Lavancia-Epercy
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 25.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lavancia-Epercy (INSEE 39283) is in Jura (39), part of CC Terre d'Émeraude Communauté. Population 621 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/39283-lavancia-epercy
Vitality score
Vitality score 25.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 16,864 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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) | 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 | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 656 (2012) → 621 (2023): -5.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 580 (1990) → 621 (2023): 7.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 279, of which 2.5 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dortan): 1.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lavancia-Epercy): 1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Dortan): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Dortan): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lavancia-Epercy): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CERNON weather station, 8 km away at 500 m; the village itself is at 320 m. [10]
The village sits 180 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 LA PESSE, 13 km away at 1,133 m, over 27 summers. [10]
That station sits 813 m above 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 1,563 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 11.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CERNON, 8 km away at 500 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
16 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 176,500 € — 1,346 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Jura is 1,428 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39283/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39283/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39283/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39283/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01148
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39283
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seppois-le-Haut | 68 | 176 km NE | 505 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morisel | 80 | 450 km NW | 469 | 26.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oust-Marest | 80 | 518 km NW | 608 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mello | 60 | 410 km NW | 600 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Court | 18 | 295 km W | 594 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 43 % |
| Menchhoffen | 67 | 313 km NE | 598 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seppois-le-Haut | 68 | 176 km NE | 505 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Court | 18 | 295 km W | 594 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 43 % |
| Menchhoffen | 67 | 313 km NE | 598 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mello | 60 | 410 km NW | 600 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morisel | 80 | 450 km NW | 469 | 26.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oust-Marest | 80 | 518 km NW | 608 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Lavancia-Epercy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menchhoffen | 67 | 313 km NE | 598 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Heidwiller | 68 | 190 km NE | 641 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bolsenheim | 67 | 274 km NE | 577 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Heimersdorf | 68 | 182 km NE | 645 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kappelen | 68 | 196 km NE | 573 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saasenheim | 67 | 258 km NE | 573 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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