Sainte-Colombe
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 20/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Colombe (INSEE 89339) is in Yonne (89), part of CC du Serein. Population 184 (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 20/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 15,466 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.43 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (I.R.D). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 1 | I.R.D | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 | 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 203 (2012) → 184 (2023): -9.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 148 (1990) → 184 (2023): 24.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 120, of which 17.5 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Isle-sur-Serein): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (L'Isle-sur-Serein): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (L'Isle-sur-Serein): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (L'Isle-sur-Serein): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (L'Isle-sur-Serein): 3.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SAUVIGNY weather station, 5.4 km away at 308 m; the village itself is at 266 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at AVALLON, 9.5 km away at 245 m, over 11 summers. [9]
An average of 888 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ISLE-SUR-SEREIN, 3.4 km away at 200 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89339/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89339/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89339/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89339/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89204
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criquetot-le-Mauconduit | 76 | 352 km NW | 196 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 49 % |
| Latilly | 02 | 183 km N | 198 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Crozets | 39 | 185 km SE | 194 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jasney | 70 | 169 km E | 190 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Louzignac | 17 | 374 km SW | 176 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Broing-les-Moines | 21 | 67 km E | 180 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Broing-les-Moines | 21 | 67 km E | 180 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jasney | 70 | 169 km E | 190 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Latilly | 02 | 183 km N | 198 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Crozets | 39 | 185 km SE | 194 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| Criquetot-le-Mauconduit | 76 | 352 km NW | 196 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 49 % |
| Louzignac | 17 | 374 km SW | 176 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · 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 Sainte-Colombe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charézier | 39 | 170 km SE | 166 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Avirey-Lingey | 10 | 57 km NE | 196 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Mont | 71 | 146 km SE | 174 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Torcy-et-Pouligny | 21 | 21 km SE | 202 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Clair | 86 | 305 km W | 209 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gironville | 77 | 128 km NW | 166 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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