Lain
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lain (INSEE 89215) is in Yonne (89), part of CC de Puisaye-Forterre. Population 172 (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 11.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 15,091 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LAIN LA FERME RP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 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 | 1 | LAIN LA FERME RP | 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 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 169 (2012) → 172 (2023): 1.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 165 (1990) → 172 (2023): 4.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 134, of which 22.4 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fontenoy): 4.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fontenoy): 4.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Leugny): 7.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye): 11.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Levis): 4.2 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MOLESMES_SAPC weather station, 8.9 km away at 355 m; the village itself is at 288 m. [12]
The village sits 67 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MOLESMES_SAPC, 8.9 km away at 355 m, over 14 summers. [12]
That station sits 67 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 853 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LAIN, 0.4 km away at 300 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89215/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89215/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89215/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89215/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89179
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89221
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89368
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89222
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theil-Rabier | 16 | 306 km SW | 164 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouilly-sur-Meuse | 55 | 250 km NE | 171 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étivey | 89 | 60 km E | 181 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Autricourt | 21 | 104 km NE | 137 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Cassaigne | 11 | 502 km S | 200 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Roumengoux | 09 | 518 km S | 172 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étivey | 89 | 60 km E | 181 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Autricourt | 21 | 104 km NE | 137 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pouilly-sur-Meuse | 55 | 250 km NE | 171 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Theil-Rabier | 16 | 306 km SW | 164 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Cassaigne | 11 | 502 km S | 200 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Roumengoux | 09 | 518 km S | 172 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Lain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuilly | 27 | 204 km NW | 168 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vatteville | 27 | 238 km NW | 175 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vauchonvilliers | 10 | 114 km NE | 174 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plaisance | 86 | 236 km SW | 170 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trancault | 10 | 85 km N | 182 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Grand-Madieu | 16 | 289 km SW | 153 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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