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Charquemont

Doubs · CC du Pays de Maîche · INSEE 25127

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 61.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Charquemont (INSEE 25127) is in Doubs (25), part of CC du Pays de Maîche. Population 2,900 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/25127-charquemont

Vitality score

Vitality score 61.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 91 % of the 7,318 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.62515.02
Social0.632012.58
Education0.39103.93
Health0.59105.85
Public & culture0.3951.97
Population trend0.82108.15
Housing mix0.9354.66

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 2 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 2 of 3
Lodging 1 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BISTRO BOULANGE LA LIBERTE · SARL STOFLETH). [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR DELA). [3,4]

2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA GRANGE MOREAU). [3,4]

4 × Restaurant (LA NOVITA · CHAR'KEBAB · AU BOIS DE LA BICHE · RESTAURANT DE LA COMBE SAINT PIERRE). [3,4]

1 × Café / bar. [4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]

3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GREGORY BIAJOUX, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE GONDY, MÉDECIN · LAURENT CARETTI, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CHAPITAUX). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (CHARQUEMONT RP). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]

1 × Bank (CAFC). [3]

3 × Hairdresser (OPHE'STYLE · PAUSE COIFFEE). [3,4]

1 × Hotel (HOTEL AU BOIS DE LA BICHE). [3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).

Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)3BISTRO BOULANGE LA LIBERTE · SARL STOFLETHINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR DELAINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)2LA GRANGE MOREAUINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant4LA NOVITA · CHAR'KEBAB · AU BOIS DE LA BICHE · RESTAURANT DE LA COMBE SAINT PIERREINSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Café / bar1INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE ELEMENTAIREINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)3GREGORY BIAJOUX, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE GONDY, MÉDECIN · LAURENT CARETTI, MÉDECININSEE BPE 3 [3]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE CHAPITAUXINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1CHARQUEMONT RPINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHÈQUEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank1CAFCINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser3OPHE'STYLE · PAUSE COIFFEEINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel1HOTEL AU BOIS DE LA BICHEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 2,423 2023: 2,900 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,515 (2012) → 2,900 (2023): 15.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 2,205 (1990) → 2,900 (2023): 31.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,518, of which 3.4 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmGP — 0.7 km W (Charquemont)
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, Pharmacy GP — 0.7 km W Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Charquemont): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Charquemont): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

GP (Charquemont): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Charquemont): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Charquemont): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 122 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]

Measured at the CHARQUEMONT weather station, 0.9 km away at 884 m; the village itself is at 864 m. [9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]

Humidity measured at MAICHE, 4.1 km away at 825 m, over 30 summers. [9]

An average of 1,570 mm of rain a year, spread over 161 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]

Rainfall measured at CHARQUEMONT, 0.9 km away at 884 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25127/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25127/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25127/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25127/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 25127
  9. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Cruas07326 km SW2,89857.7Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 %
Saint-Agnant17614 km W2,78059.3Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 %
Aniane34467 km SW2,97974ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 %
Panissières42247 km SW2,91161.9ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 %
Toury28382 km W2,64057.8Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 %
Teloché72498 km W3,06737.8Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Panissières42247 km SW2,91161.9ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 %
Cruas07326 km SW2,89857.7Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 %
Toury28382 km W2,64057.8Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 %
Aniane34467 km SW2,97974ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 %
Teloché72498 km W3,06737.8Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Agnant17614 km W2,78059.3Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 %

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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 Charquemont'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Orchamps-Vennes2524 km W2,18959.9Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Chély-d'Apcher48383 km SW3,95558Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Maîche254.6 km N4,25455.5Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Le Russey259.1 km SW2,59954.6Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Levier2561 km SW2,40055.8Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur05287 km S2,08668.3ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %