population 375 (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 19.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 18,072 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 | 0.54 | 10 | 5.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
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 ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
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 ELEMENTAIRE 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 | 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 | 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 397 (2012) → 375 (2023): -5.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 360 (1990) → 375 (2023): 4.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 185, of which 3.8 % second homes and 12.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brienon-sur-Armançon): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brienon-sur-Armançon): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Brienon-sur-Armançon): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Brienon-sur-Armançon): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Esnon): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LIGNY-LE-CHATEL weather station, 12.3 km away at 155 m; the village itself is at 89 m. [10]
The village sits 66 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 JOIGNY, 15.4 km away at 75 m, over 17 summers. [10]
An average of 817 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHAMPLOST, 8.3 km away at 122 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 — 89156/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89156/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89156/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89156/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89055
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89156
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadigny-les-Verrières | 88 | 217 km E | 374 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courtelevant | 90 | 267 km E | 379 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gatey | 39 | 181 km SE | 373 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monnerville | 91 | 121 km W | 376 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 85 % |
| Fourg | 25 | 194 km SE | 370 | 24.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grandrû | 60 | 184 km N | 371 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monnerville | 91 | 121 km W | 376 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 85 % |
| Gatey | 39 | 181 km SE | 373 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grandrû | 60 | 184 km N | 371 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fourg | 25 | 194 km SE | 370 | 24.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hadigny-les-Verrières | 88 | 217 km E | 374 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courtelevant | 90 | 267 km E | 379 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Esnon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatey | 39 | 181 km SE | 373 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beauchery-Saint-Martin | 77 | 71 km N | 384 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-École | 77 | 96 km NW | 365 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crosses | 18 | 132 km SW | 375 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouvray | 89 | 12 km SE | 368 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frébuans | 39 | 207 km SE | 386 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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