Sens
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 78.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sens (INSEE 89387) is in Yonne (89), part of CA du Grand Sénonais. Population 27,106 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/89387-sens
Vitality score
Vitality score 78.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 84 % of the 861 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 | 0.82 | 25 | 20.42 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.66 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.81 | 10 | 8.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
18 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FRANCIS PAUTRAT PATISSIER CHOCOLATIER TRAITEUR · GALEX 3M). [3,4]
9 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON TROTOUX · COOP-SAVEURS · GAUTHIER · PELLERIN ANNICK). [3,4]
17 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR CITY · BEN MAHMOUD MOUNIR · CHEZ ADIL · SASI MARCHE · DISTRIFRAIS SENS). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (LIDL · HYPER U · CEPA · COLRUYT · CARREFOUR). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (ETABLISSEMENTS BAGOT). [3,4]
98 × Restaurant (LA CUISINE DE FRANCOIS · LUU THI-VAN · PAT'A PAIN · PAT'A PAIN SENS POMPIDOU · LA MADELEINE). [3,4]
27 × Café / bar (LE CHAMP PLAISANT · LE PATIO · AU DOCK · L'EDEN BAR · LE DEPART). [4]
7 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DES BEAUMONTS · ECOLE MATERNELLE DES CHAMPS D'ALOUP · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIE NOEL · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DES ARENES · ECOL MATE PIERRE LAROUSSE). [3]
12 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES CHAMPS D'ALOUP · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ARISTIDE BRIAND 2 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU JEU DE PAUME · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GROUPE PAUL BERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIERRE LAROUSSE). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE STEPHANE MALLARME · COLLEGE CHAMPS PLAISANTS · COLLEGE MONTPEZAT · COLLEGE ST ETIENNE). [3]
24 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CATHERINE MOREAU, MÉDECIN · ABDELAZIZ RAKIA, MÉDECIN · OANA COBZARU, MÉDECIN · CLAUDIA DIACONU, MÉDECIN · MURIEL BLANCHET, MÉDECIN). [3]
9 × Pharmacy (SNC CROQUET VICHERAT · PHARMACIE D ABRAHAM · PHARMACIE CHAMPBERTRAND · SARL PHARMACIE DE L EUROPE · PHARMACIE NOUVELLE PHIE BAIN SMITH). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE JEAN-CHRISTOPHE RUFIN · BIBLIOTHÈQUE ANNEXE DES CHAMPS PLAISANTS). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA CONFLUENCES SENS). [3]
8 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE COLLEGE CHAMPS PLAISANTS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES CHAMPS D ALOUP · LYCEE POLYVALENT REGIONAL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF · GYMNASE ARISTIDE BRIAND). [3]
14 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU SENONAIS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU SENONAIS · ACEFI). [3]
48 × Hairdresser (DUSSEAUX MARIANNE · FREDERIC B). [3,4]
7 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (IBIS BUDGET, IBIS · HOTEL - CAFE DU CHEMIN DE FER · EPONA HÔTEL SENS · ARCHOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Supermarket, 16 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 10 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 18 | FRANCIS PAUTRAT PATISSIER CHOCOLATIER TRAITEUR · GALEX 3M | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 9 | MAISON TROTOUX · COOP-SAVEURS · GAUTHIER · PELLERIN ANNICK | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 17 | CARREFOUR CITY · BEN MAHMOUD MOUNIR · CHEZ ADIL · SASI MARCHE · DISTRIFRAIS SENS | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | LIDL · HYPER U · CEPA · COLRUYT · CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | ETABLISSEMENTS BAGOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 98 | LA CUISINE DE FRANCOIS · LUU THI-VAN · PAT'A PAIN · PAT'A PAIN SENS POMPIDOU · LA MADELEINE | INSEE BPE 98 / INSEE SIRENE 143 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 27 | LE CHAMP PLAISANT · LE PATIO · AU DOCK · L'EDEN BAR · LE DEPART | INSEE SIRENE 27 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 7 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DES BEAUMONTS · ECOLE MATERNELLE DES CHAMPS D'ALOUP · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIE NOEL · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DES ARENES · ECOL MATE PIERRE LAROUSSE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 12 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES CHAMPS D'ALOUP · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ARISTIDE BRIAND 2 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU JEU DE PAUME · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GROUPE PAUL BERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIERRE LAROUSSE | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE STEPHANE MALLARME · COLLEGE CHAMPS PLAISANTS · COLLEGE MONTPEZAT · COLLEGE ST ETIENNE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 24 | CATHERINE MOREAU, MÉDECIN · ABDELAZIZ RAKIA, MÉDECIN · OANA COBZARU, MÉDECIN · CLAUDIA DIACONU, MÉDECIN · MURIEL BLANCHET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 24 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 9 | SNC CROQUET VICHERAT · PHARMACIE D ABRAHAM · PHARMACIE CHAMPBERTRAND · SARL PHARMACIE DE L EUROPE · PHARMACIE NOUVELLE PHIE BAIN SMITH | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE JEAN-CHRISTOPHE RUFIN · BIBLIOTHÈQUE ANNEXE DES CHAMPS PLAISANTS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA CONFLUENCES SENS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 8 | GYMNASE COLLEGE CHAMPS PLAISANTS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES CHAMPS D ALOUP · LYCEE POLYVALENT REGIONAL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF · GYMNASE ARISTIDE BRIAND | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 14 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU SENONAIS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU SENONAIS · ACEFI | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 48 | DUSSEAUX MARIANNE · FREDERIC B | INSEE BPE 48 / INSEE SIRENE 66 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 7 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | IBIS BUDGET, IBIS · HOTEL - CAFE DU CHEMIN DE FER · EPONA HÔTEL SENS · ARCHOTEL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 25,106 (2012) → 27,106 (2023): 8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 26,433 (1990) → 27,106 (2023): 2.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 14,889, of which 2.6 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sens): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sens): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sens): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sens): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sens): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SENS weather station, 3.5 km away at 70 m; the village itself is at 73 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SENS, 3.5 km away at 70 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 731 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST DENIS LES SENS, 2.7 km away at 65 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
799 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 162,250 € — 1,764 € per m² of built surface. [11]
1,226 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 88,000 € — 1,614 € per m². [11]
The median across Yonne is 1,180 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89387/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/6/b88d2402-90c5-3c65-962b-08dc7317734d— “Marché centre-ville / Sens”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89387/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89387/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89387/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89387
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussy-Saint-Georges | 77 | 84 km NW | 27,498 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rambouillet | 78 | 119 km NW | 27,724 | 70.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Armentières | 59 | 278 km N | 26,998 | 72 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bergerac | 24 | 430 km SW | 27,110 | 79.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 43 % |
| Lunel | 34 | 507 km S | 26,623 | 81.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 14 % |
| Étampes | 91 | 87 km W | 26,857 | 72.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussy-Saint-Georges | 77 | 84 km NW | 27,498 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étampes | 91 | 87 km W | 26,857 | 72.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rambouillet | 78 | 119 km NW | 27,724 | 70.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Armentières | 59 | 278 km N | 26,998 | 72 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bergerac | 24 | 430 km SW | 27,110 | 79.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 43 % |
| Lunel | 34 | 507 km S | 26,623 | 81.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Sens'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soissons | 02 | 132 km N | 28,046 | 77.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aurillac | 15 | 369 km S | 26,214 | 80.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Dizier | 52 | 132 km E | 22,858 | 70.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montereau-Fault-Yonne | 77 | 32 km NW | 22,279 | 77.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagny-sur-Marne | 77 | 87 km NW | 21,461 | 71 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auxerre | 89 | 50 km SE | 35,097 | 78.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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