Arpenans
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arpenans (INSEE 70029) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC du Pays de Lure. Population 245 (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 21.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 17,145 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 250 (2012) → 245 (2023): -2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 186 (1990) → 245 (2023): 31.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 142, of which 12 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vy-lès-Lure): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villersexel): 7.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Athesans-Étroitefontaine): 7.7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Villersexel): 7.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Arpenans): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the VILLERSEXEL SA weather station, 8.2 km away at 290 m; the village itself is at 306 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at VILLERSEXEL SA, 8.2 km away at 290 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 1,031 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VILLERSEXEL SA, 8.2 km away at 290 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70029/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70029/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70029/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70029/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70581
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70561
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70031
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70029
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacqueriette-Erquières | 62 | 437 km NW | 245 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 76 % |
| Œuf-en-Ternois | 62 | 432 km NW | 251 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 46 % |
| Coutençon | 77 | 271 km W | 260 | 20.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vallerin | 71 | 167 km SW | 253 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montlandon | 28 | 410 km W | 252 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Recques-sur-Course | 62 | 467 km NW | 266 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vallerin | 71 | 167 km SW | 253 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coutençon | 77 | 271 km W | 260 | 20.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montlandon | 28 | 410 km W | 252 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Œuf-en-Ternois | 62 | 432 km NW | 251 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 46 % |
| Vacqueriette-Erquières | 62 | 437 km NW | 245 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 76 % |
| Recques-sur-Course | 62 | 467 km NW | 266 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 49 % · 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 Arpenans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambly-sur-Meuse | 55 | 172 km NW | 245 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Marie-en-Chanois | 70 | 26 km N | 208 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Autreville-sur-Moselle | 54 | 136 km N | 264 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mailly-sur-Seille | 54 | 145 km N | 245 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chazeuil | 21 | 85 km W | 195 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vomécourt | 88 | 79 km N | 267 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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