Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes (INSEE 89359) is in Yonne (89), part of CC de la Vanne et du Pays d'Othe. Population 407 (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 28.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 18,000 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 7.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.44 | 5 | 2.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST MAURICE AUX RICHES HOMMES AP). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | 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 | 1 | ST MAURICE AUX RICHES HOMMES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 436 (2012) → 407 (2023): -6.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 314 (1990) → 407 (2023): 29.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 268, of which 28 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lailly): 8.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Marcilly-le-Hayer): 9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Traînel): 9.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Traînel): 9.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the FLACY weather station, 15.4 km away at 118 m; the village itself is at 111 m. [12]
An average of 735 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at PERCENEIGE, 9.6 km away at 165 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 — 89359/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89359/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89359/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89359/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89214
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10223
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10382
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89359
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combressol | 19 | 336 km S | 386 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 % |
| Billy-sur-Oisy | 58 | 97 km S | 381 | 25.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 82 % |
| Cestayrols | 81 | 500 km S | 455 | 27.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 77 % |
| Monestier | 24 | 466 km SW | 385 | 28.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 84 % |
| Thoiré-sur-Dinan | 72 | 237 km W | 399 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 73 % |
| Haut-du-Them-Château-Lambert | 70 | 245 km E | 449 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 77 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy-sur-Oisy | 58 | 97 km S | 381 | 25.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 82 % |
| Thoiré-sur-Dinan | 72 | 237 km W | 399 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 73 % |
| Haut-du-Them-Château-Lambert | 70 | 245 km E | 449 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 77 % |
| Combressol | 19 | 336 km S | 386 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 % |
| Monestier | 24 | 466 km SW | 385 | 28.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 84 % |
| Cestayrols | 81 | 500 km S | 455 | 27.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 77 % |
Elsewhere
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