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Chemaudin et Vaux

Doubs · CU Grand Besançon Métropole · INSEE 25147

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

Partly served 42/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Chemaudin et Vaux (INSEE 25147) is in Doubs (25), part of CU Grand Besançon Métropole. Population 2,113 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]

Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 1 former commune: Vaux-les-Prés (25593). [3]

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/25147-chemaudin-et-vaux

Vitality score

Vitality score 42/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 44 % of the 9,226 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 food0.13253.28
Social0.43208.65
Education0.39103.93
Health0.39103.93
Public & culture0.250.98
Population trend11010
Housing mix0.9954.95

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 0 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 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. [4,5]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOUR A BOIS). [4,5]

4 × Restaurant (SARL LA COCOTTE · LA BOUCHERIE · PIZZA ROMY · RELAIS DE LA FERME). [4,5]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ARNOUX DENISE). [4]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VINCENT RIBERE, MÉDECIN). [4]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE REMY). [4,5]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]

1 × Gym / sports hall (ECOLE DENISE ARNOUX). [4]

2 × Hairdresser (RECTO VERSO · BEAUTY'R). [4,5]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]

1 × Hotel (HOTEL AKENA). [4,5]

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Post office / agence postale. [4,5]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)1LE FOUR A BOISINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [5]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Restaurant4SARL LA COCOTTE · LA BOUCHERIE · PIZZA ROMY · RELAIS DE LA FERMEINSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [5]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIRE ARNOUX DENISEINSEE BPE 1 [4]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
GP (médecin généraliste)1VINCENT RIBERE, MÉDECININSEE BPE 1 [4]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE REMYINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Post office / agence postale0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Library1BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALEINSEE BPE 1 [4]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Gym / sports hall1ECOLE DENISE ARNOUXINSEE BPE 1 [4]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Hairdresser2RECTO VERSO · BEAUTY'RINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]
Fuel station1STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5]
Hotel1HOTEL AKENAINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Campsite0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 623 2023: 2,113 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,850 (2012) → 2,113 (2023): 14.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]

Population 1,192 (1990) → 2,113 (2023): 77.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 958, of which 0.5 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmPharmacy — 0.6 km E (Chemaudin et Vaux)Food shop — 2.8 km NE (Franois)
In the commune Bakery, Primary school, GP Pharmacy — 0.6 km EFood shop — 2.8 km NE 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 (Chemaudin et Vaux): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]

Food shop (Franois): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]

GP (Chemaudin et Vaux): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Chemaudin et Vaux): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Chemaudin et Vaux): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]

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 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]

Measured at the DANNEMARIE-SUR- weather station, 2.9 km away at 267 m; the village itself is at 296 m. [11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]

Humidity measured at BESANCON, 7.9 km away at 306 m, over 30 summers. [11]

An average of 1,057 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]

Rainfall measured at DANNEMARIE-SUR-, 2.9 km away at 267 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25147/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE COG 2026
  4. INSEE BPE 2025
  5. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25147/2012
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25147/1990
  8. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25147/logement/2023
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 25147
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 25258
  11. 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
Uxegney88114 km N2,23738.2Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %
Roye7070 km NE1,48443.9Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Thonan29775 km W1,95639.3Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 %
Ferques62501 km NW1,77035.6Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Georges-du-Bois17519 km W1,88332.7Few servicesSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 73 %
Nordhouse67190 km NE1,75345.8Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Roye7070 km NE1,48443.9Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %
Uxegney88114 km N2,23738.2Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %
Nordhouse67190 km NE1,75345.8Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Ferques62501 km NW1,77035.6Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Georges-du-Bois17519 km W1,88332.7Few servicesSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 73 %
Saint-Thonan29775 km W1,95639.3Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 %

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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 Chemaudin et Vaux'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
Roye7070 km NE1,48443.9Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %
Nordhouse67190 km NE1,75345.8Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Woustviller57222 km N2,78645Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %
Meistratzheim67184 km NE1,57042.1Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Griesheim-près-Molsheim67188 km NE2,35139.2Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Buellas01127 km SW1,89941.9Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 %