Marchaux-Chaudefontaine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marchaux-Chaudefontaine (INSEE 25368) is in Doubs (25), part of CU Grand Besançon Métropole. Population 1,447 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2018-01-01 from 1 former commune: Chaudefontaine (25137). [3]
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/25368-marchaux-chaudefontaine
Vitality score
Vitality score 34.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 11,924 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [4,5]
2 × Restaurant (ARCHE DE MARCHAUX · CENTRAL PIZZ'S). [4,5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (GROUPE SCOLAIRE ALAIN GRISEY). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MARCHAUX CHAUDEFONTAINE AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (L'AURA). [4,5]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL IBIS BESANCON MARCHAUX). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | 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 | 2 | ARCHE DE MARCHAUX · CENTRAL PIZZ'S | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | GROUPE SCOLAIRE ALAIN GRISEY | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MARCHAUX CHAUDEFONTAINE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | L'AURA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL IBIS BESANCON MARCHAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,406 (2012) → 1,447 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,021 (1990) → 1,447 (2023): 41.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 677, of which 1 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Moncey): 4.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Marchaux-Chaudefontaine): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Roche-lez-Beaupré): 5.9 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Novillars): 4.2 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Marchaux-Chaudefontaine): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 91 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the POULIGNEY weather station, 5.1 km away at 286 m; the village itself is at 290 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at BESANCON, 13.7 km away at 306 m, over 30 summers. [13]
An average of 1,221 mm of rain a year, spread over 146 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at POULIGNEY, 5.1 km away at 286 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25368/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25368/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25368/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25368/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25382
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25368
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25495
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25429
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illies | 59 | 433 km NW | 1,712 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Liverdy-en-Brie | 77 | 293 km NW | 1,410 | 31.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rebréchien | 45 | 315 km W | 1,441 | 28.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vasselay | 18 | 283 km W | 1,579 | 34.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
| Charpey | 26 | 277 km S | 1,547 | 31.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Forges | 17 | 553 km W | 1,308 | 28.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 41 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charpey | 26 | 277 km S | 1,547 | 31.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vasselay | 18 | 283 km W | 1,579 | 34.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
| Liverdy-en-Brie | 77 | 293 km NW | 1,410 | 31.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rebréchien | 45 | 315 km W | 1,441 | 28.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Illies | 59 | 433 km NW | 1,712 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Forges | 17 | 553 km W | 1,308 | 28.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 41 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Marchaux-Chaudefontaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauteville-sur-Fier | 74 | 158 km S | 1,155 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arcey | 25 | 45 km NE | 1,489 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaire | 25 | 4.7 km S | 812 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corbenay | 70 | 65 km N | 1,248 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin | 70 | 40 km N | 1,525 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Favars | 19 | 412 km SW | 1,121 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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