Arc-et-Senans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arc-et-Senans (INSEE 25021) is in Doubs (25), part of CC Loue-Lison. Population 1,620 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/25021-arc-et-senans
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 83 % of the 11,082 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.42 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PETRIN COMTOIS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (U EXPRESS). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (AU PETRIN COMTOIS · KEBAB 25 · SMOKY HOUSE · BRASSERIE 1719). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT BENIGNE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE-PAUL ROUSSEL, MÉDECIN · CYRILLE MATHIS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS LHOSMOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LANQUETIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (MAIRIE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (SALON DEFINITIF). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA SALINE ROYALE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA SALINE D'ARC-ET-SENANS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU PETRIN COMTOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | AU PETRIN COMTOIS · KEBAB 25 · SMOKY HOUSE · BRASSERIE 1719 | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT BENIGNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | PIERRE-PAUL ROUSSEL, MÉDECIN · CYRILLE MATHIS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS LHOSMOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LANQUETIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | SALON DEFINITIF | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DE LA SALINE ROYALE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA SALINE D'ARC-ET-SENANS | 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 1,537 (2012) → 1,620 (2023): 5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,277 (1990) → 1,620 (2023): 26.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 850, of which 5.8 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arc-et-Senans): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Arc-et-Senans): 0.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Arc-et-Senans): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Arc-et-Senans): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Arc-et-Senans): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ARC-ET-SENANS weather station, 0.2 km away at 235 m; the village itself is at 236 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at COULANS, 18.2 km away at 468 m, over 18 summers. [9]
That station sits 232 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 1,205 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ARC-ET-SENANS, 0.2 km away at 235 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25021/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25021/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25021/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25021/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouy-le-Potier | 45 | 309 km W | 1,643 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 84 % |
| Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult | 17 | 527 km W | 1,811 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 26 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cuiseaux | 71 | 67 km SW | 1,869 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sigoulès-et-Flaugeac | 24 | 487 km SW | 1,280 | 48.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vernoil-le-Fourrier | 49 | 433 km W | 1,366 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 41 % |
| Mélisey | 70 | 100 km NE | 1,625 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuiseaux | 71 | 67 km SW | 1,869 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mélisey | 70 | 100 km NE | 1,625 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jouy-le-Potier | 45 | 309 km W | 1,643 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 84 % |
| Vernoil-le-Fourrier | 49 | 433 km W | 1,366 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 41 % |
| Sigoulès-et-Flaugeac | 24 | 487 km SW | 1,280 | 48.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult | 17 | 527 km W | 1,811 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 26 % · humidity 57 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 Arc-et-Senans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gy | 70 | 42 km N | 1,049 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Fouillade | 12 | 426 km SW | 1,128 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint Antoine l'Abbaye | 38 | 211 km S | 1,263 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne | 42 | 154 km SW | 1,246 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vézeronce-Curtin | 38 | 156 km S | 2,241 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arcey | 25 | 86 km NE | 1,489 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/25021-arc-et-senans