Brières-les-Scellés
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brières-les-Scellés (INSEE 91109) is in Essonne (91), part of CA Étampois Sud Essonne. Population 1,186 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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 27.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 13,274 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.87 | 10 | 8.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (AU PETIT BRIERES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MAURICE LEAUTE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | AU PETIT BRIERES | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MAURICE LEAUTE | 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 | 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 1,115 (2012) → 1,186 (2023): 6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 868 (1990) → 1,186 (2023): 36.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 499, of which 2.4 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Morigny-Champigny): 2.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Étampes): 1.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Étampes): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Étampes): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Brières-les-Scellés): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the DOURDAN weather station, 13.2 km away at 116 m; the village itself is at 95 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DOURDAN, 13.2 km away at 116 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 707 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BOISSY-LE-SEC, 4.4 km away at 115 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 — 91109/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91109/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91109/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91109/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 91433
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 91223
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 91109
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auzebosc | 76 | 163 km NW | 1,116 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Remy-du-Nord | 59 | 235 km NE | 1,054 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt | 76 | 173 km NW | 1,194 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 80 % |
| Nesles-la-Montagne | 02 | 113 km NE | 1,189 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-au-Pire | 59 | 207 km NE | 1,214 | 25.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Lavault-Sainte-Anne | 03 | 241 km S | 1,139 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nesles-la-Montagne | 02 | 113 km NE | 1,189 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auzebosc | 76 | 163 km NW | 1,116 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt | 76 | 173 km NW | 1,194 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 80 % |
| Fontaine-au-Pire | 59 | 207 km NE | 1,214 | 25.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Saint-Remy-du-Nord | 59 | 235 km NE | 1,054 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavault-Sainte-Anne | 03 | 241 km S | 1,139 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 78 % · 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 Brières-les-Scellés'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Remy-du-Nord | 59 | 235 km NE | 1,054 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nesles-la-Montagne | 02 | 113 km NE | 1,189 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Breux-Jouy | 91 | 11 km N | 1,285 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aviron | 27 | 100 km NW | 1,096 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poincy | 77 | 81 km NE | 797 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamarandes-Choignes | 52 | 228 km E | 1,039 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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