Villers-les-Bois
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villers-les-Bois (INSEE 39570) is in Jura (39), part of CC Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Coeur du Jura. Population 226 (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 19/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 16,695 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.12 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PIZZA SIGNATURE). [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 | 1 | PIZZA SIGNATURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 204 (2012) → 226 (2023): 10.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 211 (1990) → 226 (2023): 7.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 114, of which 8.8 % second homes and 2.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aumont): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aumont): 4.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Mont-sous-Vaudrey): 7.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Tassenières): 5.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Colonne): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the COLONNE weather station, 5 km away at 244 m; the village itself is at 223 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ARBOIS_SAPC, 12.4 km away at 313 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 90 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,187 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 8.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at COLONNE, 5 km away at 244 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
13 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 210,000 € — 848 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Jura is 1,428 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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 — 39570/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39570/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39570/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39570/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39365
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39525
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39159
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flottemanville | 50 | 594 km NW | 230 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Criquetot-sur-Longueville | 76 | 461 km NW | 221 | 23.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nonsard-Lamarche | 55 | 225 km N | 219 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mogues | 08 | 306 km N | 228 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gumery | 10 | 235 km NW | 225 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellenot-sous-Pouilly | 21 | 88 km NW | 237 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellenot-sous-Pouilly | 21 | 88 km NW | 237 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nonsard-Lamarche | 55 | 225 km N | 219 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gumery | 10 | 235 km NW | 225 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mogues | 08 | 306 km N | 228 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Criquetot-sur-Longueville | 76 | 461 km NW | 221 | 23.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flottemanville | 50 | 594 km NW | 230 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 54 % · 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 Villers-les-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vers-sous-Sellières | 39 | 10 km S | 223 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ailleville | 10 | 164 km NW | 223 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montoulieu-Saint-Bernard | 31 | 549 km SW | 230 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rye | 39 | 12 km W | 222 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auvet-et-la-Chapelotte | 70 | 67 km N | 237 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vereux | 70 | 68 km N | 208 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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