Mouthier-Haute-Pierre
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 32.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mouthier-Haute-Pierre (INSEE 25415) is in Doubs (25), part of CC Loue-Lison. Population 363 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 32.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 77 % of the 18,039 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (VILLAIN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA PETITE EPICERIE...DE JADE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE RELAIS DU PRIEURE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MOUTHIER HAUTE PIERRE RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LA CASCADE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | VILLAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA PETITE EPICERIE...DE JADE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LE RELAIS DU PRIEURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | 1 | MOUTHIER HAUTE PIERRE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LA CASCADE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 314 (2012) → 363 (2023): 15.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 356 (1990) → 363 (2023): 2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 261, of which 22.6 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Premiers Sapins): 7.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mouthier-Haute-Pierre): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Vuillafans): 5.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Vuillafans): 5.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ouhans): 5 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the EPENOY weather station, 11.9 km away at 752 m; the village itself is at 434 m. [12]
The village sits 318 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at EPENOY, 11.9 km away at 752 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 318 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,345 mm of rain a year, spread over 146 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at EPENOY, 11.9 km away at 752 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25415/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25415/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25415/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25415/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25424
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25415
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25633
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25440
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bastide-de-Besplas | 09 | 582 km SW | 383 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 15 % · winter 50 % |
| Saint-Germain-Beaupré | 23 | 370 km W | 352 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verrue | 86 | 464 km W | 379 | 28.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Prades-sur-Vernazobre | 34 | 475 km SW | 374 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 50 % |
| Serqueux | 52 | 113 km N | 377 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 68 % |
| Rigny-le-Ferron | 10 | 237 km NW | 323 | 21.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serqueux | 52 | 113 km N | 377 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 68 % |
| Rigny-le-Ferron | 10 | 237 km NW | 323 | 21.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-Beaupré | 23 | 370 km W | 352 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verrue | 86 | 464 km W | 379 | 28.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Prades-sur-Vernazobre | 34 | 475 km SW | 374 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Bastide-de-Besplas | 09 | 582 km SW | 383 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 15 % · winter 50 % |
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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 Mouthier-Haute-Pierre'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-Germain-Beaupré | 23 | 370 km W | 352 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarrey | 52 | 125 km NW | 363 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villars-sous-Dampjoux | 25 | 50 km NE | 350 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontiers-Cabardès | 11 | 516 km SW | 476 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Walschbronn | 57 | 251 km N | 384 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Norolles | 14 | 508 km NW | 361 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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