Montjoie-le-Château
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montjoie-le-Château (INSEE 25402) is in Doubs (25), part of CC du Pays de Maîche. Population 23 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 1,194 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 5.95 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 33 (2012) → 23 (2023): -30.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 21 (1990) → 23 (2023): 9.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 38, of which 60.5 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Blamont): 5.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Blamont): 6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Blamont): 5.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Hippolyte): 7.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vaufrey): 1.8 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 84 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MAICHE weather station, 14.5 km away at 825 m; the village itself is at 410 m. [11]
The village sits 415 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MAICHE, 14.5 km away at 825 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 415 m above 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 1,434 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MAICHE, 14.5 km away at 825 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25402/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25402/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25402/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25402/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25519
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25591
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlet | 43 | 365 km SW | 24 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mausoléo | 2B | 562 km S | 24 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 24 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux | 84 | 371 km S | 25 | 3.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lano | 2B | 582 km S | 21 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 8 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montréal-les-Sources | 26 | 351 km S | 26 | 3.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arrodets | 65 | 707 km SW | 23 | 3.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal-les-Sources | 26 | 351 km S | 26 | 3.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arlet | 43 | 365 km SW | 24 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux | 84 | 371 km S | 25 | 3.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mausoléo | 2B | 562 km S | 24 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 24 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lano | 2B | 582 km S | 21 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 8 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arrodets | 65 | 707 km SW | 23 | 3.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · 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 Montjoie-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazuby | 11 | 634 km SW | 21 | 1.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cathervielle | 31 | 712 km SW | 28 | 4.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Clat | 11 | 629 km SW | 28 | 1.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Campagna-de-Sault | 11 | 637 km SW | 20 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Armix | 01 | 195 km SW | 25 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beissat | 23 | 394 km SW | 31 | 3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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