Saint-Maurice-Colombier
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Maurice-Colombier (INSEE 25524) is in Doubs (25), part of CA Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération. Population 875 (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 30.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 15,155 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE INTERCOMMUNALE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE INTERCOMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | 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 | 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 897 (2012) → 875 (2023): -2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 729 (1990) → 875 (2023): 20 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 439, of which 3.9 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Longevelle-sur-Doubs): 1.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Colombier-Fontaine): 3.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Colombier-Fontaine): 3.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs): 4.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Maurice-Colombier): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 75 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MEDIERE weather station, 3.7 km away at 302 m; the village itself is at 311 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MONTBELIARD, 14.3 km away at 318 m, over 20 summers. [12]
An average of 1,114 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MEDIERE, 3.7 km away at 302 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
51 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 134,500 € — 1,216 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Doubs is 1,815 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25524/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25524/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25524/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25524/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25345
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25159
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25315
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25524
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessy | 62 | 473 km NW | 907 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Petit-Fougeray | 35 | 620 km W | 901 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Foye-Monjault | 79 | 564 km W | 839 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thiembronne | 62 | 487 km NW | 815 | 35.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angrie | 49 | 572 km W | 913 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 45 % |
| Congrier | 53 | 583 km W | 932 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 74 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessy | 62 | 473 km NW | 907 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thiembronne | 62 | 487 km NW | 815 | 35.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Foye-Monjault | 79 | 564 km W | 839 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Angrie | 49 | 572 km W | 913 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 45 % |
| Congrier | 53 | 583 km W | 932 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 74 % |
| Le Petit-Fougeray | 35 | 620 km W | 901 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 43 % · 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 Saint-Maurice-Colombier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schœnenbourg | 67 | 192 km NE | 720 | 29.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Loup | 03 | 276 km SW | 575 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chevrières | 38 | 271 km SW | 742 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pajay | 38 | 258 km SW | 1,036 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Chavagne | 38 | 280 km SW | 655 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lobsann | 67 | 191 km NE | 663 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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