Saint-Brancher
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 15.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Brancher (INSEE 89336) is in Yonne (89), part of CC Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan. Population 273 (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 15.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 17,545 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.57 | 5 | 2.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LES APPRENTIS SAGES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LES P'TITES BRANCHES). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LES APPRENTIS SAGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LES P'TITES BRANCHES | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | 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 324 (2012) → 273 (2023): -15.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 316 (1990) → 273 (2023): -13.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 199, of which 21.6 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Quarré-les-Tombes): 6.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cussy-les-Forges): 5.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Rouvray): 7.9 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Rouvray): 8 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Brancher): 0 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST ANDRE weather station, 8.3 km away at 300 m; the village itself is at 369 m. [12]
The village sits 69 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 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST ANDRE, 8.3 km away at 300 m, over 20 summers. [12]
That station sits 69 m below 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 953 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST BRANCHER, 2.4 km away at 345 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 — 89336/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89336/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89336/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89336/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89318
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89134
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21531
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89336
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourville | 76 | 352 km NW | 276 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Ormes | 89 | 72 km NW | 281 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigny-l'Allier | 02 | 199 km N | 273 | 21.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roquetaillade-et-Conilhac | 11 | 512 km S | 265 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Roche-en-Forez | 42 | 201 km S | 251 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ladern-sur-Lauquet | 11 | 498 km S | 248 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 36 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Ormes | 89 | 72 km NW | 281 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigny-l'Allier | 02 | 199 km N | 273 | 21.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roche-en-Forez | 42 | 201 km S | 251 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourville | 76 | 352 km NW | 276 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ladern-sur-Lauquet | 11 | 498 km S | 248 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 36 % · humidity 36 % |
| Roquetaillade-et-Conilhac | 11 | 512 km S | 265 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · 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 Saint-Brancher'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alzen | 09 | 532 km SW | 262 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vadans | 39 | 140 km E | 306 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigny-les-Monts | 10 | 76 km N | 247 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nubécourt | 55 | 196 km NE | 253 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Garigny | 18 | 92 km SW | 219 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Mard-de-Vaux | 71 | 86 km SE | 264 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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