Pirey
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pirey (INSEE 25454) is in Doubs (25), part of CU Grand Besançon Métropole. Population 2,156 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/25454-pirey
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 9,116 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PAIN BIO ET BIEN PLUS ENCORE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (GRANGES BESANCON). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES EPICIERS DE VRAC). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (TTG · LA FORMULE PIREY · CALLAHAN P&B). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIVEE F CARTANNAZ). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE FRANCOIS CARTANNAZ). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FANNY TROSSAT, MÉDECIN · MARC PEPIN, MÉDECIN · NADIA RICHARD, MÉDECIN · ELISABETH CHAPELLE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE VITTOURIS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PIREY RP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (EN APPARENCE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Café / bar. [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE PAIN BIO ET BIEN PLUS ENCORE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | GRANGES BESANCON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LES EPICIERS DE VRAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ALDI MARCHE | 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 | 3 | TTG · LA FORMULE PIREY · CALLAHAN P&B | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIVEE F CARTANNAZ | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE FRANCOIS CARTANNAZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | FANNY TROSSAT, MÉDECIN · MARC PEPIN, MÉDECIN · NADIA RICHARD, MÉDECIN · ELISABETH CHAPELLE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE VITTOURIS | 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 | PIREY RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | EN APPARENCE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 2,060 (2012) → 2,156 (2023): 4.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,234 (1990) → 2,156 (2023): 74.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,022, of which 1.1 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pirey): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pirey): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Pirey): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pirey): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pirey): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BESANCON weather station, 2.4 km away at 306 m; the village itself is at 303 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BESANCON, 2.4 km away at 306 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,166 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BESANCON, 2.4 km away at 306 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 — 25454/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25454/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25454/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25454/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25454
- 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-Jean-du-Falga | 09 | 575 km SW | 2,851 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
| Mathay | 25 | 65 km E | 2,115 | 50.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cadolive | 13 | 431 km S | 2,236 | 54.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacroix-Falgarde | 31 | 549 km SW | 2,030 | 49.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
| Creney-près-Troyes | 10 | 182 km NW | 2,013 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lozanne | 69 | 185 km SW | 3,182 | 49.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 82 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathay | 25 | 65 km E | 2,115 | 50.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Creney-près-Troyes | 10 | 182 km NW | 2,013 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lozanne | 69 | 185 km SW | 3,182 | 49.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 82 % · humidity 50 % |
| Cadolive | 13 | 431 km S | 2,236 | 54.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacroix-Falgarde | 31 | 549 km SW | 2,030 | 49.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga | 09 | 575 km SW | 2,851 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Pirey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creney-près-Troyes | 10 | 182 km NW | 2,013 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bettancourt-la-Ferrée | 52 | 171 km NW | 1,802 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| École-Valentin | 25 | 1.8 km NE | 2,579 | 65.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frignicourt | 51 | 190 km NW | 1,747 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sennecey-lès-Dijon | 21 | 65 km W | 2,151 | 45.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clément | 89 | 226 km NW | 2,849 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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