Alaincourt
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Alaincourt (INSEE 70010) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC de la Haute Comté. Population 97 (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 12/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 10,303 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 | 0.64 | 10 | 6.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.75 |
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 100 (2012) → 97 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 85 (1990) → 97 (2023): 14.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 64, of which 12.5 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vauvillers): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vauvillers): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Vauvillers): 2.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vauvillers): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vauvillers): 2.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VENISEY weather station, 14.4 km away at 243 m; the village itself is at 255 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at VENISEY, 14.4 km away at 243 m, over 21 summers. [9]
An average of 1,000 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MONTDORE, 2.9 km away at 360 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70010/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70010/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70010/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70010/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70526
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaincourt-sur-Aube | 10 | 132 km NW | 97 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frenelle-la-Grande | 88 | 46 km N | 97 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Armentières-sur-Ourcq | 02 | 243 km NW | 96 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nans | 25 | 57 km SE | 96 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 100 % |
| Guindrecourt-aux-Ormes | 52 | 98 km NW | 97 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Croûtes | 10 | 167 km W | 99 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frenelle-la-Grande | 88 | 46 km N | 97 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nans | 25 | 57 km SE | 96 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 100 % |
| Guindrecourt-aux-Ormes | 52 | 98 km NW | 97 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blaincourt-sur-Aube | 10 | 132 km NW | 97 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Croûtes | 10 | 167 km W | 99 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
| Armentières-sur-Ourcq | 02 | 243 km NW | 96 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · 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 Alaincourt'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Remy-la-Calonne | 55 | 128 km N | 97 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Benoisey | 21 | 134 km W | 95 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orbigny-au-Val | 52 | 50 km W | 95 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lantilly | 21 | 136 km W | 97 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vix | 21 | 117 km W | 94 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pintheville | 55 | 134 km N | 101 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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