Grand'Combe-des-Bois
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Grand'Combe-des-Bois (INSEE 25286) is in Doubs (25), part of CC du Plateau de Russey. Population 125 (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 22.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 12,568 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 | 0.62 | 5 | 3.09 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ LA GHIS). [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 | CHEZ LA GHIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 133 (2012) → 125 (2023): -6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 75 (1990) → 125 (2023): 66.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 68, of which 19.1 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Russey): 5.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fournet-Blancheroche): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Russey): 5.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Russey): 5.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Russey): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 137 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE RUSSEY weather station, 4.8 km away at 891 m; the village itself is at 994 m. [10]
The village sits 103 m above 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MAICHE, 11.7 km away at 825 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 169 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,670 mm of rain a year, spread over 163 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE RUSSEY, 4.8 km away at 891 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25286/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25286/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25286/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25286/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25512
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25255
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérignat | 01 | 157 km SW | 129 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Agathe-en-Donzy | 42 | 239 km SW | 121 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 5 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bure-les-Templiers | 21 | 157 km NW | 135 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 0 % |
| Bissey-la-Côte | 21 | 178 km NW | 133 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 11 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valoreille | 25 | 18 km N | 128 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sougraigne | 11 | 586 km SW | 125 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valoreille | 25 | 18 km N | 128 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bure-les-Templiers | 21 | 157 km NW | 135 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 0 % |
| Mérignat | 01 | 157 km SW | 129 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bissey-la-Côte | 21 | 178 km NW | 133 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 11 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Agathe-en-Donzy | 42 | 239 km SW | 121 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 5 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sougraigne | 11 | 586 km SW | 125 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Grand'Combe-des-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Vaudioux | 39 | 82 km SW | 168 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lent | 39 | 76 km SW | 128 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtelneuf | 39 | 84 km SW | 120 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Alliés | 25 | 33 km SW | 172 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loulle | 39 | 84 km SW | 176 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crans | 39 | 79 km SW | 87 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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