Dole
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 75.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dole (INSEE 39198) is in Jura (39), part of CA du Grand Dole. Population 23,840 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/39198-dole
Vitality score
Vitality score 75.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 996 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 | 0.8 | 25 | 19.88 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.84 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.76 | 10 | 7.63 |
| Public & culture | 0.43 | 5 | 2.15 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.97 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
24 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MILLE EPIS · MARIE ET DIDIER DONZE · PATISSERIE CH. BULABOIS). [3,4]
8 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES ARCADES · BOUTIQUE GOURMANDE - MARCHE GOURMAN · ESPACE GOURMAND - CARRE GOURMAND · ROTI CLUB · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE CHANUT). [3,4]
13 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA VIE SAINE · LE PANIER BIO · MUANGKHUNNGAM YURI · SAREMI ABBAS · NKA EXOTIQUE). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (DOLE DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · INTERMARCHE · E.LECLERC · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LES GARCONS CREMIERS FROMAGERS). [4]
75 × Restaurant (LOTITO FRANCESCO · LA DEMI LUNE SARL · DOL'ARCHES SA). [3,4]
33 × Café / bar (LE GRIFFITH · LE GALWAY · LE CALICOBA · 30/40 CLUB · CAFE CHARLES). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE MARCEL AYME · ECOLE MATERNELLE SAINT EXUPERY · ECOLE MATERNELLE SORBIERS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ROCKEFELLER). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUIS PASTEUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE POINTELIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SIMONE VEIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCEL AYME · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE DE L'ARC · COLLEGE CLAUDE NICOLAS LEDOUX · COLLEGE MARYSE BASTIE · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DE MONT ROLAND). [3]
18 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ILHAM EL OUAZZANI, MÉDECIN · ALAIN GUSCHING, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE BOURDEAUX, MÉDECIN · PASCALE GUYOT-GAROSI, MÉDECIN · ALAIN VERGOBY, MÉDECIN). [3]
8 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU VAL D AMOUR · PHARMACIE VERGOBY · PHARMACIE DE L'AVENUE JOUHAUX · PHARMACIE DE LA BEDUGUE · PHARMACIE ROCHE). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (DOLE B RP · DOLE REGIE DE QUARTIERS MESNILS AP · LA POSTE). [3]
5 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MAURICETTE-RAFIN QUARTIER DU POISET · SERVICE AUX TERRITOIRES MÉDIATHÈQUES DU GRAND DOLE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE L'HÔTEL-DIEU · MÉDIATHÈQUE ALBERT-CAMUS QUARTIER DES MESNILS-PASTEUR · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU CENTRE HOSPITALIER SPÉCIALISÉ SAINT-YLIE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LES TANNEURS). [3]
9 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DUHAMEL · GYMNASE MONT ROLAND · CENTRE SOCIO EDUCATIF PISCINE DE BARBEROUSSE · COMPLEXE DES MESNILS PASTEURS · LYCEE NODIER). [3]
13 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE FRANCHE COMTE · CAISS LOCAL CREDT AGRIC DOLE PAYS DOLOIS · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · DOLE). [3]
51 × Hairdresser (ESPACE COIFFURE · MGC · ERIC COIFFURE · ERICK SEBASTIAN · SARL EFMG COIFFURE). [3,4]
6 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (CAMPANILE · HOTEL TROIS MAGOT · AU MOULIN DES ECORCES · FORMULE 1 DOLE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU PASQUIER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 24 × Restaurant, 2 × Nursery school (maternelle), 3 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 8 × Hairdresser, 4 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 24 | BOULANGERIE MILLE EPIS · MARIE ET DIDIER DONZE · PATISSERIE CH. BULABOIS | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 8 | LES ARCADES · BOUTIQUE GOURMANDE - MARCHE GOURMAN · ESPACE GOURMAND - CARRE GOURMAND · ROTI CLUB · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE CHANUT | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 13 | LA VIE SAINE · LE PANIER BIO · MUANGKHUNNGAM YURI · SAREMI ABBAS · NKA EXOTIQUE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | DOLE DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · INTERMARCHE · E.LECLERC · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LES GARCONS CREMIERS FROMAGERS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 75 | LOTITO FRANCESCO · LA DEMI LUNE SARL · DOL'ARCHES SA | INSEE BPE 75 / INSEE SIRENE 132 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 33 | LE GRIFFITH · LE GALWAY · LE CALICOBA · 30/40 CLUB · CAFE CHARLES | INSEE SIRENE 33 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE MARCEL AYME · ECOLE MATERNELLE SAINT EXUPERY · ECOLE MATERNELLE SORBIERS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ROCKEFELLER | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUIS PASTEUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE POINTELIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SIMONE VEIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCEL AYME · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE DE L'ARC · COLLEGE CLAUDE NICOLAS LEDOUX · COLLEGE MARYSE BASTIE · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DE MONT ROLAND | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 18 | ILHAM EL OUAZZANI, MÉDECIN · ALAIN GUSCHING, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE BOURDEAUX, MÉDECIN · PASCALE GUYOT-GAROSI, MÉDECIN · ALAIN VERGOBY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 8 | PHARMACIE DU VAL D AMOUR · PHARMACIE VERGOBY · PHARMACIE DE L'AVENUE JOUHAUX · PHARMACIE DE LA BEDUGUE · PHARMACIE ROCHE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | DOLE B RP · DOLE REGIE DE QUARTIERS MESNILS AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 5 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MAURICETTE-RAFIN QUARTIER DU POISET · SERVICE AUX TERRITOIRES MÉDIATHÈQUES DU GRAND DOLE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE L'HÔTEL-DIEU · MÉDIATHÈQUE ALBERT-CAMUS QUARTIER DES MESNILS-PASTEUR · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU CENTRE HOSPITALIER SPÉCIALISÉ SAINT-YLIE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LES TANNEURS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 9 | GYMNASE DUHAMEL · GYMNASE MONT ROLAND · CENTRE SOCIO EDUCATIF PISCINE DE BARBEROUSSE · COMPLEXE DES MESNILS PASTEURS · LYCEE NODIER | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 13 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE FRANCHE COMTE · CAISS LOCAL CREDT AGRIC DOLE PAYS DOLOIS · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · DOLE | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 51 | ESPACE COIFFURE · MGC · ERIC COIFFURE · ERICK SEBASTIAN · SARL EFMG COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 51 / INSEE SIRENE 66 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 6 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | CAMPANILE · HOTEL TROIS MAGOT · AU MOULIN DES ECORCES · FORMULE 1 DOLE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU PASQUIER | 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 23,685 (2012) → 23,840 (2023): 0.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 26,577 (1990) → 23,840 (2023): -10.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 13,869, of which 2 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dole): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dole): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Dole): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Dole): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Dole): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the DOLE weather station, 3.1 km away at 212 m; the village itself is at 224 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at TAVAUX SA, 7 km away at 195 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 1,026 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DOLE, 3.1 km away at 212 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39198/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39198/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39198/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39198/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39198
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laon | 02 | 308 km NW | 24,220 | 75.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Dizier | 52 | 177 km N | 22,858 | 70.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vierzon | 18 | 259 km W | 25,068 | 72.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rodez | 12 | 380 km SW | 23,981 | 75.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oyonnax | 01 | 94 km S | 22,480 | 69.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-sur-Lot | 47 | 476 km SW | 22,350 | 69.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oyonnax | 01 | 94 km S | 22,480 | 69.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Dizier | 52 | 177 km N | 22,858 | 70.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vierzon | 18 | 259 km W | 25,068 | 72.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Laon | 02 | 308 km NW | 24,220 | 75.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rodez | 12 | 380 km SW | 23,981 | 75.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-sur-Lot | 47 | 476 km SW | 22,350 | 69.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Dole'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertville | 73 | 172 km SE | 19,978 | 74 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Riom | 63 | 225 km SW | 18,820 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moulins | 03 | 174 km W | 19,206 | 68.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey | 01 | 126 km S | 15,934 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Issoire | 63 | 243 km SW | 15,115 | 71.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vesoul | 70 | 77 km NE | 15,078 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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