Crenans
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Crenans (INSEE 39179) is in Jura (39), part of CC Terre d'Émeraude Communauté. Population 228 (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 24.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 16,725 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LARD DE LA BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 1 | LARD DE LA BOUCHERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | 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 | 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 244 (2012) → 228 (2023): -6.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 201 (1990) → 228 (2023): 13.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 136, of which 7.4 % second homes and 13.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Moirans-en-Montagne): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Crenans): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Moirans-en-Montagne): 2.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Moirans-en-Montagne): 2.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Charchilla): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 97 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CERNON weather station, 9.2 km away at 500 m; the village itself is at 650 m. [11]
The village sits 150 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHAUX-DES-PRES-INRAE, 11.4 km away at 854 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 204 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 1,807 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 12.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHATEL-DE-JOUX, 8.9 km away at 769 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 — 39179/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39179/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39179/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39179/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39333
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39179
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39106
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallerois-le-Bois | 70 | 129 km N | 226 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Euphrône | 21 | 153 km NW | 225 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quatre-Champs | 08 | 340 km N | 241 | 20.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Treux | 80 | 454 km NW | 220 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boissy-en-Drouais | 28 | 420 km NW | 226 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estrée-Wamin | 62 | 490 km NW | 224 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallerois-le-Bois | 70 | 129 km N | 226 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Euphrône | 21 | 153 km NW | 225 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quatre-Champs | 08 | 340 km N | 241 | 20.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boissy-en-Drouais | 28 | 420 km NW | 226 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Treux | 80 | 454 km NW | 220 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Estrée-Wamin | 62 | 490 km NW | 224 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 14 % · 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 Crenans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc-sous-Montenot | 25 | 54 km N | 227 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Certilleux | 88 | 206 km N | 216 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vers-en-Montagne | 39 | 42 km N | 235 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barretaine | 39 | 41 km N | 199 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Servin | 25 | 110 km NE | 195 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Suriauville | 88 | 191 km N | 200 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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