Fouchères
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fouchères (INSEE 89180) is in Yonne (89), part of CC du Gâtinais en Bourgogne. Population 442 (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 19/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 17,937 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.12 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FRENCHPASTRYCAKES). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | FRENCHPASTRYCAKES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 424 (2012) → 442 (2023): 4.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 375 (1990) → 442 (2023): 17.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 238, of which 8.8 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fouchères): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Valérien): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Valérien): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Valérien): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Valérien): 3.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAVIGNY/CLAIRIS weather station, 9.5 km away at 184 m; the village itself is at 174 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SAVIGNY/CLAIRIS, 9.5 km away at 184 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 742 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAVIGNY/CLAIRIS, 9.5 km away at 184 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 — 89180/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89180/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89180/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89180/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89180
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89370
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cametours | 50 | 340 km W | 434 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cyr-la-Campagne | 27 | 197 km NW | 431 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clermont-Soubiran | 47 | 482 km S | 395 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Rochette | 05 | 460 km SE | 471 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Challerange | 08 | 173 km NE | 417 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 88 % |
| Buvilly | 39 | 242 km SE | 383 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challerange | 08 | 173 km NE | 417 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 88 % |
| Saint-Cyr-la-Campagne | 27 | 197 km NW | 431 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buvilly | 39 | 242 km SE | 383 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cametours | 50 | 340 km W | 434 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Rochette | 05 | 460 km SE | 471 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clermont-Soubiran | 47 | 482 km S | 395 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Fouchères'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cyr-la-Campagne | 27 | 197 km NW | 431 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buvilly | 39 | 242 km SE | 383 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Festigny | 51 | 108 km NE | 394 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prouilly | 51 | 136 km N | 549 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meslay-le-Grenet | 28 | 132 km W | 379 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arthezé | 72 | 246 km W | 350 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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