Soulce-Cernay
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soulce-Cernay (INSEE 25551) is in Doubs (25), part of CC du Pays de Maîche. Population 136 (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 14.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 13,295 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 | 0.47 | 5 | 2.33 |
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 118 (2012) → 136 (2023): 15.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 71 (1990) → 136 (2023): 91.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 101, of which 26.7 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Hippolyte): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Trévillers): 4.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Hippolyte): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Hippolyte): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montandon): 2.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 83 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MAICHE weather station, 10.4 km away at 825 m; the village itself is at 393 m. [11]
The village sits 432 m below 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MAICHE, 10.4 km away at 825 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 432 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,434 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MAICHE, 10.4 km away at 825 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 — 25551/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25551/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25551/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25551/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25519
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25571
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25387
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montireau | 28 | 451 km W | 136 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rampieux | 24 | 551 km SW | 139 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 39 % · humidity 71 % |
| Puy-Saint-Gulmier | 63 | 366 km SW | 135 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caixas | 66 | 621 km SW | 134 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Clairefeuille | 61 | 516 km W | 132 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Hôpital-d'Orion | 64 | 741 km SW | 136 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puy-Saint-Gulmier | 63 | 366 km SW | 135 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montireau | 28 | 451 km W | 136 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Clairefeuille | 61 | 516 km W | 132 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rampieux | 24 | 551 km SW | 139 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 39 % · humidity 71 % |
| Caixas | 66 | 621 km SW | 134 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| L'Hôpital-d'Orion | 64 | 741 km SW | 136 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 36 % · 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 Soulce-Cernay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puy-Saint-Gulmier | 63 | 366 km SW | 135 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morvilliers | 28 | 464 km W | 137 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rohaire | 28 | 471 km W | 132 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Besmont | 02 | 344 km NW | 132 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jabrun | 15 | 411 km SW | 149 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montcusel | 39 | 141 km SW | 144 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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