Geneuille
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Geneuille (INSEE 25265) is in Doubs (25), part of CU Grand Besançon Métropole. Population 1,280 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/25265-geneuille
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 12,826 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) ('LA GENEUILLOISE'). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (EXCALIBUR SARL · CHEZ LYDIE · AUTOUR D'UNE PIZZ'). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN-CLAUDE CUENOT). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DANIEL POURCELOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GENEUILLE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (EMM'STYLE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (CHATEAU DE LA DAME BLANCHE). [3]
1 × Campsite (BENOIT). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | 'LA GENEUILLOISE' | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | EXCALIBUR SARL · CHEZ LYDIE · AUTOUR D'UNE PIZZ' | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN-CLAUDE CUENOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | DANIEL POURCELOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | GENEUILLE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | EMM'STYLE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | CHATEAU DE LA DAME BLANCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | BENOIT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,363 (2012) → 1,280 (2023): -6.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 768 (1990) → 1,280 (2023): 66.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 605, of which 1.7 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Geneuille): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châtillon-le-Duc): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Geneuille): 0.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Devecey): 3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Geneuille): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATILLON-LE-DU weather station, 2.9 km away at 341 m; the village itself is at 227 m. [11]
The village sits 114 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BESANCON, 8.3 km away at 306 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 79 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 1,128 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHATILLON-LE-DU, 2.9 km away at 341 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
53 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 287,350 € — 2,103 € per m² of built surface. [12]
37 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 171,500 € — 2,172 € per m². [12]
The median across Doubs is 1,815 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25265/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25265/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25265/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25265/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25265
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25133
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25200
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Barnabé | 22 | 655 km W | 1,223 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ô-de-Selle | 80 | 391 km NW | 1,148 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flaviac | 07 | 303 km S | 1,235 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mellecey | 71 | 110 km SW | 1,348 | 37.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colleret | 59 | 355 km N | 1,541 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avignonet-Lauragais | 31 | 548 km SW | 1,573 | 37.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellecey | 71 | 110 km SW | 1,348 | 37.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flaviac | 07 | 303 km S | 1,235 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colleret | 59 | 355 km N | 1,541 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ô-de-Selle | 80 | 391 km NW | 1,148 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avignonet-Lauragais | 31 | 548 km SW | 1,573 | 37.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Barnabé | 22 | 655 km W | 1,223 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 68 % · 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 Geneuille'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chabournay | 86 | 438 km W | 1,274 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chevillon | 52 | 148 km NW | 1,244 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Merxheim | 68 | 119 km NE | 1,396 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Romain-la-Motte | 42 | 205 km SW | 1,436 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barbières | 26 | 271 km S | 1,143 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lent | 01 | 146 km SW | 1,512 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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