Bellecombe
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bellecombe (INSEE 39046) is in Jura (39), part of CC Haut-Jura Saint-Claude. Population 73 (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 6.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 7,704 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 | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.01 | 5 | 0.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE LA GUIENETTE). [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 | 1 | AUBERGE LA GUIENETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 77 (2012) → 73 (2023): -5.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 71 (1990) → 73 (2023): 2.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 77, of which 49.4 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lélex): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Moussières): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Pesse): 5.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Claude): 8.8 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Les Moussières): 1.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 138 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LA PESSE weather station, 5.1 km away at 1,133 m; the village itself is at 1,259 m. [12]
The village sits 126 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LA PESSE, 5.1 km away at 1,133 m, over 27 summers. [12]
That station sits 126 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,649 mm of rain a year, spread over 149 days — about 11.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LA PESSE, 5.1 km away at 1,133 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 — 39046/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39046/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39046/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39046/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01210
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39373
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39413
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39478
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noceta | 2B | 528 km SE | 73 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orniac | 46 | 385 km SW | 73 | 3.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arpavon | 26 | 222 km S | 73 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cronce | 43 | 240 km SW | 71 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Herran | 31 | 542 km SW | 74 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 28 % |
| Bonnevaux | 30 | 261 km SW | 78 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arpavon | 26 | 222 km S | 73 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cronce | 43 | 240 km SW | 71 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonnevaux | 30 | 261 km SW | 78 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orniac | 46 | 385 km SW | 73 | 3.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Noceta | 2B | 528 km SE | 73 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Herran | 31 | 542 km SW | 74 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 28 % |
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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 Bellecombe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Plagnal | 07 | 236 km SW | 66 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Besseyre-Saint-Mary | 43 | 244 km SW | 103 | 2.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-la-Fouillouse | 48 | 249 km SW | 125 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Réal | 66 | 507 km SW | 81 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barrancoueu | 65 | 581 km SW | 40 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Connangles | 43 | 208 km SW | 131 | 5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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