Levier
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Levier (INSEE 25334) is in Doubs (25), part of CC Altitude 800. Population 2,400 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 2 former communes: Granges-Maillot (25292), Labergement-du-Navois (25319). [3]
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/25334-levier
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 8,496 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DES SAPINS). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOCIETE DELACROIX ET FILS). [4]
1 × Supermarket (U EXPRESS). [4,5]
4 × Restaurant (ROAD'S BURGER · ALI MONDIAL PIZZA · SNACK LEVIER). [4,5]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS PERGAUD · ECOLE PRIVEE STE JEANNE D'ARC). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH). [4]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE-MARIE PHILIPPE, MÉDECIN · APOLLINE SIEVERT, MÉDECIN · MARJORIE JACQUIN, MÉDECIN · FRANÇOISE PAITRY, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA MONTAGNE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LEVIER AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
3 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE LES FAUVETTES · LYCEE AGRICOLE ET TECHNOLOGIQUE LASALLE · MAIRIE). [4]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE FRANCHE COMTE). [4]
5 × Hairdresser (FANOU-COIFF · BELLE CHEZ SOI · LES DEUX NUANCES · FERNANDES SEMEDO ELISABETE). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA FORET). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE FOURNIL DES SAPINS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SOCIETE DELACROIX ET FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | ROAD'S BURGER · ALI MONDIAL PIZZA · SNACK LEVIER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS PERGAUD · ECOLE PRIVEE STE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | PIERRE-MARIE PHILIPPE, MÉDECIN · APOLLINE SIEVERT, MÉDECIN · MARJORIE JACQUIN, MÉDECIN · FRANÇOISE PAITRY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA MONTAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LEVIER AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | CENTRE LES FAUVETTES · LYCEE AGRICOLE ET TECHNOLOGIQUE LASALLE · MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE FRANCHE COMTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | FANOU-COIFF · BELLE CHEZ SOI · LES DEUX NUANCES · FERNANDES SEMEDO ELISABETE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE LA FORET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday matin place Bugnet. [6]
Trajectory
Population 2,124 (2012) → 2,400 (2023): 13 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,888 (1990) → 2,400 (2023): 27.1 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,131, of which 3.3 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Levier): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Levier): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Levier): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Levier): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Levier): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 113 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LEVIER_SAPC weather station, 0.8 km away at 713 m; the village itself is at 716 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at COULANS, 10.6 km away at 468 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 248 m below 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 1,613 mm of rain a year, spread over 150 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LEVIER_SAPC, 0.8 km away at 713 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25334/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://levier.fr/fr/rb/454326/marche-foire— “Le mercredi matin, place Bugnet.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25334/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25334/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25334/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25334
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Russey | 25 | 52 km NE | 2,599 | 54.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marmoutier | 67 | 215 km NE | 2,699 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Précigné | 72 | 493 km W | 2,877 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 1 % |
| Jussac | 15 | 360 km SW | 2,040 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hinx | 40 | 658 km SW | 1,894 | 55.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Plélan-le-Petit | 22 | 645 km W | 1,992 | 50.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Russey | 25 | 52 km NE | 2,599 | 54.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marmoutier | 67 | 215 km NE | 2,699 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jussac | 15 | 360 km SW | 2,040 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Précigné | 72 | 493 km W | 2,877 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 1 % |
| Plélan-le-Petit | 22 | 645 km W | 1,992 | 50.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hinx | 40 | 658 km SW | 1,894 | 55.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Levier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morbier | 39 | 47 km S | 2,456 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orchamps-Vennes | 25 | 37 km NE | 2,189 | 59.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paulien | 43 | 269 km SW | 2,439 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grand'Combe-Châteleu | 25 | 35 km E | 1,491 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maîche | 25 | 62 km NE | 4,254 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charquemont | 25 | 61 km NE | 2,900 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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