Fontaine-Française
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontaine-Française (INSEE 21277) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC Mirebellois et Fontenois. Population 911 (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 63.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 14,895 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LA TOUR · FAMILY KEBAB · NON D'UNE FRITE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT GOURMAND). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE HENRY BERGER). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLAUDINE JOYANDET-SCHOULLER, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE SCHOULLER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE REICHENBACH). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FONTAINE FRANCAISE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE HENRI IV). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (MARYL A DOMICILE · LES CISEAUX DE MARINE · ELEGANCE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | LA TOUR · FAMILY KEBAB · NON D'UNE FRITE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BISTROT GOURMAND | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE HENRY BERGER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CLAUDINE JOYANDET-SCHOULLER, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE SCHOULLER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE REICHENBACH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | FONTAINE FRANCAISE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE HENRI IV | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | MARYL A DOMICILE · LES CISEAUX DE MARINE · ELEGANCE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 920 (2012) → 911 (2023): -1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 798 (1990) → 911 (2023): 14.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 462, of which 5.4 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fontaine-Française): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fontaine-Française): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Fontaine-Française): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Fontaine-Française): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fontaine-Française): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the TIL-CHATEL_SAPC weather station, 12.4 km away at 283 m; the village itself is at 231 m. [9]
The village sits 52 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at TIL-CHATEL_SAPC, 12.4 km away at 283 m, over 18 summers. [9]
That station sits 52 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 911 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at POUILLY SUR VINGEANNE, 3.9 km away at 239 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21277/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21277/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21277/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21277/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21277
- 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-Aignan-sur-Roë | 53 | 488 km W | 949 | 59.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 81 % |
| Courson-les-Carrières | 89 | 141 km W | 900 | 62.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Grand-Serre | 26 | 252 km S | 973 | 65 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ury | 77 | 225 km NW | 882 | 60.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rilly-la-Montagne | 51 | 207 km NW | 1,003 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corbeny | 02 | 244 km NW | 851 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courson-les-Carrières | 89 | 141 km W | 900 | 62.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rilly-la-Montagne | 51 | 207 km NW | 1,003 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ury | 77 | 225 km NW | 882 | 60.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corbeny | 02 | 244 km NW | 851 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Grand-Serre | 26 | 252 km S | 973 | 65 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë | 53 | 488 km W | 949 | 59.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 81 % |
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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 Fontaine-Française'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ury | 77 | 225 km NW | 882 | 60.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gespunsart | 08 | 258 km N | 954 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mars-la-Tour | 54 | 179 km N | 875 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Einville-au-Jard | 54 | 150 km NE | 1,053 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Attigny | 08 | 225 km N | 1,094 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cerisiers | 89 | 156 km NW | 988 | 63.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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