Colombier
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Colombier (INSEE 70163) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CA de Vesoul. Population 434 (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 29.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 17,940 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.3 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.44 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE COLOMBIER PLACE DE L'ÉGLISE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE COLOMBIER PLACE DE L'ÉGLISE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 434 (2012) → 434 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 384 (1990) → 434 (2023): 13 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 215, of which 5.6 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Auxon): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vesoul): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Vesoul): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vesoul): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Colombier): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FROTEY_SAPC weather station, 2.9 km away at 360 m; the village itself is at 241 m. [11]
The village sits 119 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FROTEY_SAPC, 2.9 km away at 360 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 119 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 896 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at FROTEY_SAPC, 2.9 km away at 360 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 — 70163/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70163/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70163/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70163/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70044
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70550
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70163
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Saint-Fray | 72 | 459 km W | 421 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 97 % |
| Soulangis | 18 | 283 km W | 454 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Voulon | 86 | 475 km W | 463 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Encausse | 32 | 596 km SW | 445 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 88 % |
| Le Thieulin | 28 | 386 km W | 423 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tallud-Sainte-Gemme | 85 | 547 km W | 453 | 31 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulangis | 18 | 283 km W | 454 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Thieulin | 28 | 386 km W | 423 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Fray | 72 | 459 km W | 421 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 97 % |
| Voulon | 86 | 475 km W | 463 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tallud-Sainte-Gemme | 85 | 547 km W | 453 | 31 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Encausse | 32 | 596 km SW | 445 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 88 % |
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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 Colombier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulangis | 18 | 283 km W | 454 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Voulon | 86 | 475 km W | 463 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Thieulin | 28 | 386 km W | 423 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtelain | 53 | 509 km W | 470 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisoncelles-du-Maine | 53 | 513 km W | 506 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moyenneville | 60 | 332 km NW | 575 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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