Chaux-des-Crotenay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chaux-des-Crotenay (INSEE 39129) is in Jura (39), part of CC Champagnole Nozeroy Jura. Population 409 (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 44.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 17,978 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 | 0.81 | 10 | 8.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.3 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE D'ICI). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (SAS ROFFARELLO · LA GARE DE LA CHAUX). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEANNE VUILLET, MÉDECIN · NOEMIE HENRIET, MÉDECIN · PAULINE VANDELLE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTELLE CAT-MASSE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ALIXANT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHAUX DES CROTENAY AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL DES LACS SAS ROFFARELLO). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING ET PISCINE BOIS JOLI). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | L'EPICERIE D'ICI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | SAS ROFFARELLO · LA GARE DE LA CHAUX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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) | 4 | JEANNE VUILLET, MÉDECIN · NOEMIE HENRIET, MÉDECIN · PAULINE VANDELLE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTELLE CAT-MASSE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE ALIXANT | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CHAUX DES CROTENAY 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 | 1 | L'ATELIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL DES LACS SAS ROFFARELLO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING ET PISCINE BOIS JOLI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 409 (2012) → 409 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 362 (1990) → 409 (2023): 13 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 304, of which 31.6 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fort-du-Plasne): 4.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chaux-des-Crotenay): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Chaux-des-Crotenay): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux): 9.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Chaux-des-Crotenay): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 128 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST LAURENT - SA weather station, 8.1 km away at 880 m; the village itself is at 769 m. [11]
The village sits 111 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST LAURENT - SA, 8.1 km away at 880 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 111 m above 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 1,666 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 11.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SYAM, 5.1 km away at 555 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 — 39129/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39129/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39129/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39129/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39232
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39129
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39487
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacapelle-Biron | 47 | 456 km SW | 391 | 43.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Fournels | 48 | 301 km SW | 371 | 53.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 35 % |
| Genouilly | 71 | 106 km W | 418 | 38.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Santa-Maria-Siché | 2A | 583 km SE | 364 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villesèque-des-Corbières | 11 | 473 km SW | 386 | 37.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Octon | 34 | 394 km SW | 521 | 45.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genouilly | 71 | 106 km W | 418 | 38.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fournels | 48 | 301 km SW | 371 | 53.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 35 % |
| Octon | 34 | 394 km SW | 521 | 45.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lacapelle-Biron | 47 | 456 km SW | 391 | 43.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Villesèque-des-Corbières | 11 | 473 km SW | 386 | 37.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Santa-Maria-Siché | 2A | 583 km SE | 364 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Chaux-des-Crotenay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassieux-en-Vercors | 26 | 201 km S | 341 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellefontaine | 39 | 13 km SE | 494 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coltines | 15 | 289 km SW | 427 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verrières-de-Joux | 25 | 46 km NE | 464 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chaise-Dieu | 43 | 230 km SW | 594 | 72.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boujailles | 25 | 27 km N | 461 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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