Buffard
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Buffard (INSEE 25098) is in Doubs (25), part of CC Loue-Lison. Population 187 (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 22.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 15,590 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.51 | 5 | 2.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA MI DO RE · AUBERGE DE BUFFARD). [4,3]
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LA MI DO RE · AUBERGE DE BUFFARD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 155 (2012) → 187 (2023): 20.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 147 (1990) → 187 (2023): 27.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 118, of which 24.6 % second homes and 1.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arc-et-Senans): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Liesle): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Arc-et-Senans): 3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Arc-et-Senans): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Arc-et-Senans): 2.7 km to the west (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. [10]
Measured at the ARC-ET-SENANS weather station, 3.1 km away at 235 m; the village itself is at 245 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COULANS, 15.1 km away at 468 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 223 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,205 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ARC-ET-SENANS, 3.1 km away at 235 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 — 25098/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25098/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25098/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25098/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25021
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25336
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willeman | 62 | 456 km NW | 183 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 31 % |
| Théminettes | 46 | 401 km SW | 181 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prégilbert | 89 | 176 km NW | 180 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellou-le-Trichard | 61 | 418 km W | 195 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 57 % |
| Pouy-sur-Vannes | 10 | 219 km NW | 177 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nevy-sur-Seille | 39 | 36 km SW | 199 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevy-sur-Seille | 39 | 36 km SW | 199 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prégilbert | 89 | 176 km NW | 180 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pouy-sur-Vannes | 10 | 219 km NW | 177 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Théminettes | 46 | 401 km SW | 181 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellou-le-Trichard | 61 | 418 km W | 195 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 57 % |
| Willeman | 62 | 456 km NW | 183 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 31 % |
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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 Buffard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prégilbert | 89 | 176 km NW | 180 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lombard | 25 | 5.0 km NE | 195 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Notre-Dame-du-Cruet | 73 | 189 km S | 222 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lucy-sur-Cure | 89 | 170 km NW | 210 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cirgues | 43 | 281 km SW | 165 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vincelottes | 89 | 181 km NW | 285 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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