Sommecaise
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sommecaise (INSEE 89397) is in Yonne (89), part of CC de l'Aillantais en Bourgogne. Population 388 (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 23.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 17,996 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.26 | 5 | 1.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (RE-NAISSANCE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | RE-NAISSANCE | 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 | 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 347 (2012) → 388 (2023): 11.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 212 (1990) → 388 (2023): 83 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 317, of which 37.2 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Merry-la-Vallée): 9.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Ferté-Loupière): 5.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (La Ferté-Loupière): 5.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montholon): 9.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Les Ormes): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the GRANDCHAMP_SAPC weather station, 8.1 km away at 180 m; the village itself is at 209 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at GRANDCHAMP_SAPC, 8.1 km away at 180 m, over 18 summers. [12]
An average of 799 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SOMMECAISE, 0.2 km away at 200 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 — 89397/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89397/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89397/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89397/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89251
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89163
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89281
- 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-Mesmin | 24 | 318 km SW | 343 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ajat | 24 | 344 km SW | 307 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villard | 23 | 205 km SW | 381 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champétières | 63 | 262 km S | 282 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ver | 50 | 361 km W | 386 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaufour-Druval | 14 | 281 km NW | 453 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard | 23 | 205 km SW | 381 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champétières | 63 | 262 km S | 282 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaufour-Druval | 14 | 281 km NW | 453 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mesmin | 24 | 318 km SW | 343 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ajat | 24 | 344 km SW | 307 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ver | 50 | 361 km W | 386 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Sommecaise'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard | 23 | 205 km SW | 381 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champagnac-la-Noaille | 19 | 298 km S | 237 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Celle | 03 | 183 km S | 398 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bœurs-en-Othe | 89 | 48 km NE | 334 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Val-Larrey | 21 | 94 km SE | 275 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bazelat | 23 | 210 km SW | 221 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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