Épenouse
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 17/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Épenouse (INSEE 25218) is in Doubs (25), part of CC des Portes du Haut-Doubs. Population 167 (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 17/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 14,851 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 136 (2012) → 167 (2023): 22.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 93 (1990) → 167 (2023): 79.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 74, of which 5.4 % second homes and 2.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 92 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ADAM-LES-VERCEL weather station, 5.1 km away at 665 m; the village itself is at 661 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at EPENOY, 10.2 km away at 752 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 91 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 1,514 mm of rain a year, spread over 150 days — about 10.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ADAM-LES-VERCEL, 5.1 km away at 665 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 — 25218/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25218/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25218/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25218/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25601
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coupéville | 51 | 230 km NW | 167 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 64 % |
| Beauville | 31 | 551 km SW | 168 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 27 % · humidity 50 % |
| Les Pinthières | 28 | 396 km NW | 165 | 17 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tincry | 57 | 188 km N | 169 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaumont-en-Beine | 02 | 366 km NW | 168 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montgérain | 60 | 383 km NW | 166 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tincry | 57 | 188 km N | 169 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coupéville | 51 | 230 km NW | 167 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 64 % |
| Beaumont-en-Beine | 02 | 366 km NW | 168 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montgérain | 60 | 383 km NW | 166 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Pinthières | 28 | 396 km NW | 165 | 17 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beauville | 31 | 551 km SW | 168 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 27 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Épenouse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murtin-et-Bogny | 08 | 320 km NW | 168 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aulnois | 88 | 125 km N | 159 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ferrières-le-Lac | 25 | 37 km E | 160 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tiviers | 15 | 346 km SW | 162 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lomont-sur-Crête | 25 | 14 km N | 170 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mièges | 39 | 55 km SW | 165 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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