Velles
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 4.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Velles (INSEE 52513) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CC des Savoir-Faire. Population 63 (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 4.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 6,519 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.16 | 10 | 1.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.5 | 5 | 2.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 77 (2012) → 63 (2023): -18.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 95 (1990) → 63 (2023): -33.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 52, of which 25 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vitrey-sur-Mance): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Jussey): 12.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Vitrey-sur-Mance): 3.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vitrey-sur-Mance): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Laferté-sur-Amance): 1.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FAYL-BILLOT_SAPC weather station, 9.5 km away at 347 m; the village itself is at 239 m. [11]
The village sits 108 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °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 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FAYL-BILLOT_SAPC, 9.5 km away at 347 m, over 16 summers. [11]
That station sits 108 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 992 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at FAYL-BILLOT_SAPC, 9.5 km away at 347 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 — 52513/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52513/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52513/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52513/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70572
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70292
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52257
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cierges | 02 | 216 km NW | 62 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 88 % |
| Montchâlons | 02 | 238 km NW | 63 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montmartin-le-Haut | 10 | 97 km NW | 62 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Val-de-Gouhenans | 70 | 62 km E | 63 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vassy-sous-Pisy | 89 | 120 km W | 61 | 5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bayonville | 08 | 182 km N | 65 | 3.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Val-de-Gouhenans | 70 | 62 km E | 63 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montmartin-le-Haut | 10 | 97 km NW | 62 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vassy-sous-Pisy | 89 | 120 km W | 61 | 5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bayonville | 08 | 182 km N | 65 | 3.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 86 % |
| Cierges | 02 | 216 km NW | 62 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 88 % |
| Montchâlons | 02 | 238 km NW | 63 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Velles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montchâlons | 02 | 238 km NW | 63 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montmartin-le-Haut | 10 | 97 km NW | 62 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vassy-sous-Pisy | 89 | 120 km W | 61 | 5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Antheuil | 21 | 104 km SW | 63 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Colombier | 21 | 108 km SW | 66 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Étreval | 54 | 74 km N | 59 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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