Le Val d'Ocre
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Val d'Ocre (INSEE 89334) is in Yonne (89), part of CC de l'Aillantais en Bourgogne. Population 563 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Saint-Martin-sur-Ocre (89356). [3]
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 29.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 17,386 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [4,5]
1 × Café / bar (LES RETROUVAILLES). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT AUBIN CHATEAU NEUF AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DU VAL D'OCRE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LES RETROUVAILLES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT AUBIN CHATEAU NEUF AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DU VAL D'OCRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 587 (2012) → 563 (2023): -4.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 494 (1990) → 563 (2023): 14 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 371, of which 17.8 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Merry-la-Vallée): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Montholon): 7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Merry-la-Vallée): 3.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montholon): 7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Le Val d'Ocre): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the AILLANT weather station, 6.8 km away at 124 m; the village itself is at 216 m. [12]
The village sits 92 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at GRANDCHAMP_SAPC, 9.9 km away at 180 m, over 18 summers. [12]
An average of 799 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SOMMECAISE, 6.4 km away at 200 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 — 89334/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89334/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89334/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89334/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89251
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89334
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teillet-Argenty | 03 | 184 km S | 555 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montchal | 42 | 235 km S | 512 | 34.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Claveisolles | 69 | 211 km SE | 577 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charrin | 58 | 117 km S | 605 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Front-la-Rivière | 24 | 327 km SW | 511 | 26.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Les Choux | 45 | 47 km W | 530 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Choux | 45 | 47 km W | 530 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charrin | 58 | 117 km S | 605 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Teillet-Argenty | 03 | 184 km S | 555 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Claveisolles | 69 | 211 km SE | 577 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montchal | 42 | 235 km S | 512 | 34.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Front-la-Rivière | 24 | 327 km SW | 511 | 26.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · 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 Le Val d'Ocre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teillet-Argenty | 03 | 184 km S | 555 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Claveisolles | 69 | 211 km SE | 577 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Choux | 45 | 47 km W | 530 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just-d'Avray | 69 | 220 km SE | 741 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sernin-du-Plain | 71 | 143 km SE | 613 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Isdes | 45 | 80 km W | 524 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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