Champvans-les-Moulins
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Champvans-les-Moulins (INSEE 25119) is in Doubs (25), part of CU Grand Besançon Métropole. Population 309 (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 22.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 17,909 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 | 0.8 | 10 | 8.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'HORLOGERIE). [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 | L'HORLOGERIE | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 353 (2012) → 309 (2023): -12.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 237 (1990) → 309 (2023): 30.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 143, of which 0.7 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pouilley-les-Vignes): 1.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pouilley-les-Vignes): 0.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Pouilley-les-Vignes): 1.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pouilley-les-Vignes): 1.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pouilley-les-Vignes): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BESANCON weather station, 5.7 km away at 306 m; the village itself is at 246 m. [9]
The village sits 60 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 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BESANCON, 5.7 km away at 306 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 60 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 1,166 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BESANCON, 5.7 km away at 306 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 — 25119/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25119/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25119/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25119/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25467
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bietlenheim | 67 | 214 km NE | 314 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villers-aux-Bois | 51 | 237 km NW | 311 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pancré | 54 | 254 km N | 307 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chemin | 39 | 55 km SW | 312 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crésantignes | 10 | 173 km NW | 307 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Semondans | 25 | 67 km NE | 301 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemin | 39 | 55 km SW | 312 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Semondans | 25 | 67 km NE | 301 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crésantignes | 10 | 173 km NW | 307 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bietlenheim | 67 | 214 km NE | 314 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villers-aux-Bois | 51 | 237 km NW | 311 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pancré | 54 | 254 km N | 307 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · 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 Champvans-les-Moulins'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemin | 39 | 55 km SW | 312 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dommartin-sous-Amance | 54 | 167 km N | 319 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nantouillet | 77 | 307 km NW | 302 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auvernaux | 91 | 292 km NW | 332 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vironvay | 27 | 410 km NW | 334 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaudefontaine | 51 | 219 km N | 312 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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