Sainte-Vertu
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Vertu (INSEE 89371) is in Yonne (89), part of CC du Serein. Population 66 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 14.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 6,927 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.17 | 10 | 1.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.41 | 5 | 2.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DU MOULIN). [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 | 2 | AUBERGE DU MOULIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 104 (2012) → 66 (2023): -36.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 98 (1990) → 66 (2023): -32.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 74, of which 29.7 % second homes and 14.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chichée): 7.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Noyers): 8.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Noyers): 8.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Noyers): 8.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chichée): 7.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the NOYERS_SAPC weather station, 7.9 km away at 266 m; the village itself is at 169 m. [10]
The village sits 97 m below 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NOYERS, 9.1 km away at 185 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 773 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NOYERS_SAPC, 7.9 km away at 266 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89371/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89371/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89371/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89371/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89104
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89279
- 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 Pommeraye | 14 | 346 km NW | 66 | 20 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 100 % |
| Terrefondrée | 21 | 71 km E | 69 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 86 % |
| Roquefère | 11 | 501 km S | 69 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Urbalacone | 2A | 768 km SE | 65 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-Luc | 19 | 296 km SW | 65 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ternant-les-Eaux | 63 | 260 km S | 59 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrefondrée | 21 | 71 km E | 69 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 86 % |
| Ternant-les-Eaux | 63 | 260 km S | 59 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-Luc | 19 | 296 km SW | 65 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Pommeraye | 14 | 346 km NW | 66 | 20 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 100 % |
| Roquefère | 11 | 501 km S | 69 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Urbalacone | 2A | 768 km SE | 65 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 58 % · 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 Sainte-Vertu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rennes-le-Château | 11 | 552 km S | 89 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cailla | 11 | 565 km S | 49 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Selles-sur-Nahon | 36 | 203 km SW | 61 | 4.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Quissac-en-Quercy | 46 | 384 km SW | 107 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brenas | 34 | 458 km S | 58 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Flaujac-Gare | 46 | 376 km SW | 84 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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