Métabief
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Métabief (INSEE 25380) is in Doubs (25), part of CC des Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs. Population 1,375 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 51.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 12,236 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.68 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'EPICURIEN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SHERPA). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (LE CHAMOIS · L'ALAMBIK BY DONAT, LA KAVE BY DONAT, LE DISTRIKT · L'AUTHENTIK BY DONAT, FONDUE FAKTORY, BISTROT BURG · EYJA SPORT - GLISS'BAR · LE TREMPLIN). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE GAULOIS · QUESAKO · LA TAVERNE DU MARCASSIN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE INTERCOMMUNAL). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SERDAR CAVAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU BIEF ROUGE). [3,4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA LE MONT D'OR). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DU TERTRE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'INTEMPOREL COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL ETOILE DES NEIGES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | L'EPICURIEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SHERPA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | LE CHAMOIS · L'ALAMBIK BY DONAT, LA KAVE BY DONAT, LE DISTRIKT · L'AUTHENTIK BY DONAT, FONDUE FAKTORY, BISTROT BURG · EYJA SPORT - GLISS'BAR · LE TREMPLIN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE GAULOIS · QUESAKO · LA TAVERNE DU MARCASSIN | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE INTERCOMMUNAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | SERDAR CAVAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU BIEF ROUGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA LE MONT D'OR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DU TERTRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | L'INTEMPOREL COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL ETOILE DES NEIGES | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 1,089 (2012) → 1,375 (2023): 26.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 504 (1990) → 1,375 (2023): 172.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,437, of which 67.6 % second homes and 2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Métabief): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Métabief): 0.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Métabief): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Métabief): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Métabief): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 93 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MOROND weather station, 2.5 km away at 1,423 m; the village itself is at 966 m. [9]
The village sits 457 m below 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MOROND, 2.5 km away at 1,423 m, over 11 summers. [9]
That station sits 457 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,593 mm of rain a year, spread over 158 days — about 10.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at JOUGNE, 3.3 km away at 988 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
160 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 198,500 € — 4,427 € per m² of built surface. [10]
384 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 112,825 € — 3,286 € 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 — 25380/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25380/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25380/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25380/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25380
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Préfailles | 44 | 651 km W | 1,321 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 1 % · humidity 71 % |
| Osséja | 66 | 595 km SW | 1,390 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fort-Mahon-Plage | 80 | 530 km NW | 1,363 | 60.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 9 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains | 40 | 691 km SW | 1,685 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Couarde-sur-Mer | 17 | 598 km W | 1,112 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste | 66 | 574 km SW | 1,099 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort-Mahon-Plage | 80 | 530 km NW | 1,363 | 60.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 9 % · humidity 79 % |
| Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste | 66 | 574 km SW | 1,099 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Osséja | 66 | 595 km SW | 1,390 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Couarde-sur-Mer | 17 | 598 km W | 1,112 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Préfailles | 44 | 651 km W | 1,321 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 1 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains | 40 | 691 km SW | 1,685 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 36 % · 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 Métabief'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saillagouse | 66 | 589 km SW | 1,155 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Sixt | 74 | 95 km S | 1,561 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laguiole | 12 | 358 km SW | 1,207 | 72.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise | 63 | 298 km SW | 1,442 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mazet-Saint-Voy | 43 | 252 km SW | 1,114 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flumet | 73 | 107 km S | 799 | 68.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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