Provenchère
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Provenchère (INSEE 25471) is in Doubs (25), part of CC du Pays de Sancey-Belleherbe. Population 142 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 18.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 13,687 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (L'UNIVHAIR D'EMELINE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | L'UNIVHAIR D'EMELINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 131 (2012) → 142 (2023): 8.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 127 (1990) → 142 (2023): 11.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 72, of which 9.7 % second homes and 13.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Belleherbe): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Provenchère): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Belleherbe): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Belleherbe): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Belleherbe): 3.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 105 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SANCEY-LE-GRAND weather station, 4.9 km away at 490 m; the village itself is at 688 m. [10]
The village sits 198 m above 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SANCEY-LE-GRAND, 4.9 km away at 490 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 198 m below 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 1,159 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SANCEY-LE-GRAND, 4.9 km away at 490 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 — 25471/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25471/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25471/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25471/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25051
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25471
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaux-Saules | 21 | 140 km W | 170 | 22.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Piets-Plasence-Moustrou | 64 | 697 km SW | 133 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 4 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mérigon | 09 | 633 km SW | 114 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mialos | 64 | 693 km SW | 142 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 8 % · humidity 7 % |
| Renauvoid | 88 | 97 km N | 118 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bucey-lès-Traves | 70 | 62 km NW | 144 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucey-lès-Traves | 70 | 62 km NW | 144 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Renauvoid | 88 | 97 km N | 118 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaux-Saules | 21 | 140 km W | 170 | 22.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mérigon | 09 | 633 km SW | 114 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mialos | 64 | 693 km SW | 142 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 8 % · humidity 7 % |
| Piets-Plasence-Moustrou | 64 | 697 km SW | 133 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 4 % · 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 Provenchère'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valiergues | 19 | 390 km SW | 157 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Terres-de-Chaux | 25 | 7.8 km NE | 135 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lignareix | 19 | 382 km SW | 162 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longemaison | 25 | 27 km SW | 167 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mentières | 15 | 366 km SW | 121 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montcusel | 39 | 128 km SW | 144 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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