Bethoncourt
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bethoncourt (INSEE 25057) is in Doubs (25), part of CA Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération. Population 5,308 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/25057-bethoncourt
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 4,440 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.54 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.21 | 10 | 2.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (HISTOIRE DE PAINS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (EUROBOUCHER · BOUCHERIE ALI). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · TOUJUST). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (EMPIRE STATE BURGER · O'MALO · CUISINE AMRI · EL CLASICO · SEBO SUSHI). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (SARL KHALO BAR). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MICHEL LOUISE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUIS PERGAUD). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE NELSON MANDELA). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE CLAUDE LORIUS). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURENE BOURGEOIS, MÉDECIN · CAROLE SMOUTS, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-ALAIN BROZZETTI, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CHRISTOPHE FAVRE-FELIX, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE TISSOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DEBENATH · PHARMACIE CUVIER). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (BETHONCOURT VILLAGE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JEAN MACÉ). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE L ARCHE · COSEC PAUL ELUARD). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (DOUKKAR JALAL · DOM COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | HISTOIRE DE PAINS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | EUROBOUCHER · BOUCHERIE ALI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | ALDI MARCHE · TOUJUST | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | EMPIRE STATE BURGER · O'MALO · CUISINE AMRI · EL CLASICO · SEBO SUSHI | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | SARL KHALO BAR | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MICHEL LOUISE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUIS PERGAUD | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE NELSON MANDELA | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE CLAUDE LORIUS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | LAURENE BOURGEOIS, MÉDECIN · CAROLE SMOUTS, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-ALAIN BROZZETTI, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CHRISTOPHE FAVRE-FELIX, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE TISSOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DEBENATH · PHARMACIE CUVIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | BETHONCOURT VILLAGE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JEAN MACÉ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE DE L ARCHE · COSEC PAUL ELUARD | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | DOUKKAR JALAL · DOM COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday 7h à 12h30 Place Cuvier. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,885 (2012) → 5,308 (2023): -9.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,448 (1990) → 5,308 (2023): -28.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,323, of which 0.8 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bethoncourt): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bethoncourt): 0.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bethoncourt): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bethoncourt): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bethoncourt): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTBELIARD weather station, 3.5 km away at 318 m; the village itself is at 321 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTBELIARD, 3.5 km away at 318 m, over 20 summers. [10]
An average of 1,072 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTBELIARD, 3.5 km away at 318 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25057/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.bethoncourt.fr/infos-pratiques/— “Chaque vendredi de 7h à 12h30, le marché a lieu Place Cuvier.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25057/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25057/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25057/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25057
- 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-André-de-la-Roche | 06 | 424 km S | 5,896 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 4 % · humidity 0 % |
| Angres | 62 | 435 km NW | 4,641 | 45.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luisant | 28 | 408 km W | 6,945 | 54.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cognin | 73 | 230 km S | 6,954 | 52 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mareil-Marly | 78 | 380 km NW | 4,141 | 42 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cormelles-le-Royal | 14 | 557 km W | 5,377 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognin | 73 | 230 km S | 6,954 | 52 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mareil-Marly | 78 | 380 km NW | 4,141 | 42 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luisant | 28 | 408 km W | 6,945 | 54.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-la-Roche | 06 | 424 km S | 5,896 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 4 % · humidity 0 % |
| Angres | 62 | 435 km NW | 4,641 | 45.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cormelles-le-Royal | 14 | 557 km W | 5,377 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Bethoncourt'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdoie | 90 | 15 km N | 5,175 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sochaux | 25 | 3.4 km SE | 3,721 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malzéville | 54 | 138 km N | 7,820 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Horbourg-Wihr | 68 | 76 km NE | 6,199 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Exincourt | 25 | 4.8 km SE | 3,277 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Max | 54 | 137 km N | 9,913 | 60 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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