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Michery

Yonne · CC Yonne Nord · INSEE 89255

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Few services 32/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Michery (INSEE 89255) is in Yonne (89), part of CC Yonne Nord. Population 1,078 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/89255-michery

Vitality score

Vitality score 32/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 35 % of the 13,852 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.13253.28
Social0.2203.93
Education0.39103.93
Health0100
Public & culture0.3951.97
Population trend11010
Housing mix0.8254.1

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 1 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (JARD'DECO). [3,4]

1 × Restaurant (A' MAIDDA). [3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (MICHERY AP). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]

3 × Hairdresser (LE PETIT SALON D'AD'LINE). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)1JARD'DECOINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant1A' MAIDDAINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIREINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1MICHERY APINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser3LE PETIT SALON D'AD'LINEINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 549 2023: 1,078 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,043 (2012) → 1,078 (2023): 3.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 718 (1990) → 1,078 (2023): 50.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 557, of which 9 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

5 km10 kmFood shop — 0.5 km NW (Michery)Bakery — 3.3 km SW (Pont-sur-Yonne)GP — 3.3 km SW (Pont-sur-Yonne)Pharmacy — 7.9 km W (Champigny)
In the commune Primary school Food shop — 0.5 km NWBakery — 3.3 km SWGP — 3.3 km SWPharmacy — 7.9 km W Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Pont-sur-Yonne): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Michery): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]

GP (Pont-sur-Yonne): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Champigny): 7.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]

Primary school (Michery): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]

Measured at the SENS weather station, 16.3 km away at 70 m; the village itself is at 76 m. [11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]

Humidity measured at SENS, 16.3 km away at 70 m, over 30 summers. [11]

An average of 703 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]

Rainfall measured at SERGINES, 4.7 km away at 115 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]

What property sold for

81 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 149,000 € — 1,506 € per m² of built surface. [12]

The median across Yonne is 1,180 € per m², so this commune sits above 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

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89255/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89255/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89255/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89255/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 89309
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 89255
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 89074
  11. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
  12. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Hostun26393 km SE1,03738.8Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %
Argelliers34514 km S1,00231.5Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 %
Caux-et-Sauzens11570 km S1,02534.9Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 65 % · humidity 43 %
Bouleternère66631 km S95141.1Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 43 % · humidity 21 %
Tercé86283 km SW1,13529.1Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Cruscades11570 km S93641.7Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 59 % · humidity 29 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Tercé86283 km SW1,13529.1Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Hostun26393 km SE1,03738.8Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %
Argelliers34514 km S1,00231.5Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 %
Cruscades11570 km S93641.7Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 59 % · humidity 29 %
Caux-et-Sauzens11570 km S1,02534.9Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 65 % · humidity 43 %
Bouleternère66631 km S95141.1Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 43 % · humidity 21 %

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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 Michery'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Salins7720 km NW1,16535.6Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Châtenay-sur-Seine7716 km NW1,04929.7Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Montjean53313 km W1,02030.1Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan9193 km W98238.8Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Le Bailleul72260 km W1,21739.2Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %
Bazoches-lès-Bray7711 km N87832.6Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %