Villars-sous-Dampjoux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villars-sous-Dampjoux (INSEE 25617) is in Doubs (25), part of CA Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération. Population 350 (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 36.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 18,079 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.13 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA BONNE FRITURE · CHEZ MAMAN). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLARS SOUS DAMPJOUX AP). [3]
1 × Library (POSTE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (VB COIFFURE · SALON ANNE. B). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | LA BONNE FRITURE · CHEZ MAMAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | VILLARS SOUS DAMPJOUX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | POSTE | 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 | 2 | VB COIFFURE · SALON ANNE. B | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 396 (2012) → 350 (2023): -11.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 422 (1990) → 350 (2023): -17.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 207, of which 8.7 % second homes and 12.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villars-sous-Dampjoux): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villars-sous-Dampjoux): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LOMONT weather station, 10 km away at 820 m; the village itself is at 364 m. [10]
The village sits 456 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MAICHE, 12 km away at 825 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 461 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,333 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DAMBELIN, 6.6 km away at 420 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25617/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25617/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25617/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25617/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25463
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25617
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ménil-sur-Belvitte | 88 | 116 km N | 288 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verzeille | 11 | 584 km SW | 456 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 61 % · humidity 29 % |
| Escosse | 09 | 622 km SW | 356 | 33.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 50 % |
| Azay-sur-Indre | 37 | 439 km W | 363 | 31.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montmaur | 11 | 584 km SW | 356 | 34.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 77 % · humidity 50 % |
| Grand | 88 | 149 km NW | 372 | 25.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ménil-sur-Belvitte | 88 | 116 km N | 288 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grand | 88 | 149 km NW | 372 | 25.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Azay-sur-Indre | 37 | 439 km W | 363 | 31.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montmaur | 11 | 584 km SW | 356 | 34.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 77 % · humidity 50 % |
| Verzeille | 11 | 584 km SW | 456 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 61 % · humidity 29 % |
| Escosse | 09 | 622 km SW | 356 | 33.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Villars-sous-Dampjoux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prez-sous-Lafauche | 52 | 141 km NW | 276 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mont-Saint-Vincent | 71 | 191 km SW | 308 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crécy-au-Mont | 02 | 348 km NW | 335 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Civry-la-Forêt | 78 | 417 km NW | 373 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maugan | 35 | 667 km W | 505 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guny | 02 | 353 km NW | 357 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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