Ancier
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ancier (INSEE 70018) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC Val de Gray. Population 523 (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 12.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 17,664 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 | 0.57 | 10 | 5.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 483 (2012) → 523 (2023): 8.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 490 (1990) → 523 (2023): 6.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 235, of which 3 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gray): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gray): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Gray): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gray): 2.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Rigny): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHARGEY-LES-GRAY weather station, 7.1 km away at 244 m; the village itself is at 193 m. [10]
The village sits 51 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHARGEY-LES-GRAY, 7.1 km away at 244 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 51 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 836 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHARGEY-LES-GRAY, 7.1 km away at 244 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70018/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70018/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70018/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70018/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70279
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70446
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-de-Messei | 61 | 478 km W | 518 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puy-du-Lac | 17 | 514 km W | 523 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Haize | 50 | 538 km W | 535 | 14 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cannectancourt | 60 | 309 km NW | 515 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourdettes | 64 | 661 km SW | 503 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Loup-Hors | 14 | 511 km NW | 504 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannectancourt | 60 | 309 km NW | 515 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-de-Messei | 61 | 478 km W | 518 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Loup-Hors | 14 | 511 km NW | 504 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puy-du-Lac | 17 | 514 km W | 523 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Haize | 50 | 538 km W | 535 | 14 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourdettes | 64 | 661 km SW | 503 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Ancier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chey | 79 | 450 km W | 541 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amberre | 86 | 421 km W | 565 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Myon | 63 | 250 km SW | 544 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Olwisheim | 67 | 206 km NE | 484 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaux | 21 | 65 km SW | 483 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Anne | 41 | 343 km W | 476 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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