Vieilley
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 30.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vieilley (INSEE 25612) is in Doubs (25), part of CU Grand Besançon Métropole. Population 664 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/25612-vieilley
Vitality score
Vitality score 30.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 16,648 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE VILLEYACO). [4,3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE INTERCOMMUNALE). [4]
1 × Library (MAIRIE). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER COIFFURE). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE VILLEYACO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE INTERCOMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | L'ATELIER COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 699 (2012) → 664 (2023): -5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 525 (1990) → 664 (2023): 26.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 343, of which 1.7 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Moncey): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vieilley): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Voray-sur-l'Ognon): 4.7 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Devecey): 5.2 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Vieilley): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CHATILLON-LE-DU weather station, 6.8 km away at 341 m; the village itself is at 263 m. [12]
The village sits 78 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BESANCON, 11.9 km away at 306 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 1,128 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHATILLON-LE-DU, 6.8 km away at 341 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25612/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25612/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25612/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25612/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25382
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25612
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70575
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25200
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pernois | 80 | 416 km NW | 686 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hémonstoir | 22 | 672 km W | 687 | 27.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Neuville | 76 | 486 km NW | 665 | 25.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 68 % |
| Le Mont-Saint-Adrien | 60 | 381 km NW | 652 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crisolles | 60 | 340 km NW | 917 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sacy-le-Petit | 60 | 340 km NW | 638 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crisolles | 60 | 340 km NW | 917 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sacy-le-Petit | 60 | 340 km NW | 638 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Mont-Saint-Adrien | 60 | 381 km NW | 652 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pernois | 80 | 416 km NW | 686 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Neuville | 76 | 486 km NW | 665 | 25.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 68 % |
| Hémonstoir | 22 | 672 km W | 687 | 27.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 62 % · 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 Vieilley'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marliens | 21 | 69 km W | 607 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavernay | 25 | 22 km SW | 589 | 39.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vital | 73 | 191 km S | 767 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trémont-sur-Saulx | 55 | 174 km NW | 554 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonnay | 25 | 2.1 km W | 826 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Limersheim | 67 | 171 km NE | 681 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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