Sermizelles
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sermizelles (INSEE 89392) is in Yonne (89), part of CC Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan. Population 248 (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 23.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 17,170 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.57 | 5 | 2.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (AUX SARMATES · AU PETIT BISTROT). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SERMIZELLES AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | AUX SARMATES · AU PETIT BISTROT | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | SERMIZELLES 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 288 (2012) → 248 (2023): -13.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 204 (1990) → 248 (2023): 21.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 198, of which 21.7 % second homes and 12.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Moré): 4.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Asquins): 6.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Vézelay): 8.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Vézelay): 9 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montillot): 5.6 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the AVALLON weather station, 9.1 km away at 245 m; the village itself is at 135 m. [12]
The village sits 110 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at AVALLON, 9.1 km away at 245 m, over 11 summers. [12]
That station sits 110 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 865 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST MORE, 4.9 km away at 130 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 — 89392/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89392/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89392/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89392/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89362
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89021
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89446
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89266
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Simon | 16 | 363 km SW | 233 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ferrière-Larçon | 37 | 228 km W | 242 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle | 61 | 279 km NW | 289 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Denipaire | 88 | 253 km E | 243 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Demangevelle | 70 | 173 km E | 256 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vouécourt | 52 | 129 km NE | 210 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouécourt | 52 | 129 km NE | 210 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Demangevelle | 70 | 173 km E | 256 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ferrière-Larçon | 37 | 228 km W | 242 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Denipaire | 88 | 253 km E | 243 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle | 61 | 279 km NW | 289 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Simon | 16 | 363 km SW | 233 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · 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 Sermizelles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrière-Larçon | 37 | 228 km W | 242 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dehault | 72 | 252 km W | 241 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chissey-sur-Loue | 39 | 156 km E | 323 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pernand-Vergelesses | 21 | 95 km SE | 237 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jouac | 87 | 233 km SW | 197 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trucy-l'Orgueilleux | 58 | 30 km W | 217 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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