Gellin
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gellin (INSEE 25263) is in Doubs (25), part of CC des Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs. Population 267 (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 23.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 17,524 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (DOUCEURS & SAVEURS DU TERROIR). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (L'UNIV'HAIR DE SABRINA). [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 | DOUCEURS & SAVEURS DU TERROIR | 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 | 1 | L'UNIV'HAIR DE SABRINA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 223 (2012) → 267 (2023): 19.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 93 (1990) → 267 (2023): 187.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 135, of which 12.6 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rochejean): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mouthe): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Mouthe): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mouthe): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Remoray-Boujeons): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 148 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MOUTHE weather station, 3.8 km away at 940 m; the village itself is at 935 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA BOISSAUDE ROCHEJEAN, 6.4 km away at 1,222 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 287 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,688 mm of rain a year, spread over 151 days — about 11.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MOUTHE, 3.8 km away at 940 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25263/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25263/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25263/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25263/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25494
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25413
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25486
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vienne-en-Bessin | 14 | 583 km NW | 265 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sarcenas | 38 | 167 km S | 261 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fouillouse | 05 | 254 km S | 276 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Méloir-des-Bois | 22 | 664 km W | 270 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barbirey-sur-Ouche | 21 | 126 km NW | 259 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Lionne | 51 | 308 km NW | 269 | 22.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbirey-sur-Ouche | 21 | 126 km NW | 259 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarcenas | 38 | 167 km S | 261 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fouillouse | 05 | 254 km S | 276 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Lionne | 51 | 308 km NW | 269 | 22.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vienne-en-Bessin | 14 | 583 km NW | 265 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Méloir-des-Bois | 22 | 664 km W | 270 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · 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 Gellin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Villedieu | 25 | 0.9 km SE | 233 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chaumusse | 39 | 27 km SW | 389 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre | 39 | 30 km SW | 383 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarrageois | 25 | 2.0 km SW | 197 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Notre-Dame-du-Pré | 73 | 139 km S | 258 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grand'Combe-des-Bois | 25 | 61 km NE | 125 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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