Villeneuve-les-Genêts
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villeneuve-les-Genêts (INSEE 89462) is in Yonne (89), part of CC de Puisaye-Forterre. Population 312 (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 21.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 17,939 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DES OUISTITIS). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE BOIS GUILLAUME). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DES OUISTITIS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CAMPING LE BOIS GUILLAUME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 304 (2012) → 312 (2023): 2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 230 (1990) → 312 (2023): 35.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 214, of which 17.3 % second homes and 16.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Champignelles): 4.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Fargeau): 4.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Fargeau): 3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Champignelles): 4.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villeneuve-les-Genêts): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the GRANDCHAMP_SAPC weather station, 8.8 km away at 180 m; the village itself is at 193 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GRANDCHAMP_SAPC, 8.8 km away at 180 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 819 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST FARGEAU - SEPTFONDS, 4 km away at 198 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 — 89462/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89462/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89462/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89462/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89073
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89344
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89462
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archignat | 03 | 160 km S | 321 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meillard | 03 | 150 km S | 303 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lys | 64 | 578 km SW | 322 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 29 % |
| Ganties | 31 | 549 km S | 302 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rebourguil | 12 | 429 km S | 296 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Claret | 04 | 435 km SE | 298 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meillard | 03 | 150 km S | 303 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Archignat | 03 | 160 km S | 321 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rebourguil | 12 | 429 km S | 296 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Claret | 04 | 435 km SE | 298 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ganties | 31 | 549 km S | 302 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lys | 64 | 578 km SW | 322 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Villeneuve-les-Genêts'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archignat | 03 | 160 km S | 321 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mary | 71 | 164 km SE | 281 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bona | 58 | 79 km S | 296 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-des-Bois | 41 | 123 km W | 330 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne | 23 | 220 km S | 362 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charleville | 51 | 127 km N | 262 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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