Pelousey
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 29.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pelousey (INSEE 25448) is in Doubs (25), part of CU Grand Besançon Métropole. Population 1,617 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/25448-pelousey
Vitality score
Vitality score 29.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 11,096 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU FOURNIL DE LOULOU). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE-LUC MESNIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (CY'MILL COUPE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU FOURNIL DE LOULOU | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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] | |
| 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PIERRE-LUC MESNIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 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 | 2 | CY'MILL COUPE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,453 (2012) → 1,617 (2023): 11.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 902 (1990) → 1,617 (2023): 79.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 649, of which 0.5 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pouilley-les-Vignes): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pouilley-les-Vignes): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Pelousey): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pouilley-les-Vignes): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pelousey): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BESANCON weather station, 5.9 km away at 306 m; the village itself is at 244 m. [10]
The village sits 62 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BESANCON, 5.9 km away at 306 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 62 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,166 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BESANCON, 5.9 km away at 306 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25448/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25448/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25448/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25448/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25467
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25448
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Divy | 29 | 776 km W | 1,605 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Euville | 55 | 165 km N | 1,630 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montmain | 76 | 419 km NW | 1,500 | 33.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Archettes | 88 | 105 km NE | 1,113 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuvy | 03 | 215 km W | 1,475 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Radinghem-en-Weppes | 59 | 432 km NW | 1,410 | 39.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archettes | 88 | 105 km NE | 1,113 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Euville | 55 | 165 km N | 1,630 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuvy | 03 | 215 km W | 1,475 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montmain | 76 | 419 km NW | 1,500 | 33.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Radinghem-en-Weppes | 59 | 432 km NW | 1,410 | 39.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Divy | 29 | 776 km W | 1,605 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Pelousey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvy | 03 | 215 km W | 1,475 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Furdenheim | 67 | 192 km NE | 1,620 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Stutzheim-Offenheim | 67 | 197 km NE | 1,607 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chanteau | 45 | 306 km W | 1,590 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne | 91 | 318 km NW | 1,543 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roye | 70 | 64 km NE | 1,484 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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