Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude (INSEE 39286) is in Jura (39), part of CC Haut-Jura Saint-Claude. Population 2,351 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 2 former communes: Pratz (39440), Ponthoux (39438). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/39286-lavans-les-saint-claude
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 8,618 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.3 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (THAURIN ARTISAN BOULANGER PATISSIER). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU BON LOCAL). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (U EXPRESS). [4,5]
5 × Restaurant (SARL LES LOUVIERES RESTAURANT · MA PETITE CREPERIE · PIZZA NAPOLI · KROK KEBAB). [4,5]
2 × Café / bar (LE 30.3 · LA PETITE MOUSSE). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DU PLATEAU). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HENRI-JOSE BERNABEU, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE C. MAGNENET). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LAVANS LES ST CLAUDE AP). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU COLLEGE). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (PETETIN MYLENE). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Primary school (élémentaire), Library. [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | THAURIN ARTISAN BOULANGER PATISSIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AU BON LOCAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 1 | U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | SARL LES LOUVIERES RESTAURANT · MA PETITE CREPERIE · PIZZA NAPOLI · KROK KEBAB | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE 30.3 · LA PETITE MOUSSE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DU PLATEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | HENRI-JOSE BERNABEU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE C. MAGNENET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LAVANS LES ST CLAUDE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE DU COLLEGE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | PETETIN MYLENE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday 7h30 à 12h30 place Gilbert Cottet-Émard. [6]
Trajectory
Population 2,555 (2012) → 2,351 (2023): -8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,282 (1990) → 2,351 (2023): 3 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,189, of which 1.9 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude): 0.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 84 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CERNON weather station, 10.1 km away at 500 m; the village itself is at 530 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA PESSE, 10.3 km away at 1,133 m, over 27 summers. [11]
That station sits 603 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 1,623 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 11.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHASSAL, 2.7 km away at 375 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39286/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.lavans-les-saint-claude.fr/marche-hebdomadaire.htm— “Le marché alimentaire a lieu tous les mercredis matins de 7h30 à 12h30 sur la place Gilbert Cottet-Émard”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39286/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39286/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39286/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39286
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-de-Scie | 76 | 508 km NW | 2,530 | 64.8 | Served | no figures |
| Goderville | 76 | 542 km NW | 2,818 | 72.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 34 % |
| Aoste | 38 | 90 km S | 2,876 | 62.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 84 % |
| Rozay-en-Brie | 77 | 332 km NW | 2,860 | 61.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Patay | 45 | 360 km NW | 2,384 | 60.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avensan | 33 | 529 km W | 3,140 | 38.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 46 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoste | 38 | 90 km S | 2,876 | 62.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 84 % |
| Rozay-en-Brie | 77 | 332 km NW | 2,860 | 61.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Patay | 45 | 360 km NW | 2,384 | 60.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Val-de-Scie | 76 | 508 km NW | 2,530 | 64.8 | Served | no figures |
| Avensan | 33 | 529 km W | 3,140 | 38.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 46 % · humidity 29 % |
| Goderville | 76 | 542 km NW | 2,818 | 72.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 34 % |
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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 Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saulcy-sur-Meurthe | 88 | 224 km NE | 2,319 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs | 25 | 133 km NE | 2,780 | 64.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bruyères | 88 | 215 km N | 2,923 | 69.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sundhouse | 67 | 249 km NE | 1,808 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Grand-Lemps | 38 | 113 km S | 3,083 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Selongey | 21 | 141 km N | 2,395 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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