Pierrefontaine-les-Varans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pierrefontaine-les-Varans (INSEE 25453) is in Doubs (25), part of CC des Portes du Haut-Doubs. Population 1,356 (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 44.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 12,321 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 4.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA GOURMANDISE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE NORMAND). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (MAXIMARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (BAR D'ARTISTE · LE MONDE DES SAVEURS D'ANA). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LOUIS PERGAUD). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (YOLAND PHILIPPOT, MÉDECIN · CAROLE MOUTON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE JACOUTOT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PIERREFONTAINE LES VARANS LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE FRANCHE COMTE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SALON MARGARET). [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: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA GOURMANDISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE NORMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | MAXIMARCHE | 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 | BAR D'ARTISTE · LE MONDE DES SAVEURS D'ANA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LOUIS PERGAUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | YOLAND PHILIPPOT, MÉDECIN · CAROLE MOUTON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE JACOUTOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | PIERREFONTAINE LES VARANS LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE FRANCHE COMTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | SALON MARGARET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,422 (2012) → 1,356 (2023): -4.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,505 (1990) → 1,356 (2023): -9.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 763, of which 2.1 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pierrefontaine-les-Varans): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pierrefontaine-les-Varans): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Pierrefontaine-les-Varans): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pierrefontaine-les-Varans): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pierrefontaine-les-Varans): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 117 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PIERREFONTAINE weather station, 0.9 km away at 695 m; the village itself is at 691 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SANCEY-LE-GRAND, 10.2 km away at 490 m, over 20 summers. [9]
That station sits 201 m below 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 1,383 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PIERREFONTAINE, 0.9 km away at 695 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25453/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25453/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25453/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25453/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25453
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaulon | 03 | 228 km W | 1,649 | 39.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arinthod | 39 | 118 km SW | 1,149 | 38 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brioux-sur-Boutonne | 79 | 529 km W | 1,440 | 46.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 1 % · humidity 71 % |
| Burie | 17 | 556 km W | 1,338 | 42.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Martin-en-Bresse | 71 | 121 km W | 1,905 | 54.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 26 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dun-le-Palestel | 23 | 385 km W | 1,096 | 49.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 11 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arinthod | 39 | 118 km SW | 1,149 | 38 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-en-Bresse | 71 | 121 km W | 1,905 | 54.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 26 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaulon | 03 | 228 km W | 1,649 | 39.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dun-le-Palestel | 23 | 385 km W | 1,096 | 49.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 11 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brioux-sur-Boutonne | 79 | 529 km W | 1,440 | 46.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 1 % · humidity 71 % |
| Burie | 17 | 556 km W | 1,338 | 42.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 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 Pierrefontaine-les-Varans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bains | 43 | 325 km SW | 1,378 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belleherbe | 25 | 10 km NE | 630 | 65.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Levier | 25 | 43 km SW | 2,400 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grand'Combe-Châteleu | 25 | 21 km S | 1,491 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orchamps-Vennes | 25 | 9.3 km S | 2,189 | 59.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saugues | 43 | 341 km SW | 1,652 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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