Montmirey-le-Château
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 26.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montmirey-le-Château (INSEE 39361) is in Jura (39), part of CC Jura Nord. Population 198 (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 26.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 15,873 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA FLORENTINE · LE MONTMIREY). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | LA FLORENTINE · LE MONTMIREY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 161 (2012) → 198 (2023): 23 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 123 (1990) → 198 (2023): 61 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 107, of which 10.3 % second homes and 11.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Offlanges): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pesmes): 6.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Moissey): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Moissey): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Moissey): 3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the DOLE weather station, 17.9 km away at 212 m; the village itself is at 256 m. [11]
An average of 1,035 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MOISSEY, 2.9 km away at 256 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 — 39361/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39361/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39361/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39361/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39392
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70408
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39335
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Monceaux | 14 | 452 km NW | 198 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 50 % |
| Champlecy | 71 | 129 km SW | 200 | 17 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 82 % |
| Léry | 21 | 64 km NW | 204 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 93 % |
| Vereux | 70 | 34 km N | 208 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 84 % |
| Lettret | 05 | 309 km S | 196 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 35 % |
| Cessac | 33 | 520 km SW | 196 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 49 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vereux | 70 | 34 km N | 208 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 84 % |
| Léry | 21 | 64 km NW | 204 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 93 % |
| Champlecy | 71 | 129 km SW | 200 | 17 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 82 % |
| Lettret | 05 | 309 km S | 196 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 35 % |
| Les Monceaux | 14 | 452 km NW | 198 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 50 % |
| Cessac | 33 | 520 km SW | 196 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 49 % |
Elsewhere
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