Septmoncel les Molunes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Septmoncel les Molunes (INSEE 39510) is in Jura (39), part of CC Haut-Jura Saint-Claude. Population 812 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 1 former commune: Les Molunes (39341). [3]
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 50.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 15,579 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.48 | 10 | 4.75 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.66 | 10 | 6.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXIMARCHE). [4,5]
2 × Restaurant (CENTRE SPORTS HIVER MANON GRUET PIERRE). [4,5]
1 × Café / bar (AUBERGE CHANTEMERLE). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LILA BREUZARD, MÉDECIN · LISE LAMAUD, MÉDECIN · STEPHANIE JEAUNEAUX, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SEPTMONCEL AP). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SEPTMONCEL LES MOLUNES). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (LE PETIT PARIS). [4,5]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL GRUET PIERRE ET FRANCOISE · HOTEL PRE-FILLET · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE TRAPPEUR). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXIMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | CENTRE SPORTS HIVER MANON GRUET PIERRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 1 | AUBERGE CHANTEMERLE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | LILA BREUZARD, MÉDECIN · LISE LAMAUD, MÉDECIN · STEPHANIE JEAUNEAUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SEPTMONCEL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SEPTMONCEL LES MOLUNES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LE PETIT PARIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL GRUET PIERRE ET FRANCOISE · HOTEL PRE-FILLET · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE TRAPPEUR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 827 (2012) → 812 (2023): -1.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 699 (1990) → 812 (2023): 16.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 728, of which 31.5 % second homes and 17.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Claude): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Septmoncel les Molunes): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Septmoncel les Molunes): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Claude): 4.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Septmoncel les Molunes): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 109 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LAMOURA weather station, 4.3 km away at 1,124 m; the village itself is at 929 m. [11]
The village sits 195 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA PESSE, 9.2 km away at 1,133 m, over 27 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 1,914 mm of rain a year, spread over 149 days — about 12.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LAMOURA, 4.3 km away at 1,124 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 — 39510/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39510/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39510/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39510/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39478
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39510
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claviers | 83 | 312 km S | 727 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carlux | 24 | 391 km SW | 671 | 48.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 28 % · humidity 64 % |
| Genouilly | 18 | 320 km W | 657 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 27 % · humidity 57 % |
| Tréveneuc | 22 | 707 km NW | 813 | 46.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mézos | 40 | 610 km W | 868 | 56.6 | Partly served | no figures |
| Blangy-le-Château | 14 | 528 km NW | 828 | 58.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claviers | 83 | 312 km S | 727 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Genouilly | 18 | 320 km W | 657 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 27 % · humidity 57 % |
| Carlux | 24 | 391 km SW | 671 | 48.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 28 % · humidity 64 % |
| Blangy-le-Château | 14 | 528 km NW | 828 | 58.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mézos | 40 | 610 km W | 868 | 56.6 | Partly served | no figures |
| Tréveneuc | 22 | 707 km NW | 813 | 46.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · 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 Septmoncel les Molunes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayres | 43 | 229 km SW | 674 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vacheresse | 74 | 59 km E | 939 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bessat | 42 | 155 km SW | 530 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oye-et-Pallet | 25 | 63 km NE | 709 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jeures | 43 | 194 km SW | 1,015 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eygurande | 19 | 279 km W | 678 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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