Lucy-le-Bois
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lucy-le-Bois (INSEE 89232) is in Yonne (89), part of CC Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan. Population 326 (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 18.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 17,971 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 | 0.36 | 10 | 3.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.1 |
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 PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (GIPSY'COIFF). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | GIPSY'COIFF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 301 (2012) → 326 (2023): 8.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 378 (1990) → 326 (2023): -13.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 188, of which 9 % second homes and 16 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sauvigny-le-Bois): 6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Avallon): 6.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Avallon): 7.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Avallon): 7.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lucy-le-Bois): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AVALLON weather station, 6.9 km away at 245 m; the village itself is at 220 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AVALLON, 6.9 km away at 245 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 833 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at AVALLON, 6.9 km away at 245 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
20 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 110,000 € — 1,183 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Yonne is 1,180 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89232/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89232/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89232/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89232/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89378
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89025
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89232
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courcerac | 17 | 376 km SW | 316 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Visker | 65 | 575 km SW | 362 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Omonville | 76 | 325 km NW | 285 | 21.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laudrefang | 57 | 265 km NE | 335 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cormeilles | 60 | 263 km NW | 392 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pé-de-Léren | 64 | 593 km SW | 271 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cormeilles | 60 | 263 km NW | 392 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laudrefang | 57 | 265 km NE | 335 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Omonville | 76 | 325 km NW | 285 | 21.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courcerac | 17 | 376 km SW | 316 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Visker | 65 | 575 km SW | 362 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pé-de-Léren | 64 | 593 km SW | 271 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Lucy-le-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mondreville | 77 | 116 km NW | 334 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Abbéville-la-Rivière | 91 | 156 km NW | 322 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mazerier | 03 | 168 km S | 317 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rahart | 41 | 214 km W | 300 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colombier | 03 | 166 km SW | 327 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Aiguillon | 09 | 539 km S | 372 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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