Pontarlier
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 71.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pontarlier (INSEE 25462) is in Doubs (25), part of CC du Grand Pontarlier. Population 18,067 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/25462-pontarlier
Vitality score
Vitality score 71.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 1,331 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 | 0.7 | 25 | 17.58 |
| Social | 0.95 | 20 | 19.07 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.78 | 10 | 7.8 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 4.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
18 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ETABLISSEMENTS PFAADT · SIMPLEMENT CHOCOLAT · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE ECARNOT · SARL LA CHARMILLE · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE). [3,4]
7 × Butcher (boucherie) (ABM MARKETING · BOUCHERIE PH. RENAUDOT ET FILS · BONNET TRAITEUR). [3,4]
8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DREZET LE FRUITIER · LA RUCH'BIO · SODI EST · VRAC. · O DOUBS BIO). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY · 2DK). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA PECHERIE). [3,4]
66 × Restaurant (LE SPRINGBOKS · LAURENCE-MEDIC · M J M LA PINTE COMTOISE · NATALE THOMASO · BUFFALTITUDE). [3,4]
19 × Café / bar (BAR DU CHATEAU D EAU · LE SALON · EXESS · BAR TABAC LES GENTIANES · CAFE PONTISSALIEN). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE ECOLE VAUTHIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JOLIOT CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DES PAREUSES · ECOLE MATERNELLE RAYMOND FAIVRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE HENRI CORDIER). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUIS PERGAUD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CYRIL CLERC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOLIOT CURIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARLES PEGUY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VAUTHIER). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE PHILIPPE GRENIER · COLLEGE ANDRE MALRAUX · COLLEGE PRIVE LES AUGUSTINS). [3]
21 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHARLINE GIRARD, MÉDECIN · LAURE BIENFAIT, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE DONDON, MÉDECIN · ALAIN GINDRE, MÉDECIN · VALERIE BOURGEOIS, MÉDECIN). [3]
8 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES LAVAUX · PHARMACIE SAINT PIERRE · PHARMACIE DES CASTORS · PHARMACIE SAINT BENIGNE · PHARMACIE MODERNE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (PONTARLIER SUD RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (OLYMPIA). [3]
9 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE · COLLEGE ET LYCEE PRIVE LES AUGUSTINS · GYMNASE DU LARMONT · GYMNASE CHARLES DE GAULLE · GYMNASE REPUBLIQUE). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE FRANCHE COMTE · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · PONTARLIER · BANQUE CIC EST). [3]
35 × Hairdresser (EURL VIRGINIE BOICHUT · WHY NOT). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (IBIS · HOTEL SAINT-PIERRE · HOTEL GRIL CAMPANILE · FORMULE 1). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU LARMONT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 10 × Restaurant, 3 × Bank, 10 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 18 | ETABLISSEMENTS PFAADT · SIMPLEMENT CHOCOLAT · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE ECARNOT · SARL LA CHARMILLE · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 7 | ABM MARKETING · BOUCHERIE PH. RENAUDOT ET FILS · BONNET TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 8 | DREZET LE FRUITIER · LA RUCH'BIO · SODI EST · VRAC. · O DOUBS BIO | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY · 2DK | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA PECHERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 66 | LE SPRINGBOKS · LAURENCE-MEDIC · M J M LA PINTE COMTOISE · NATALE THOMASO · BUFFALTITUDE | INSEE BPE 66 / INSEE SIRENE 99 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 19 | BAR DU CHATEAU D EAU · LE SALON · EXESS · BAR TABAC LES GENTIANES · CAFE PONTISSALIEN | INSEE SIRENE 19 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOL MATE ECOLE VAUTHIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JOLIOT CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DES PAREUSES · ECOLE MATERNELLE RAYMOND FAIVRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE HENRI CORDIER | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUIS PERGAUD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CYRIL CLERC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOLIOT CURIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARLES PEGUY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VAUTHIER | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE PHILIPPE GRENIER · COLLEGE ANDRE MALRAUX · COLLEGE PRIVE LES AUGUSTINS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 21 | CHARLINE GIRARD, MÉDECIN · LAURE BIENFAIT, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE DONDON, MÉDECIN · ALAIN GINDRE, MÉDECIN · VALERIE BOURGEOIS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 8 | PHARMACIE DES LAVAUX · PHARMACIE SAINT PIERRE · PHARMACIE DES CASTORS · PHARMACIE SAINT BENIGNE · PHARMACIE MODERNE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | PONTARLIER SUD RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | OLYMPIA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 9 | LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE · COLLEGE ET LYCEE PRIVE LES AUGUSTINS · GYMNASE DU LARMONT · GYMNASE CHARLES DE GAULLE · GYMNASE REPUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE FRANCHE COMTE · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · PONTARLIER · BANQUE CIC EST | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 35 | EURL VIRGINIE BOICHUT · WHY NOT | INSEE BPE 35 / INSEE SIRENE 53 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | IBIS · HOTEL SAINT-PIERRE · HOTEL GRIL CAMPANILE · FORMULE 1 | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU LARMONT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 17,631 (2012) → 18,067 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 18,104 (1990) → 18,067 (2023): -0.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 10,406, of which 3.5 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pontarlier): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pontarlier): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Pontarlier): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pontarlier): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pontarlier): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 106 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PONTARLIER weather station, 3.6 km away at 808 m; the village itself is at 829 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PONTARLIER, 3.6 km away at 808 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,444 mm of rain a year, spread over 149 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PONTARLIER, 3.6 km away at 808 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 — 25462/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25462/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25462/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25462/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25462
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducos | 972 | 7,115 km W | 18,105 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Brignoles | 83 | 390 km S | 17,850 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 24 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 30 | 334 km SW | 18,112 | 66.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Cluses | 74 | 95 km S | 17,795 | 65.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 26 % · humidity 29 % |
| Cognac | 16 | 530 km W | 18,532 | 67.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lattes | 34 | 418 km SW | 17,351 | 69.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluses | 74 | 95 km S | 17,795 | 65.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 26 % · humidity 29 % |
| Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 30 | 334 km SW | 18,112 | 66.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Brignoles | 83 | 390 km S | 17,850 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 24 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lattes | 34 | 418 km SW | 17,351 | 69.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cognac | 16 | 530 km W | 18,532 | 67.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ducos | 972 | 7,115 km W | 18,105 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Pontarlier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagnole | 39 | 38 km SW | 8,036 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gérardmer | 88 | 136 km N | 7,581 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yssingeaux | 43 | 261 km SW | 7,415 | 70.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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