Villers-la-Combe
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villers-la-Combe (INSEE 25625) is in Doubs (25), part of CC des Portes du Haut-Doubs. Population 49 (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 10.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 4,658 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 | 0.48 | 10 | 4.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.12 |
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 48 (2012) → 49 (2023): 2.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 50 (1990) → 49 (2023): -2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 34, of which 8.8 % second homes and 17.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pierrefontaine-les-Varans): 6.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pierrefontaine-les-Varans): 6.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Pierrefontaine-les-Varans): 6.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pierrefontaine-les-Varans): 6.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Landresse): 2.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 104 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PIERREFONTAINE weather station, 5.8 km away at 695 m; the village itself is at 642 m. [10]
The village sits 53 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 SANCEY-LE-GRAND, 11.9 km away at 490 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 152 m below 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 1,383 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PIERREFONTAINE, 5.8 km away at 695 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 — 25625/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25625/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25625/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25625/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25453
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25325
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bétracq | 64 | 655 km SW | 49 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 1 % |
| Dommartin-le-Coq | 10 | 211 km NW | 49 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Parnay | 18 | 298 km W | 49 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 41 % · humidity 64 % |
| Chambroncourt | 52 | 147 km NW | 48 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ménil-aux-Bois | 55 | 190 km NW | 48 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bossugan | 33 | 571 km SW | 49 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambroncourt | 52 | 147 km NW | 48 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ménil-aux-Bois | 55 | 190 km NW | 48 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dommartin-le-Coq | 10 | 211 km NW | 49 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Parnay | 18 | 298 km W | 49 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 41 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bossugan | 33 | 571 km SW | 49 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Bétracq | 64 | 655 km SW | 49 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · 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 Villers-la-Combe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germaines | 52 | 124 km NW | 47 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaillant | 52 | 112 km NW | 46 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malleret | 23 | 356 km SW | 45 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abergement-lès-Thésy | 39 | 53 km SW | 46 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villiers-lès-Aprey | 52 | 110 km NW | 47 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vivey | 52 | 118 km NW | 51 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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