Maîche
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Maîche (INSEE 25356) is in Doubs (25), part of CC du Pays de Maîche. Population 4,254 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/25356-maiche
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 5,372 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 | 0.51 | 25 | 12.71 |
| Social | 0.72 | 20 | 14.46 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.21 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL ETABLISSEMENTS RICHARD FRANCIS · LEGRAND JEROME · BISCUITS BILLIOTTE · LA GOURMANDISE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL JACOULOT BOISSENOT). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AYMIR · VITAFORM). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (DETROISEM · ALDI MARCHE · SAS MIMALI). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (AU TRESOR DE LA MER). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (LE GEY · RESTAURANT LES SAPINS · LE TISONNIER - RIZ'O VIET · LA COURONNE 3 · MC KEBAB). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE RALLYE · CAFE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (CERCLE SCOLAIRE DE LA FRANCHE-MONTAGNE · ECOLE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE MONT MIROIR · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ADELINE FEUVRIER, MÉDECIN · PAULINE TERVEL, MÉDECIN · JOHANNA PREVITALI, MÉDECIN · ANDRE JACQUOT, MÉDECIN · ERIC GUIGNARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LOUIS PERGAUD). [3]
1 × Cinema (SALLE SAINT MICHEL). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL SAINT MICHEL · COLLEGE D ENSEIGNEMENT GENERAL MIXTE DE MAICHE). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE FRANCHE COMTE · BPFC · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAICHE). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (AMBIANCE COIFFURE · AC TENDANCE · MIMI COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | SARL ETABLISSEMENTS RICHARD FRANCIS · LEGRAND JEROME · BISCUITS BILLIOTTE · LA GOURMANDISE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL JACOULOT BOISSENOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | AYMIR · VITAFORM | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | DETROISEM · ALDI MARCHE · SAS MIMALI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | AU TRESOR DE LA MER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 10 | LE GEY · RESTAURANT LES SAPINS · LE TISONNIER - RIZ'O VIET · LA COURONNE 3 · MC KEBAB | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE RALLYE · CAFE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | CERCLE SCOLAIRE DE LA FRANCHE-MONTAGNE · ECOLE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE MONT MIROIR · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | ADELINE FEUVRIER, MÉDECIN · PAULINE TERVEL, MÉDECIN · JOHANNA PREVITALI, MÉDECIN · ANDRE JACQUOT, MÉDECIN · ERIC GUIGNARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 MUNICIPALE LOUIS PERGAUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | SALLE SAINT MICHEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE MUNICIPAL SAINT MICHEL · COLLEGE D ENSEIGNEMENT GENERAL MIXTE DE MAICHE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE FRANCHE COMTE · BPFC · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAICHE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | AMBIANCE COIFFURE · AC TENDANCE · MIMI COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday samedi matin (marché artisanal) place de la Rasse (foire); esplanade devant l'hôtel de Ville (marché artisanal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,331 (2012) → 4,254 (2023): -1.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,168 (1990) → 4,254 (2023): 2.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,400, of which 2.7 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Maîche): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Maîche): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Maîche): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Charquemont): 4.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Maîche): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 123 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MAICHE weather station, 1.3 km away at 825 m; the village itself is at 777 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MAICHE, 1.3 km away at 825 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,434 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MAICHE, 1.3 km away at 825 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. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25356/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-maiche.fr/foire-et-marche.html— “La foire se tient place de la Rasse chaque 3ème jeudi du mois. Elle s'accompagne traditionnellement des gras-doubles et de la tête de veau préparés dans les restaurants, les cafés et les boucheries de Maîche. Un marché artisanal se tient également chaque samedi matin sur l'esplanade devant l'hôtel de Ville.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25356/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25356/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25356/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25356
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25127
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nozay | 44 | 635 km W | 4,292 | 53.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Yvré-l'Évêque | 72 | 497 km W | 4,181 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plomelin | 29 | 824 km W | 4,239 | 41.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Just-Malmont | 43 | 286 km SW | 4,239 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Florentin | 89 | 245 km W | 4,164 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 8 % · humidity 79 % |
| Solesmes | 59 | 406 km NW | 4,142 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Florentin | 89 | 245 km W | 4,164 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 8 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Just-Malmont | 43 | 286 km SW | 4,239 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Solesmes | 59 | 406 km NW | 4,142 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yvré-l'Évêque | 72 | 497 km W | 4,181 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nozay | 44 | 635 km W | 4,292 | 53.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plomelin | 29 | 824 km W | 4,239 | 41.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Maîche'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher | 48 | 385 km SW | 3,955 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orchamps-Vennes | 25 | 25 km SW | 2,189 | 59.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charquemont | 25 | 4.6 km S | 2,900 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Russey | 25 | 11 km SW | 2,599 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Levier | 25 | 62 km SW | 2,400 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frasne | 25 | 65 km SW | 1,975 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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