Grosbois

Identity

Grosbois (INSEE 25298) is in Doubs (25), part of CC du Doubs Baumois. Population 255 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/25298-grosbois

Vitality score

Vitality score 17.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 40 % of the 17,334 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.

Services

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]

Market and village life

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

Trajectory

Population 224 (2012) → 255 (2023): 13.8 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 124 (1990) → 255 (2023): 105.6 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 109, of which 3.7 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Baume-les-Dames): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Baume-les-Dames): 2.3 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Baume-les-Dames): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Baume-les-Dames): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Baume-les-Dames): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 94 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the POULIGNEY weather station, 8.3 km away at 286 m; the village itself is at 382 m. ^[9]

The village sits 96 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. ^[9]

An average of 1,183 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at BAUME-LES-DAMES, 3.2 km away at 267 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[9]

What property sold for

6 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 184,500 € — 905 € per m² of built surface. ^[10]

The median across Doubs is 1,815 € per m², so this commune sits below it. ^[10]

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

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25298/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25298/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25298/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25298/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 25047
9. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
10. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025