Verrières-de-Joux
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Verrières-de-Joux (INSEE 25609) is in Doubs (25), part of CC du Grand Pontarlier. Population 464 (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 28.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 17,938 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 | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (ENTRE CES MONTS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE VARISIENNE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VERRIERES DE JOUX AP). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL AUBERGE DU TILLAU). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 1 | ENTRE CES MONTS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE VARISIENNE | 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 | 1 | VERRIERES DE JOUX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | HOTEL AUBERGE DU TILLAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 414 (2012) → 464 (2023): 12.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 396 (1990) → 464 (2023): 17.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 268, of which 16.4 % second homes and 11.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Cluse-et-Mijoux): 6.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pontarlier): 7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Cluse-et-Mijoux): 6.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Cluse-et-Mijoux): 6.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Verrières-de-Joux): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 119 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PONTARLIER weather station, 10.4 km away at 808 m; the village itself is at 918 m. [11]
The village sits 110 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PONTARLIER, 10.4 km away at 808 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 110 m below 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 1,586 mm of rain a year, spread over 149 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LES FOURGS, 7.1 km away at 1,140 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 — 25609/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25609/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25609/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25609/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25157
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25462
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25609
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthez-d'Asson | 64 | 676 km SW | 457 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 1 % |
| Rilly-sur-Vienne | 37 | 452 km W | 458 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Lothain | 39 | 62 km W | 463 | 28.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Autainville | 41 | 394 km W | 421 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Réminiac | 56 | 663 km W | 438 | 28.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Voisines | 89 | 274 km NW | 523 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lothain | 39 | 62 km W | 463 | 28.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Voisines | 89 | 274 km NW | 523 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Autainville | 41 | 394 km W | 421 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rilly-sur-Vienne | 37 | 452 km W | 458 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Réminiac | 56 | 663 km W | 438 | 28.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arthez-d'Asson | 64 | 676 km SW | 457 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 1 % |
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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 Verrières-de-Joux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boujailles | 25 | 28 km W | 461 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sirod | 39 | 40 km SW | 543 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellefontaine | 39 | 48 km SW | 494 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coltines | 15 | 334 km SW | 427 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Engins | 38 | 201 km S | 422 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur | 05 | 250 km S | 382 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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