Braillans
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 24.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Braillans (INSEE 25086) is in Doubs (25), part of CU Grand Besançon Métropole. Population 203 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 24.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 16,001 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT L'OLIVIER). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 1 | RESTAURANT L'OLIVIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 161 (2012) → 203 (2023): 26.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 88 (1990) → 203 (2023): 130.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 83, of which 1.2 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Thise): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Thise): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Thise): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Thise): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Thise): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHATILLON-LE-DU weather station, 6.7 km away at 341 m; the village itself is at 354 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BESANCON, 10.1 km away at 306 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,128 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHATILLON-LE-DU, 6.7 km away at 341 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 — 25086/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25086/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25086/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25086/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25560
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aast | 64 | 658 km SW | 202 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Charmois | 54 | 139 km N | 201 | 19.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Mertzen | 68 | 84 km E | 200 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étouvelles | 02 | 308 km NW | 208 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cauverville-en-Roumois | 27 | 462 km NW | 210 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romagny-sous-Rougemont | 90 | 80 km NE | 213 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romagny-sous-Rougemont | 90 | 80 km NE | 213 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mertzen | 68 | 84 km E | 200 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charmois | 54 | 139 km N | 201 | 19.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Étouvelles | 02 | 308 km NW | 208 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cauverville-en-Roumois | 27 | 462 km NW | 210 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aast | 64 | 658 km SW | 202 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Braillans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mertzen | 68 | 84 km E | 200 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Herbéviller | 54 | 147 km N | 214 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Heiwiller | 68 | 99 km E | 190 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Voillans | 25 | 26 km E | 193 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jonchery-sur-Suippe | 51 | 238 km NW | 223 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fréménil | 54 | 147 km N | 222 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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