Fontaine-la-Gaillarde
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontaine-la-Gaillarde (INSEE 89172) is in Yonne (89), part of CA du Grand Sénonais. Population 526 (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 27.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 17,649 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.94 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 498 (2012) → 526 (2023): 5.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 481 (1990) → 526 (2023): 9.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 251, of which 4 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Soucy): 5.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Soucy): 5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Soucy): 5.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Soucy): 5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fontaine-la-Gaillarde): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SENS weather station, 9 km away at 70 m; the village itself is at 122 m. [10]
The village sits 52 m above 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 SENS, 9 km away at 70 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 52 m below 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 731 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST DENIS LES SENS, 8.4 km away at 65 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 — 89172/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89172/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89172/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89172/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89399
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89172
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Vignau | 40 | 569 km SW | 522 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 14 % |
| Épégard | 27 | 212 km NW | 523 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 95 % |
| Champmillon | 16 | 385 km SW | 534 | 32.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bricy | 45 | 121 km W | 528 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Lheurine | 17 | 413 km SW | 533 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 21 % |
| Nonant | 14 | 316 km NW | 520 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bricy | 45 | 121 km W | 528 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Épégard | 27 | 212 km NW | 523 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 95 % |
| Nonant | 14 | 316 km NW | 520 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champmillon | 16 | 385 km SW | 534 | 32.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Lheurine | 17 | 413 km SW | 533 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 21 % |
| Le Vignau | 40 | 569 km SW | 522 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Fontaine-la-Gaillarde'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bricy | 45 | 121 km W | 528 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nogent-sur-Eure | 28 | 150 km W | 510 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Geoirs | 38 | 356 km SE | 498 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beillé | 72 | 213 km W | 542 | 35 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin | 69 | 262 km S | 528 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Remy | 88 | 256 km E | 518 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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