Villers-le-Lac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villers-le-Lac (INSEE 25321) is in Doubs (25), part of CC du Val de Morteau. Population 5,292 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/25321-villers-le-lac
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 4,448 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.66 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON VIENNET 1861 · L'ATELIER DU MACARON · CLEM & CO). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · DEDEUSEM · SUPER U). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (SARL LE FRANCE · SAUT DU DOUBS - TOURISME · RESTAURANT DU PORT · RESTAURANT LA CABANE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (BAR HASARD · RK LA BUVETTE - RK LE CHALET · BAR BRASSERIE DE L'EMBARCADERE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES GENEVRIERS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CENTRE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CENTRE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SHANE BETTEX, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE SCHOEPFER, MÉDECIN · CELINE RABBE, MÉDECIN · ANNE BOUCARD-COMTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE TOURNOUX · PHARMACIE FILISETTI). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE POUR TOUS). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL CHARLES DE GAULLE · PETIT GYMNASE). [3]
3 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE FRANCHE COMTE · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL VILLERS LE LAC). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE KARINE · SALON DE COIFFURE L'EMBELLIE · EURL JUST'HAIR). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL BAR RESTAURANT LES CYGNES · HOTEL DE FRANCE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | MAISON VIENNET 1861 · L'ATELIER DU MACARON · CLEM & CO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · DEDEUSEM · SUPER U | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | SARL LE FRANCE · SAUT DU DOUBS - TOURISME · RESTAURANT DU PORT · RESTAURANT LA CABANE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | BAR HASARD · RK LA BUVETTE - RK LE CHALET · BAR BRASSERIE DE L'EMBARCADERE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES GENEVRIERS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CENTRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | SHANE BETTEX, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE SCHOEPFER, MÉDECIN · CELINE RABBE, MÉDECIN · ANNE BOUCARD-COMTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE TOURNOUX · PHARMACIE FILISETTI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE POUR TOUS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE MUNICIPAL CHARLES DE GAULLE · PETIT GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE FRANCHE COMTE · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL VILLERS LE LAC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | COIFFURE KARINE · SALON DE COIFFURE L'EMBELLIE · EURL JUST'HAIR | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL BAR RESTAURANT LES CYGNES · HOTEL DE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 4,569 (2012) → 5,292 (2023): 15.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,203 (1990) → 5,292 (2023): 25.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,883, of which 6.2 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villers-le-Lac): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villers-le-Lac): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Villers-le-Lac): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villers-le-Lac): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villers-le-Lac): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 122 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MORTEAU SA weather station, 4.2 km away at 760 m; the village itself is at 786 m. [9]
An average of 1,566 mm of rain a year, spread over 152 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MORTEAU SA, 4.2 km away at 760 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
182 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 346,245 € — 3,165 € per m² of built surface. [10]
294 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 172,100 € — 2,303 € per m². [10]
The median across Doubs is 1,815 € per m², so this commune sits above 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
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25321/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25321/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25321/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25321/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25321
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefeu-du-Var | 83 | 428 km S | 6,084 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines | 78 | 391 km NW | 5,875 | 46.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 9 % |
| Véretz | 37 | 444 km W | 4,644 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
| Herrlisheim | 67 | 207 km NE | 4,694 | 45.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 22 % |
| Clarensac | 30 | 407 km SW | 4,386 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets | 28 | 450 km NW | 4,116 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herrlisheim | 67 | 207 km NE | 4,694 | 45.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 22 % |
| Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines | 78 | 391 km NW | 5,875 | 46.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 9 % |
| Clarensac | 30 | 407 km SW | 4,386 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Pierrefeu-du-Var | 83 | 428 km S | 6,084 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Véretz | 37 | 444 km W | 4,644 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets | 28 | 450 km NW | 4,116 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 0 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/25321-villers-le-lac