Écharcon
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Écharcon (INSEE 91204) is in Essonne (91), part of CC du Val d'Essonne (CCVE). Population 708 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 22/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 16,345 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 | 0.76 | 10 | 7.55 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
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 PRIMAIRE PUB JEAN SATONNET). [3]
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB JEAN SATONNET | 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 782 (2012) → 708 (2023): -9.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 564 (1990) → 708 (2023): 25.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 330, of which 1.8 % second homes and 2.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mennecy): 1.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mennecy): 1.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Mennecy): 1.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mennecy): 2.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Écharcon): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BRETIGNY_SAPC weather station, 6.7 km away at 78 m; the village itself is at 75 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BRETIGNY_SAPC, 6.7 km away at 78 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 690 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 5.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VILLABE, 4 km away at 82 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91204/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91204/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91204/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91204/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 91386
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 91204
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulnay-sur-Iton | 27 | 110 km NW | 710 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rancennes | 08 | 245 km NE | 709 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 86 % |
| Michelbach-le-Bas | 68 | 391 km E | 722 | 20.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vraiville | 27 | 123 km NW | 721 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Weckolsheim | 68 | 383 km E | 742 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Steinsoultz | 68 | 384 km E | 743 | 21.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulnay-sur-Iton | 27 | 110 km NW | 710 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vraiville | 27 | 123 km NW | 721 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rancennes | 08 | 245 km NE | 709 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 86 % |
| Weckolsheim | 68 | 383 km E | 742 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Steinsoultz | 68 | 384 km E | 743 | 21.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Michelbach-le-Bas | 68 | 391 km E | 722 | 20.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · 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 Écharcon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulnay-sur-Iton | 27 | 110 km NW | 710 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mareil-en-France | 95 | 56 km N | 734 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hérissart | 80 | 162 km N | 764 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vivaise | 02 | 144 km NE | 654 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mello | 60 | 78 km N | 600 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Denonville | 28 | 48 km SW | 798 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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