Rancenay
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rancenay (INSEE 25477) is in Doubs (25), part of CU Grand Besançon Métropole. Population 436 (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 16.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 17,925 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 291 (2012) → 436 (2023): 49.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 181 (1990) → 436 (2023): 140.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 184, of which 6 % second homes and 1.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Larnod): 1.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Avanne-Aveney): 2.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Avanne-Aveney): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montferrand-le-Château): 3.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Larnod): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the DANNEMARIE-SUR- weather station, 6 km away at 267 m; the village itself is at 267 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BESANCON, 7.5 km away at 306 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,057 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DANNEMARIE-SUR-, 6 km away at 267 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25477/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25477/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25477/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25477/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25328
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25036
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25397
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneux | 80 | 440 km NW | 434 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Victeur | 72 | 460 km W | 432 | 17 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 65 % |
| Wolschwiller | 68 | 114 km E | 431 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bérigny | 50 | 555 km NW | 442 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Framerville-Rainecourt | 80 | 381 km NW | 443 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouxwiller | 68 | 111 km E | 424 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouxwiller | 68 | 111 km E | 424 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wolschwiller | 68 | 114 km E | 431 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Framerville-Rainecourt | 80 | 381 km NW | 443 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oneux | 80 | 440 km NW | 434 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Victeur | 72 | 460 km W | 432 | 17 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 65 % |
| Bérigny | 50 | 555 km NW | 442 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Rancenay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pannessières | 39 | 60 km SW | 444 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Forgeot | 71 | 127 km W | 435 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esboz-Brest | 70 | 78 km NE | 447 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courville | 51 | 285 km NW | 448 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boissettes | 77 | 290 km NW | 437 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bussières | 70 | 17 km N | 427 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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