Montferrand-le-Château
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montferrand-le-Château (INSEE 25397) is in Doubs (25), part of CU Grand Besançon Métropole. Population 2,180 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 45.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 56 % of the 9,054 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE FOUGERAY). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE BISTRO D'OLIVIER · VBC1). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE GARE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAGALI LACROIX-BARROT, MÉDECIN · THIERRY ALFONSI, MÉDECIN · HELENE THOMAS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ROHMER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (PASCALE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE · RM COIF · MAISON SIRON). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE FOUGERAY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LE BISTRO D'OLIVIER · VBC1 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE GARE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | MAGALI LACROIX-BARROT, MÉDECIN · THIERRY ALFONSI, MÉDECIN · HELENE THOMAS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE ROHMER | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 MUNICIPALE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | PASCALE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE · RM COIF · MAISON SIRON | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 2,195 (2012) → 2,180 (2023): -0.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,724 (1990) → 2,180 (2023): 26.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,013, of which 2.8 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montferrand-le-Château): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montferrand-le-Château): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Montferrand-le-Château): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montferrand-le-Château): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montferrand-le-Château): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the DANNEMARIE-SUR- weather station, 3.3 km away at 267 m; the village itself is at 235 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BESANCON, 9.5 km away at 306 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 71 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 1,057 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DANNEMARIE-SUR-, 3.3 km away at 267 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25397/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25397/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25397/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25397/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25397
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sault-lès-Rethel | 08 | 281 km NW | 1,900 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coarraze | 64 | 656 km SW | 2,177 | 55.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 74 % · humidity 29 % |
| Cérons | 33 | 560 km SW | 2,126 | 42 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
| Arveyres | 33 | 542 km SW | 2,056 | 41.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Langlade | 30 | 397 km S | 2,329 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 64 % |
| Offendorf | 67 | 226 km NE | 2,484 | 51.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offendorf | 67 | 226 km NE | 2,484 | 51.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sault-lès-Rethel | 08 | 281 km NW | 1,900 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Langlade | 30 | 397 km S | 2,329 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 64 % |
| Arveyres | 33 | 542 km SW | 2,056 | 41.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cérons | 33 | 560 km SW | 2,126 | 42 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
| Coarraze | 64 | 656 km SW | 2,177 | 55.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 74 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Montferrand-le-Château'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sault-lès-Rethel | 08 | 281 km NW | 1,900 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Conflans-en-Jarnisy | 54 | 221 km N | 2,389 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Damparis | 39 | 40 km W | 2,587 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vieux-Thann | 68 | 115 km NE | 2,866 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Richardménil | 54 | 158 km N | 2,389 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dampierre-les-Bois | 25 | 84 km NE | 1,615 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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