Saints-en-Puisaye
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 37.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saints-en-Puisaye (INSEE 89367) is in Yonne (89), part of CC de Puisaye-Forterre. Population 548 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/89367-saints-en-puisaye
Vitality score
Vitality score 37.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 17,507 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 4.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (BOUT DU MONDE · LA MANCHARDE). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar. [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE EMILE FEVRE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINTS AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA COURTILLERIE). [4,3]
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, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | BOUT DU MONDE · LA MANCHARDE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE EMILE FEVRE | 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 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINTS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA COURTILLERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 587 (2012) → 548 (2023): -6.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 549 (1990) → 548 (2023): -0.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 377, of which 21.8 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fontenoy): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fontenoy): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye): 4.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye): 4.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saints-en-Puisaye): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST FARGEAU_SAPC weather station, 9.7 km away at 258 m; the village itself is at 258 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MOLESMES_SAPC, 15.1 km away at 355 m, over 14 summers. [11]
That station sits 97 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 853 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LAIN, 6.1 km away at 300 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89367/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89367/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89367/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89367/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89179
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89368
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89367
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Tour | 06 | 509 km SE | 540 | 44.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Marquixanes | 66 | 557 km S | 599 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pouzols-Minervois | 11 | 483 km S | 599 | 40.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 29 % |
| Daon | 53 | 292 km W | 543 | 40 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caseneuve | 84 | 450 km SE | 527 | 43.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Joux | 01 | 247 km SE | 507 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-de-Joux | 01 | 247 km SE | 507 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Daon | 53 | 292 km W | 543 | 40 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caseneuve | 84 | 450 km SE | 527 | 43.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouzols-Minervois | 11 | 483 km S | 599 | 40.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 29 % |
| La Tour | 06 | 509 km SE | 540 | 44.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Marquixanes | 66 | 557 km S | 599 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 84 % · 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 Saints-en-Puisaye'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-de-Joux | 01 | 247 km SE | 507 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jussy-le-Chaudrier | 18 | 60 km SW | 579 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montchal | 42 | 215 km S | 512 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeny | 41 | 113 km W | 487 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dixmont | 89 | 53 km N | 887 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-des-Murs | 87 | 243 km SW | 545 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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