Le Russey
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Russey (INSEE 25512) is in Doubs (25), part of CC du Plateau de Russey. Population 2,599 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/25512-le-russey
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 79 % of the 8,008 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 | 0.46 | 20 | 9.18 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LEGRAND JEROME). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE PETIT). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (KEBAB LE RUSSEY · LES GENTIANES · LA CASA DE JULIEN · DOUX SPA · FAMILY'S RESTAURANT). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOL PRIM LES GENTIANES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE IMMACULEE CONCEPTI). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE RENE PERROT · COLLEGE PRIVE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (YVES ROGE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE PRETRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU RUSSEY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE PRIVE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION · SALLE POLYVALENTE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER D'ANAIS · DIMINU'TIF). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LEGRAND JEROME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE PETIT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPER U | 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 | 5 | KEBAB LE RUSSEY · LES GENTIANES · LA CASA DE JULIEN · DOUX SPA · FAMILY'S RESTAURANT | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOL PRIM LES GENTIANES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE IMMACULEE CONCEPTI | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE RENE PERROT · COLLEGE PRIVE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | YVES ROGE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE PRETRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU RUSSEY | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COLLEGE PRIVE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION · SALLE POLYVALENTE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | L'ATELIER D'ANAIS · DIMINU'TIF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 2,233 (2012) → 2,599 (2023): 16.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,824 (1990) → 2,599 (2023): 42.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,288, of which 2.6 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Russey): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Russey): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Russey): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Russey): 0.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Russey): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 131 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LE RUSSEY weather station, 0.6 km away at 891 m; the village itself is at 872 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MAICHE, 10.1 km away at 825 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,670 mm of rain a year, spread over 163 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LE RUSSEY, 0.6 km away at 891 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25512/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25512/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25512/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25512/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25512
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmoutier | 67 | 177 km N | 2,699 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Levier | 25 | 52 km SW | 2,400 | 55.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Précigné | 72 | 534 km W | 2,877 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 0 % |
| Sainte-Hélène | 33 | 636 km W | 3,091 | 42 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bourg-des-Comptes | 35 | 641 km W | 3,411 | 45.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grand-Fougeray | 35 | 639 km W | 2,584 | 66.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levier | 25 | 52 km SW | 2,400 | 55.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marmoutier | 67 | 177 km N | 2,699 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Précigné | 72 | 534 km W | 2,877 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 0 % |
| Sainte-Hélène | 33 | 636 km W | 3,091 | 42 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Grand-Fougeray | 35 | 639 km W | 2,584 | 66.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bourg-des-Comptes | 35 | 641 km W | 3,411 | 45.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Le Russey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frasne | 25 | 55 km SW | 1,975 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maîche | 25 | 11 km NE | 4,254 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grand'Combe-Châteleu | 25 | 19 km SW | 1,491 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux | 39 | 88 km SW | 1,815 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gilley | 25 | 23 km SW | 1,842 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charquemont | 25 | 9.1 km NE | 2,900 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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